Brazil’s Philippe Coutinho broke the deadlock in the 20th minute, but Switzerland’s Steven Zuber equalized in the 50th minute to earn Switzerland a draw in Rostov-on-Don.

“A draw with Brazil is not bad. The opponent had more opportunities, but we were ready to press on for the entire game. My players were good, and it is a good start of the World Cup for us,” Petkovic said at the post-match press conference.

Switzerland will face Serbia on Friday and then will take on Costa Rica on June 27.