The Round of 16 in the FIFA World Cup 2022 will finish with Portugal vs Switzerland match at Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail Tuesday (6th December 2022) night.
Portugal and Switzerland both ended the Group Stage of this tournament with similar six points, where Portugal finished as Group H champions, and Switzerland ended as the Group G runners-up.
POR vs SUI Match Details
Match: Portugal vs Switzerland
Stage: Round of 16
Date: 6th December 2022 (Tuesday)
Time: 22:00 local time/AST (UTC+3); 00:30 IST (next day)
Venue: Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail
POR vs SUI Match Preview
Portugal and Switzerland are ready to produce another tight contest on the field. Though Portugal are more consistent than Switzerland, the Euro 2016 winners haven’t performed strongly in this tournament yet.
In their 25 official meetings, Switzerland won 11 times, and Portugal claimed nine wins. While Portugal won thrice out of their last five meetings (Switzerland won the other two), they met twice this year in the UEFA Nations League to claim their respective home victories (Portugal won by 4-0; then Switzerland won by 1-0).
However, it will be their first World Cup meeting.
Recent Form (starting from the latest)
Portugal (POR): LWWWL
Switzerland (SUI): WLWLW
POR vs SUI Team News
(Portugal)
After an injury forced Otavio to get off the field in the early second half of their tournament opener, he missed the next two games. However, he can be fit for the Round of 16 match.
Danilo Pereira suffered three broken ribs in training as he missed the last two group stage matches. Although he is recovering well, he is still in doubt ahead of this upcoming match.
Check here Portugal’s Squad for FIFA World Cup 2022 & Team Profile and FIFA World Cup 2022: Portugal - World Cup Records and Stats
(Switzerland)
Nico Elvedi missed the last match due to illness. However, he is reportedly fit before the clash against Portugal.
POR vs SUI predicted starting lineups
Portugal (POR): Diogo Costa; Diogo Dalot, Pepe, Rúben Dias, João Cancelo; Bernardo Silva, Rúben Neves, William Carvalho; Bruno Fernandes, João Félix, Cristiano Ronaldo (Captain)
Switzerland (SUI): Yann Sommer; Silvan Widmer, Manuel Akanji, Nico Elvedi, Ricardo Rodriguez; Remo Freuler, Granit Xhaka (Captain), Xherdan Shaqiri, Djibril Sow, Ruben Vargas; Breel Embolo
POR vs SUI Dream11 Team Prediction
GK: Y Sommer (8.5 cr)
DEF: S Widmer (8.5 cr), J Cancelo (8.5 cr), M Akanji (8 cr)
MID: X Shaqiri (9 cr), B Silva (8 cr), B Fernandes (9 cr), R Freuler (8.5 cr), R Leao (7.5 cr)
FW: C Ronaldo (9 cr), B Embolo (9 cr)
Vice-captain: X Shaqiri
Captain: B Fernandes
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