2022 FIFA World Cup Switzerland vs Portugal: Preview, Team News, Possible Line Ups, and Prediction
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Portugal’s manager Fernando Santos is in a mix of a mood having won against tough opponents like Uruguay 2-0 and Ghana 3-2. They would have hoped to sign the group stage off on a high note with a win against South Korea but that didn’t happen. Hwang Hee-Chan came off the bench to score the winner in the 91st minute to make his nation qualify for the round of 16.
Switzerland on the other side has been a team through the years to has caused a lot of upset in the form of defeating bigger nations. Murat Yakin is managing at his first-ever international tournament and would want his team to progress as much as he can coming from a group with the likes of Brazil, Serbia, and Cameroon with 2 wins and a loss.
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| 1. | Switzerland vs Portugal | Team news |
| 2. | Switzerland vs Portugal | Possible lineup |
| 3. | Switzerland vs Portugal | Prediction |
2022 FIFA World Cup Switzerland vs Portugal: Team news
Octavio is the only good news that can be heard in the Portugal dugout. The player missed his two final group matches but is nearing a return. Nuno Mendes has been ruled out of the tournament due to a thigh injury and he would not have hoped his debut World Cup campaign would end this way. Danilo Pereira also got injured in training and is a doubt for the upcoming match.
No injury concerns have been heard from the Switzerland dugout but veteran keeper Yann Sommer and defender Nico Elvedi missed the final group game against Serbia. The reason was fought to be illness and both of them are in contention to feature against the Portuguese in the crucial round of 16 clashes up next.
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2022 FIFA World Cup Switzerland vs Portugal: Possible lineup
Portugal (4-3-3):
Costa;
Cancelo, Pepe, Dias, Guerreiro;
Bernardo, Neves, Carvalho;
Fernandes, Ronaldo, Felix.
Switzerland (4-2-3-1):
Sommer;
Widmer, Elvedi, Akanji, Rodriguez;
Xhaka, Freuler;
Shaqiri, Sow, Vargas;
Embolo.
2022 FIFA World Cup Switzerland vs Portugal: Prediction
In the recent two meetings of the nations, the Euro 2020 winners won 4-0 in the Nations League tournament against the Swiss but lost 1-0 against the same opposition with Cristiano Ronaldo not being in the squad. A tough contest with strong teams and stars in every position, the predicted score should remain 1-1 and Portugal should win the game late after Extra time in the Penalties.
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