Xherdan Shaqiri has described his hat-trick in the 3-0 World Cup win over Honduras on Wednesday night as a "big achievement".

The Bayern Munich ace struck all three goals as Ottmar Hitzfeld's side rounded off their Group E campaign with a flourish and booked a second-round place in the process.

Although Shaqiri admits that he enjoyed his treble - which was the 50th in World Cup history - the youngster says that the Swiss are now focused on facing Argentina in the last 16.

"It is definitely a big achievement to score three goals at a World Cup," he told FIFA.com.

"The important thing is that we stuck together as a team. Now we'll have to see what happens. We're in the Round of 16 so anything is possible."

Switzerland face Alejandro Sabella's side on July 1, with kickoff scheduled for 5pm.

Written by
Shane Callaghan