World Cup 2022: Shaqiri Joins Ronaldo and Messi on Elite Goal Scoring List

World Cup 2022: Shaqiri Joins Ronaldo and Messi on Elite Goal Scoring List

Byron Pillay
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:18 PM
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Xherdan Shaqiri is undoubtedly a Swiss legend and continues to prove that on the world stage.

The 31-year-old scored Switzerland's opener in their game against Serbia to set new personal and national milestones.

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Xherdan Shaqiri scored Switzerland's opening goal against Serbia and put his name in the record books in the process. Image: Youssef Loulidi
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Shaqiri is now one of three players who scored in the last three World Cups. The other two are Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo and Argentina's Lionel Messi.

Shaqiri has also become the first Swiss player to score in three consecutive World Cups and the second-highest Swiss scorer in the tournament.

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The Chicago Fire attacker has scored five goals in total in the tournament, one behind Josef Hügi, who has scored six goals.

He has now also scored 27 goals for the Swiss.

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Byron Pillay is a sports writer and Head of the Department at Sports Brief (joined in 2022) with over 10 years of experience in community journalism and a degree in journalism from Caxton's Cadet School.
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