2018 World Cup live ticker: Sweden against Switzerland in the round of 16 – 0: 0

For Sweden, the trip continues after a difficult group stage go to the quarterfinals. There, the Swiss have been gone since 1954. In St. Petersburg, both teams have a chance that should not return as quickly.

Sweden: 1 Olsen – 2 Funny, 3 Lindelöf, 4 Granqvist, 6 Augustinsson – 13 G.Svensson, 8 Ekdal – 17 Claesson, 10 Forsberg – 9 Mountain, 20 Toivonen
Switzerland: 1 summer – 6 long, 20 Djouru, 5 Akanji, 13 Rodriguez – 11 Behrami, 10 Xhaka – 23 Shaqiri, 15 Dzemaili, 14 Zuber – 19 Drmic

14. Minute: Happy start, but without the big highlights.

11. Minute: Long balloon on Dzemaili in the penalty area, but he missed the pbad only by a few inches.

. 9 Minute: The Swiss seem nervous, cause a lot of small mistakes and are very imprecise in their game.

8. Minute: Bock of summer! He beats the ball too short and returns quickly, as Akanji cancels the offside. But it's the Dortmund player who blocks Berg's shot.

8. Minute: Toivonen strong at the mountain interface, but the ball slides in good position from the instep.

7. Minute: Zuber enters the penalty area and looks straight for the final. But his film is too vague, Olsen puts it safe,

5. Minute: Waiting to start. The two teams are looking first to see what the other is doing.

3. Minute: At the time of sending, certainly a third of all seats are free. It was certainly the seats of the German fans who booked this match.

2. Minute: The next free kick flank is not so dangerous. Berg is snuck to the second post, but his head has no rhythm.

1. Minute: Xhaka equal in his first duel with a foul. Toivonen is just running.

16.00: The balloon rolls, let's go!

15.55: FOCUS-Online-Reporter Ralph Grosse-Bley is now in the stadium. His record before the match: "For coach Petkovic, the knockout round would be a disappointment, the bookmakers being slightly favored by Switzerland, but the Swedish fans are more optimistic than the Swiss more reserved, singing together before the match: Germany, goodbye! Emil Forsberg, who was disappointed until here, looks forward to a penalty shootout: In 2006, they lost to Ukraine in the round of 16 – in 120 minutes and not once on penalties Nightmare! "

15:48: Damir Skomina of Slovenia will lead the match in St. Petersburg

15.41: Andersson should change only once on the other side: Svensson starts for the locked Larsson 15.40: The coach of Nati Petkovic is partly forced to change his starting line-up in several positions compared to the last group match: Langstein, Djourou, Zub er and Lichtsteiner, Schär (suspension of the yellow card), Embolo and Gavranovic Drmic

3:35 pm: The Swedes have a plan: They want to cause as much as possible the Swiss granite Xhaka until that the place is relegated. "Especially, if you followed the Premier League, you know that he took red cards," said Mikael Lustig, the Swedish newspaper "Aftonbladet". "It's about keeping your cool and trying to get out of the way." Striker John Guidetti said: "If he is warned early, we know he has to hold on with the tacklers."

Xhaka has already seen the red card eight times in his professional career, but replied calmly: "For me it's not a problem, it's provocative," said midfielder Arsenal: "I learned from my past, I hope that they will not get me off the field." His coach Vladimir Petkovic responded with a chuckle and a word game on the announcement of Lustig: "It's really funny." 15:30: Eight current professionals and six former Bundesliga professionals are between Sweden and Switzerland at the pitch sending. The Scandinavians start in St. Petersburg with the three players of the German clubs, Bremer Ludwig Augustinsson, Hamburg Albin Ekdal and Leipzig Emil Forsberg. Among the Swiss are Yann Sommer and Josip Drmic (both Mönchengladbach), Manuel Akanji (Dortmund), Steven Zuber (Hoffenheim) and Michael Lang, who is officially Mönchengladbacher since 1 July.

Earlier in the Bundesliga 22 players from Sweden's Marcus Berg (Hamburg) as well as from Switzerland Johan Djourou (Hanover, Hamburg), Ricardo Rodriguez (Wolfsburg), Granite Xhaka (Gladbach), Valon Behrami (Hamburg) and Xherdan Shaqiri (FC Bayern). [19659010] 15h20: Our reporter Ralph Grosse-Bley is here today. In front of the stadium, he meets upbeat Swedish fans: "The Swedes are singing all day long, whether it's raining or the sun is shining:" Bye-bye Germany! "They are sure to beat Switzerland 2-0, say Richard, Anton and Emil (from left to right) – and drink their beer in the pouring rain at Nevsky Prospect

15.00: A hot fight is waiting the quarterfinals In the match between Sweden and Switzerland, the Swedes were able to badert themselves in a group with Mexico and Germany, and the Scandinavians were able to post a positive statistic against Switzerland, which After the Serbian match was facing a political debate on Shaqiri and Xhaka Sweden is back in the World Cup for the first time since 2006 and qualifies for the round of 16 after a difficult group stage, the fourth time in a row that a Swedish team has taken the knockout phase and meets a whimsical team from Switzerland, which currently ranks sixth in the FIFA World Ranking.

Sweden has already reached the third Gru ppenspiel ( 3-0 contr e Mexico) to build a realistic chance of their best placement at a World Cup (3. Place at the 1994 World Cup in the United States). In the world rankings, Sweden is behind Switzerland, but in the direct duel (S5, U3, N4) they obtained the best results.

"We against the world!"

Switzerland plays its fourth World Cup and wants for the first time since 1954, beyond the turn of the last sixteen. If they could qualify for the semi-finals, this would be the best result of the World Cup in the history of the Swiss Football Association

"We against the World!", Summed up Michael New Langbacher for Switzerland. The Confederates have a turbulent preliminary round behind them. After the 1-1 draw against Brazil, they were criticized for their pace. After the 2-1 win against Serbia, everyone in the football game was talking about Granit Xhaka's eagle, Xherdan Shaqiri and Stephan Lichtsteiner, in which FIFA saw a political gesture, which is why the trio was fined.

The Swiss Nati in the pillory – but the team of coach Vladimir Petkovic can not hurt. "We have been getting even closer to events," said goalkeeper Yann Sommer. "If something happens when one of us is attacked, it reinforces the group, we will not let anyone and we will not allow an individual to be thrown at people," Lang said. "We are like a family," said Gladbach striker Josip Drmic

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