Former England defender Gary Neville hailed Brazil captain Thiago Silva after their victory over World Cup opponents Switzerland.

The tournament favourites followed up their 2-0 win over Serbia on Thursday with a 1-0 win over their Swiss rivals - and neither of the European sides were able to muster a shot on target against the Brazilians.

As Opta reported after the game, it meant Brazil have become just the second nation to not face a single shot on target in their first two World Cup games in a single edition since 1966.

Neville said: "Every coach wants that. We see Pep Guardiola in the Premier League changing the face of football in the last ten years in that we demand 60%, 70% possession from the best teams, we demand incredible football players technically gifted players on the pitch but they also have to keep clean sheets. They're also brilliant defensively.

"Not just that, they push up the pitch unbelievably. I don't know how Thiago Silva at his age is still pushing up that pitch. I think back at my career, to get in front of your forward all the time, to try and win it, is one of the hardest that you try and do - he's still doing that late into his thirties - it's unbelievable."