But much has been made of the new-look side in Russia, full of fresh faces as the national team ushers in a generational change. Before that they opened their campaign up with a 1-0 win over South Korea and they were incredibly unlucky to lose 2-1 to Germany when Toni Kroos scored with seconds left on the clock. Was that Switzerland’s last hope? You CAN say there was some abominable finishing. Who will break the deadlock (if anyone)?
Unfortunately, a lot of Switzerland’s possession was ineffective because of a lack of entry points into the midfield. You rated Sweden's Manchester United defender Victor Lindelof the best player of the game with a score of 7.13.
But they proved they were not sore losers by cleaning up the Rostov Arena after the final whistle. It seems ambitious, but actually only barely whistles over the net. Three minutes left for the Swedes to hold on.
The 2018 FIFA World Cup was an international football tournament contested by men's national teams and took place between 14 June and 15 July 2018 in Russia. They have also never won back-to-back games at the World Cup.
Switzerland have successive corners but nothing comes of the set pieces. However, he leans back and sends the ball into the stands rather than the back of the net. Note how the Swedish midfield positions itself to win the knockdown or at least be able to counter-press effectively. Read about our approach to external linking.
A wasted chance for Sweden. Jermaine Jenas has been singing the praises of Shaqiri during the BBC's coverage of today's game. Thankfully, Sweden have already moved beyond him. 44 mins: Rodriguez plays the ball low and hard across Sweden's penalty area but nobody is in the area to tap it home. It is this intelligence and commitment that saw Sweden advance.
Nevertheless, Granit Xhaka and Xherdan Shaquiri remained to lead the team going forward. Nothing says ‘scoreless tie coming’ than Switzerland wasting the chance with a 25-yard shot 10 yards wide. Colombia are a bunch of cheats.Come on England, BURY THEM. The ball eventually falls to Toivonen but he also leans back to hit the ball over. Zuber of Switzerland with a nice dribble and a curling shot, but the keeper is right there. We have lift off! It is Sweden’s mental fortitude and effective defending that has earnt them a place in the World Cup quarter-finals. Berg makes a run in behind and receives a one-time knock on from Toivonen to get through on goal. It takes a little deflection off defender Manuel Akanji, and goes in! This latest effort no doubt cements their reputation as best guests. Breel Embolo made way for Steven Zuber on the left, while Josip Drmic became Switzerland’s third starting striker this summer. Blerim Dzemaili sends one over the bar and holds his head in frustration. They did it wiithout the greatest player to ever play the game — just ask former Barcelona superstar Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The finishing in this game is so bad you kind of wish the Germans had made it. Should the Swiss tie this, Sweden will miss Forsberg for sure.
He dives down to his right-hand side to palm Berg's shot wide of his goal. First, Berg blasts the ball over after played through and then Switzerland's poor goal-kick allows Ekdal to get a shot off at goal. Xherden Shaqiri with a nice through ball to Dzemaili, who can’t quite reach it. Janne Andersson set up his Sweden side as always: a rigid 4-4-2 when defending. After a review, it’s deemed only a free kick, but a red card for Lang of Switzerland. It took a little deflection off defender Manuel Akanji, enough to wrong-foot keeper Yann Sommer. There were many chaotic moments atop Sweden’s defensive box, but there were always bodies ready to block a shot. Switzerland was the more attacking side for most of the game, dominating possession. Mikael Lustig sends a great cross into the box. [Up Next: Follow our live coverage of Brazil vs. Belgium]. But it mattered little, as time had run out on Switzerland.
They did the same after their stunning win over Group H opponents Colombia earlier in the finals. Claesson is unmarked, allowing him to easily pick up the knockdown and pass to Toivonen. There were chances and Sweden had most of them. Players so much bigger, faster, stronger. Switzerland gets two more corners in a row and manages to force one routine punch save.
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