Soccer-Brazil goalless against gritty Serbia at halftime


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By Anita Kobylinska

LUSAIL, Qatar - Serbia goalkeeper Vanja Milinkovic-Savic denied Brazil's potent strike force on several occasions in a goalless first half of their World Cup Group G match on Thursday.

Brazil were close to taking the lead in the 27th minute when Thiago Silva slid a low pass into the box, but Milinkovic-Savic did well to clear the ball and he also saved a low shot from winger Raphinha.

(Reporting by Anita Kobylinska, editing by Ed Osmond)

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