Rostov-on-Don (Russia), Jun 18 (AFP) Neymar's Brazil were held 1-1 by Switzerland in their opening World Cup game at Rostov-on-Don.

Philippe Coutinho opened the scoring with a magical curling long range shot on 20 minutes, but Steven Zuber headed the Swiss back level five minutes after the restart.

The stalemate left Serbia, who had beaten Costa Rica 1-0 earlier Sunday, top of the Group E standings. (AFP) AQS

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