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St. Petersburg, Russia (AFP) –
This match will be played on Tuesday, July 3 at 9:00 am (TCM) at Saint Petersburg Stadium.
On the list of favorites at ] Russia 2018 but with strong teams that made their entry into a first phase of the World Cup full of surprises, Sweden and Switzerland will qualify for the eighth finals of the World Cup. Without big favorites like Germany and Argentina champion and finalist of the last World Cup, teams like Sweden and Nati start to think that this can be a cup of surprises and maybe the cup of their dreams . The Swedes, without retiree Zlatan Ibrahimovic, are trying to reach or overtake the semifinals of the United States World Cup in 1994. "We are focusing on our matches, but it is fascinating to see results. we see that great nations do not win times and that is an inspiration to us, "said Swedish coach Janne Andersson.
In the lead, Switzerland – which closed its participation in the Brazilian group with a 2-2 draw against Costa Rica – recognizes the strength of his rival Tuesday, but goes further.
"Stopping the Swedes is a team effort, starts with the attackers, even the defenders, our team is recognized by the strong defense, I hope we will show this force to new, "defender Johan Djourou said.
One of the factors to consider in the shock is the accumulation of cards that will leave both teams incomplete. A childbirth could also be added to the equation.
Swedish captain Andreas Granqvist is uncertain for the shock Tuesday because his wife is about to give birth
Those who are led by Janne Andersson will have to fill the void This will leave Sebastian's absence Larsson, starting in all three matches of Sweden in Group F against South Korea (1-0), Germany (1-2) and victory against Mexico (3-0).
The Swiss coach Vladimir Petkovic will also not be easy since he will not be able to line up two of the key men in his defense, Fabian Schär and captain Stephan Lichtsteiner. : Robin Olsen – Mikael Lustig, Victor Lindelöf, Andreas Granqvist (cap.), Ludwig Augustinsson – Viktor Claesson, Oscar Hiljemark, Albin Ekdal, Emil Forsberg – Marcus Berg, Ola Toivonen. DT: Janne Andersson.
Switzerland: Yann Sommer – Michael Lang, Johan Djourou, Manuel Akanji, Ricardo Rodriguez – Granite Xhaka (cap.), Valon Behrami – Xherdan Saqiri, Blerim Dzemaili, Steven Zuber – Haris Seferovic. DT: Vladimir Petkovic
Arbitrator: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
TV: TDN and Sky
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