Xherdan Shaqiri named Star of the Match vs Turkey: his inspired performance explained through stats

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Xherdan Shaqiri named Star of the Match vs Turkey: his inspired performance explained through stats

To the surprise of absolutely no one who watched Switzerland sending Turkey home, Xherdan Shaqiri was awarded the Star of the Match prize after the final whistle.

The Liverpool player has once against delivered on the international stage, and his impact is not limited to scoring bangers from outside the penalty area.

Here are Shaqiri's stats from the game, as provided by Squawka:

- 100% take-ons completed

- 84% passes completed

- 7 shots

- 6 crosses

- 4 shots on target

- 2 chances created

- 2 goals

Switzerland are now nervously waiting if they are through to the Round of 16 as they need to be among the four best third-placed teams after the group stage that they've finished with 4 points.

AuthorMichael EllisSourceSquawka @ Twitter
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