Their best chance in regular time came in the 38 minute when Bayer Leverkusen forward Josip Drmic found himself one-on-one with goalkeeper Sergio Romero at the edge of the box following a fast break. However, the 21-year-old's hasty shot caused no threat since Romero caught the slow shot at ease.
The Swiss wasted another good opportunity in the 26th minute. Granit Xhaka met a reversed pass in the area after a good dribble into the box by Xherdan Shaqiri near the base line. Xhaka's shot looked like Switzerland scored but Romero blocked it out with his foot.
The Sampdoria keeper who played on loan for Monaco last season followed up with another good save, stopping Stephan Lichtsteiner's long-range rebound outside of the box.
Messi, who has scored four goals in the group stage, was still in-form and proved to be the most dangerous man for the Swiss. The Barcelona superstar broke down the opponents' defending line from time to time but failed to receive enough support from his teammates. RIO DE JANEIRO, July 1 (Xinhua)
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