Granit Xhaka was in international action on Thursday night, as Switzerland travelled to Northern Ireland for the first leg of their World Cup qualifying play-off tie. Scroll down to find out how he got on: Granit Xhaka Thursday, November 9 Northern Ireland 0-1 Switzerland Granit Xhaka played the full 90 minutes as Switzerland beat Northern Ireland 1-0 in their World Cup qualifying play-off first leg. Ricardo Rodriguez scored the winner from the spot on the hour mark, after Corry Evans was deemed to have handled the ball in the area. Xhaka threatened too, volleying just over the crossbar inside the first half, as Switzerland eventually secured an away goal to swing the tie firmly in their...
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