Published on: Dec 6, 2022 10:00 am IST|Updated on: Dec 6, 2022 3:12 am IST
At Lusail Stadium on Tuesday, Group H champion Portugal will take against Group G’s runner-up Switzerland after both teams advanced to the World Cup’s knockout round with two victories out of three. A valuable spot in the quarterfinals is at stake as two teams who had quite different results in their final group matches square off in one of just two all-European matches in a diversified last 16.
Match date: December 7
Kick-off time: 12:30 am IST
Venue: Lusail Stadium
TV Channel: Sports18 SD/HD Live streaming: JioCinema (App & Website)
1. Diogo Costa
2. Joao Cancelo
3. Pepe
4. Ruben Dias
5. Raphael Guerreiro
6. Bernardo Silva
7. Ruben Neves
8. William Carvalho
9. Bruno Fernandes
10. Cristiano Ronaldo
11. Joao Felix
Injury Report, Unavailability, Expected Changes and Strategy
1. Yann Sommer
2. Silvan Widmer
3. Nico Elvedi
4. Manuel Akanji
5. Ricardo Rodriguez
6. Granit Xhaka
7. Remo Freuler
8. Xherdan Shaqiri
9. Djibril Sow
10. Ruben Vargas
11. Breel Embolo
Goalkeeper: Diogo Costa
Defenders: Manuel Akanji, Joao Cancelo, Ruben Dias
Midfielders: Granit Xhaka, Xherdan Shaqiri, Bernardo Silva (Vice captain), Bruno Fernandes (Captain), Ruben Neves
Attackers: Cristiano Ronaldo, Joao Felix, Breel Embolo
Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes is most likely to score the most points. Top 3 players to watch out for are – Fernandes, Silva, Shaqiri.
Portugal rarely struggles to score goals with to their wealth of attacking quality, but maintaining a lead is frequently a different story. The Selecao frequently retreats as a result of Fernando Santos’ continuous negativity, which would give a strong Swiss team the chance to assert themselves and buy more time. However, Pepe, Ronaldo, and company should just edge out the competition due to their superior big-game skills.