Soccer Football - World Cup - Group E - Brazil vs Switzerland - Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don, Russia - June 17, 2018 Brazil's Roberto Firmino reacts after a missed chance to score REUTERS/Darren Staples
ROSTOV-ON-DON (Reuters) - After failing to live up to pre-tournament hype with a disappointing 1-1 draw in their World Cup opener against Switzerland, Brazil need to quickly find a key to unlock opponents happy to sit back and defend for most of the game.
The five-times winners showed encouraging signs in the first half of Sunday's game as they took the initiative, although their only way past Vladimir Petkovic's disciplined outfit was thanks to a stunning long-range strike from Philippe Coutinho.
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