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Portugal vs Switzerland Match Preview

The Eighth Match of the Round of 16, will be played Portugal vs Switzerland on 7 December 2022, at Lusail Stadium, Qatar. Seven of the Round of 16 matches have already been completed and the winner of this match will book a slot for the quarter-final match. The winner will play against the winner of Morocco vs Spain.

World Ranks:     Portugal  9                                                             Switzerland 15

Head-to-Head: Portugal 3 Wins                                                  Switzerland 2 Wins

Recent 5 Match Form:

Portugal: L W W W L

Switzerland: W L W L W

FIFA World Cup 2022 Matches:

Portugal: Beat Ghana 3-2, Beat Uruguay 2-0, Lost to South Korea 2-1. First position in Group H.

Switzerland: Beat Cameroon 1-0, Lost to Brazil 1-0, Beat Serbia 3-2. Second position in Group G.

Portugal: Diogo Costa, Joao Cancelo, Ruben Dias, Pepe, Raphael Guerreiro, Ruben Neves, William Carvalho, Bernardo Silva, Bruno Fernandes, Joao Felix, Cristiano Ronaldo

Switzerland: Yann Sommer, Silvan Widmer, Nico Elvedi, Manuel Akanji, Ricardo Rodriguez, Remo Freuler, Granit Xhaka, Mohameth Sow, Ruben Vargas, Xherdan Shaqiri, Breel Embolo

Portugal vs Switzerland Quick Facts

Portugal 

Current FIFA world ranking: 9
World Cup titles: 0
World Cup appearances: 8
How they qualified: Qualified from UEFA via playoffs
Coach: Fernando Santos
Key players: Cristiano Ronaldo, Ruben Neves, Bruno Fernandes, Joao Cancelo

Switzerland

Current FIFA world ranking: 15
World Cup titles: 0
World Cup appearances: 12
How they qualified: Qualified automatically from UEFA (1st place)
Coach: Murat Yakin
Key players: Granit Xhaka, Xherdan Shaqiri, Yann Sommer, Remo Freuler

Match Time: Portugal vs Switzerland match will be played on Tuesday, 6 December, at 22:00 local time, Lusail Stadium Qatar

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Portugal vs Switzerland Match Prediction

Portugal’s team has a mix Some Seniors and young talent, which are unstoppable when they are in full flow. The Switzerland team comparatively having younger players is in the quest to reach the quarter-finals for the first time since 1954.

To move to the quarter-finals, Switzerland has to show big performance is required from the whole team. Switzerland’s, Shaqiri has scored in three FIFA World Cup Tournaments, he’s the first Switzerlands player to do so. 

Match Prediction:

Based on the recent match form,  match form in the FIFA World Cup 2022, and FIFA World Rankings, Portugal is having a higher chance of winning. However, it will be a match of close contest between these two teams, and maybe there is a surprise win of Switzerland also.

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