Sweden Vs Switzerland: Team News, Lineup, Start Time

The Swiss army are set to kickoff the second stage of their ambitious world cup run when they take on Sweden at the at the Krestovsky Stadium on Tuesday afternoon.


Both nations will strive for victory as a spot in the quarterfinals will be the ultimate reward for the winning team. Sweden recorded a more impressive group stage performance in the tournament, as they took 6 points from a possible 9, losing three points in a 2-1 last minute defeat to Germany.
The quality of their team seem to have flourished with each passing moment after their veteran striker, Zlatan Ibrahimovic retired.

Switzerland also established their name as the team to watch-out for, after coming out unbeaten in a group that featured the likes of Brazil, Serbia and Costa Rica. They took 5 points from a possible 9 following two draws and a win in their group stage match series. unsurprisingly, Switzerland have risen to sixth position in the latest FIFA world rankings on the back of an impressive recent run of just one loss in their last 25 games.

Possible Lineup:

Sweden: Robin Olsen; Lustig, Victor Lindelöf, Andreas Granqvist, Augustinsson; Viktor Claesson, Svensson, Albin Ekdal, Emil Forsberg; Marcus Berg, Ola Toivonen
Switzerland: Yann Sommer; Michael Lang, Johan Djourou, Manuel Akanji, Ricardo Rodriguez; Valon Behrami, Granit Xhaka; Xherdan Shaqiri, Blerim Dzemaili, Steven Zuber; Josip Drmic

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