Shaqiri scores hat trick to put Swiss into 2nd round of World Cup with 3-0 win over Honduras

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June 25 2014 07:59 AM

CP28906424 — Honduras\' Jorge Claros, left, tries to block a cross from Switzerland\'s Josip Drmic (19) during the group E World Cup soccer match between Honduras and Switzerland at the Arena da Amazonia in Manaus, Brazil, Wednesday, June 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)

Original Publication Date: June 25, 2014 7:59AM

Publication Updated: January 8, 2025 10:49PM

MANAUS, Brazil – Xherdan Shaqiri scored all three goals Wednesday to put Switzerland into the second round of the World Cup with a 3-0 victory over Honduras.

The Swiss will next face Lionel Messi and Argentina on Tuesday in Sao Paulo.

Shaqiri scored his first goal in the sixth minute, dribbling into a crowd of defenders and curling a shot into the net off the underside of the crossbar. In the 31st, he collected a pass from Josip Drmic after a defensive error and easily beat Honduras goalkeeper Noel Valladares.

Shaqiri completed his hat trick in the 71st. Drmic did well to beat Honduras defender Victor Bernardez on the left and pass to a charging Shaqiri, who one-timed his shot past a diving Valladares.

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