Switzerland defeated World Cup co-hosts Canada 2-1 in their final group game on Wednesday night to seal top spot in Group B.
The Swiss and the Canadians automatically advanced to the first knockout round as winners and runners-up of the group respectively.
Goals from Ruben Vargas and Johan Manzambi in the opening 12 minutes of the second half in Vancouver were enough to clinch top spot.
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Switzerland alongside Argentina and France are the only nations to progress to the knockout rounds in each of the last four World Cups.
In the other game of the group played concurrently, Bosnia Herzegovina defeated Qatar 3-1 to keep hopes alive of qualifying.
The result means Bosnia missed out on automatic qualification for the last 32, but could still progress as one of the best eight third-placed teams in the tournament.
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