
The action continues in the FIFA World Cup 2022 edition with Portugal taking on Switzerland in the Round of 16 clash on Wednesday. After the likes of Argentina, France, England, Croatia, Netherlands have booked a spot in the quarter-finals, the onus will now be on Cristiano Ronaldo-starrer Portugal line-up to get the better of the Swiss team.
Talking about Portugal, they reached the Round of 16 with wins over Uruguay and Ghana before going down to South Korea, who have bowed out of the competition with 4-1 defeat at the hands of Brazil in their R-16 clash. Meanwhile, Switzerland defeated Cameroon and Serbia and lost to Brazil, by 1-0 deficit, to reach this far. They can certainly challenge the Portuguese line-up and rely onGranit Xhaka and Remo Freuler toplay the anchors, fromthe midfield with Vargas and Shaqiri opearing from the flanks. Breel Embolo has been their in-form player and will like to come good once again.
From Portugal, the onus will definitely be on Ronaldo,Diogo Dalot, Pepe, Dias, Bruno Fernandes and Joao Felix. Overall, an exciting battle is surely on the cards.
The Round of 16 match of the FIFA World Cup 2022 will be played betweenPortugal vs Switzerlandat theLusail Stadium.
The match will commence at 12:30 AM IST on Wednesday(December 07).
Football fans, in India, can enjoy theFIFA World Cup gameson Sports18and Sports18 HD channels on TV. Meanwhile, the live streaming of theproceedings will be onJio Cinema appor website.