Portugal vs Switzerland

Portugal is going head-to-head with Switzerland on December 6. The match will take place at 20:00 Moroccan time at Lusail Stadium in Qatar.

It should not be forgotten that Switzerland knocked out world champions France in the last 16 of Euro 2020 and they beat Portugal in the Nations League in June.

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Hello and welcome to The Athletic's live blog of Portugal's match against Switzerland in the round of 16 at the 2022 World Cup. Portugal go into the game ...

They too will be hoping they can defy the odds and progress to the next round. Portugal will be looking to reach the quarter-finals of the World Cup for just a third time, previously doing so in 1966 and in 2006. Otherwise, the matter is over and everyone is available.” From then on, everything is finished, these matters are resolved at home, and everyone is focused on tomorrow’s match.” There on the field I didn’t hear anything, he was far away, I just heard him arguing with the Korean players. Their only previous clash at a major tournament (World Cup and Euros) came amongst these meetings, with Switzerland winning 2-0 at Euro 2008. This will be the third meeting between Portugal and Switzerland in 2022, having faced each other twice in the UEFA Nations League in June. Because whenever one of them does something, the other tends to follow suit. He is without Nuno Mendes, who won’t play a further part in Qatar, while Danilo Pereira is sidelined for the time being. In three of the last four World Cups, they were knocked out at this stage. Although they lost that match, they still came out on top of their [World Cup](https://theathletic.com/football/world-cup/) group for only the third time in their history. In the last three World Cups before this one, they were knocked out at this stage twice, either side of a group-stage exit in 2018.

We go over the odds and lines on DraftKings Sportsbook for Portugal vs. Switzerland in the Round of 16 at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

It feels like Portugal can grab multiple goals here and outlast Switzerland with a 2-1 victory. Portugal have more firepower, and that’s enough to select them as the moneyline pick. This is one of the more interesting matches of this round of 16, as these sides are pretty evenly matched.

The Sporting News is tracking live scoring updates and highlights for Portugal vs Switzerland at the 2022 World Cup. Follow for complete results from the ...

— Vargas — 7. Freuler — 23. Rodriguez — 10. Kobel (GK) — 3. Challenge.— OptaJose (@OptaJose) Fernandes — 11. PSG full-back Nuno Mendes looks set to miss the remainder of the World Cup through injury, with clubmate Danilo Pereira also likely sidelined. Sommer (GK) — 3. Costa (GK) — 2. Cancelo — 10 B. Follow for complete results from the Round of 16 match in Qatar.

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All the updates from the World Cup 2022 round of 16 match between Portugal and Switzerland at Qatar's Lusail Stadium.

Portugal and Switzerland meet Tuesday for a pulsating clash with a 2022 World Cup quarterfinal berth on the line in Lusail, Qatar.

[Recap/highlights: Portugal 3-2 Ghana](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/24/portugal-vs-ghana-video-highlights-reaction/) – Stadium 974, Doha [Recap/highlights: Uruguay 0-0 South Korea](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/24/uruguay-vs-south-korea-video-highlights-reaction/) – Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan [Recap/highlights: Portugal 2-0 Uruguay](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/28/portugal-vs-uruguay-video-highlights-reaction/) – Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail [Recap/highlights: South Korea 2-3 Ghana](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/28/south-korea-vs-ghana-recap-analysis-video-highlights/) – Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan [Recap/highlights: South Korea 2-1 Portugal](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/29/south-korea-vs-portugal-live-how-to-watch-stream-link-team-news/) – Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan [Recap/highlights: Ghana 0-2 Uruguay](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/29/ghana-vs-uruguay-live-how-to-watch-stream-link-team-news/) – Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah [Recap/highlights: Brazil 2-0 Serbia](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/24/brazil-vs-serbia-video-highlights-reaction/) – Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail [Recap/highlights: Switzerland 1-0 Cameroon](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/24/switzerland-vs-cameroon-video-highlights-recap-analysis/) – Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah [Recap/highlights: Brazil 1-0 Switzerland](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/28/brazil-vs-switzerland-video-highlights-reaction/) – Stadium 974, Doha – 11am [Recap/highlights: Cameroon 3-3 Serbia](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/28/cameroon-vs-serbia-live-score-updates-how-to-watch-stream-videos-goals/) – Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah [Recap/highlights: Cameroon 1-0 Brazil](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/12/02/cameroon-vs-brazil-how-to-watch-live-stream-link-team-news/) – Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail [Recap/highlights: Serbia 2-3 Switzerland](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/12/02/serbia-vs-switzerland-video-highlights-reaction/) – Stadium 974, Doha [Recap/highlights: Belgium 1-0 Canada](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/23/belgium-vs-canada-recap-video-highlights-analysis-thibaut-courtois/) – Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan [Recap/highlights: Morocco 0-0 Croatia](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/23/morocco-vs-croatia-video-highlights-recap-reaction/) – Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor – 5am [Recap/highlights: Belgium 0-2 Morocco](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/27/belgium-vs-morocco-video-highlights-recap-analysis-reaction-goals/) – Al Thumama Stadium, Al Khor [Recap/highlights: Croatia 4-1 Canada](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/27/croatia-vs-canada-live-score-updates-how-to-watch-stream-video-highlights/) – Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan [Recap/highlights: Croatia 0-0 Belgium](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/12/01/croatia-vs-belgium-recap-score-analysis/) – Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan [Recap/highlights Canada 1-2 Morocco](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/12/01/canada-vs-morocco-recap-video-highlights-analysis/) – Al Thumama Stadium, Al Khor [Recap/highlights:](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/23/spain-vs-costa-rica-video-highlights-recap-analysis/) [Spain 7-0 Costa Rica](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/23/spain-vs-costa-rica-video-highlights-recap-analysis/) – Al Thumama Stadium, Al Khor [Recap/highlights: Germany 1-2 Japan](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/23/germany-vs-japan-video-highlights-recap-analysis/) – Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan [Recap/highlights: Spain 1-1 Germany](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/27/spain-vs-germany-recap-video-highlights-niclas-fullkrug-alvaro-morata-goal-video/) – Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor [Recap/highlights: Japan 0-1 Costa Rica](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/27/japan-vs-costa-rica-video-highlights-recap-analysis/) – Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan [Recap/highlights: Japan 2-1 Spain](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/12/02/japan-vs-spain-video-highlights-reaction/) – Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan [Recap/highlights: Costa Rica 2-4 Germany](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/12/02/costa-rica-vs-germany-video-highlights-reaction/) – Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor [Recap/highlights: France 4-1 Australia](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/22/france-vs-australia-giroud-ties-henry-record-4-1-world-cup-win/) – Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah [Recap/highlights: Denmark 0-0 Tunisia](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/22/denmark-vs-tunisia-recap-video-highlights-what-we-learned-kasper-schmeichel-save-video/) – Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan [Recap/highlights: France 2-1 Denmark](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/26/france-vs-denmark-recap-analysis-video-highlights-kylian-mbappe-goal-video/) – Stadium 974, Doha [Recap/highlights: Tunisia 0-1 Australia](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/26/tunisia-vs-australia-video-highlights-recap-analysis/) – Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah [Recap/highlights: Tunisia 1-0 France](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/30/tunisia-vs-france-video-highlights-recap-reaction/) – Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan [Recap/highlights: Australia 1-0 Denmark](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/30/australia-vs-denmark-video-highlights-recap-reaction/) – Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah [Recap/highlights: Argentina 1-2 Saudi Arabia](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/22/argentina-vs-saudi-arabia-upset-lionel-messi-goal-video-highlights/) – Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail [Recap/highlights: Mexico 0-0 Poland](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/22/mexico-vs-poland-both-sides-bitterly-disapponted-world-cup-draw/) – Stadium 974, Doha [Recap/highlights: Poland 2-0 Saudi Arabia](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/26/poland-vs-saudi-arabia-recap-video-highlights-analysis-szczesny-penalty-save-lewandowski/) – Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan [Recap/highlights: Argentina 2-0 Mexico](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/26/argentina-vs-mexico-recap-lionel-messi-goal-video-highlights-analysis/) – Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail [Recap/highlights: Poland 0-2 Argentina](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/30/poland-vs-argentina-video-highlights-reaction/) – Stadium 974, Doha [Recap/highlights: Saudi Arabia 1-2 Mexico](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/30/saudi-arabia-vs-mexico-video-highlights-reaction/) – Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail [Recap/highlights: England 6-2 Iran](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/21/england-vs-iran-video-highlights-recap-analysis/) – Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan [Recap/highlights: USA 1-1 Wales](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/21/usa-vs-wales-video-highlights-recap-reaction/) – Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan [Recap/highlights: England 0-0 USA](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/25/england-vs-usa-video-highlights-recap-analysis/) – Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor [Recap/highlights: Wales 0-2 Iran](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/25/wales-vs-iran-video-highlights-recap-analysis/) – Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan [Recap/highlights: Wales 0-3 England](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/27/wales-vs-england-live-how-to-watch-live-stream-link-team-news/) – Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan [Recap/highlights: Iran 0-1 USA](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/27/iran-vs-usa-how-to-watch-live-usmnt-stream-link-team-news/) – Al Thumama Stadium, Al Khor [Recap/highlights: Qatar 0-2 Ecuador](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/20/qatar-vs-ecuador-video-highlights-reaction-analysis/) – Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor [Recap/highlights: Senegal 0-2 Netherlands](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/21/netherlands-outlast-sadio-mane-less-senegal-world-cup-popening-win-video/) – Al Thumama Stadium, Al Khor – 5am [Recap/highlights: Qatar 1-3 Senegal](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/25/qatar-vs-senegal-video-highlights-recap-reaction/) – Al Thumama Stadium, Al Khor [Recap/highlights: Netherlands 1-1 Ecuador](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/25/netherlands-vs-ecuador-recap-analysis-video-highlights-cody-gakpo-goal-video/) – Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan [Recap/highlights: Netherlands 2-0 Qatar](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/29/netherlands-vs-qatar-video-highlights-recap-analysis-reaction/) – Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor [Recap/highlights: Ecuador 1-2 Senegal](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/29/ecuador-vs-senegal-video-highlights-recap-analysis/) – Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan [Portugal vs Switzerland (preview)](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/12/04/portugal-vs-switzerland-how-to-watch-live-stream-link-team-news/) – Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail – 2pm [Morocco vs Spain (preview)](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/12/04/morocco-vs-spain-live-how-to-watch-stream-link-team-news/) – Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan – 10am [England 3-0 Senegal](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/12/04/england-vs-senegal-recap-score-analysis-video-highlights-harry-kane/) – Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor [France 3-1 Poland](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/12/04/france-vs-poland-video-highlights-recap-analysis-reaction/) – Al Thumama Stadium, Doha

Referee Cesar Ramos of Mexico gestures during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group F match Photo by Manuel Reino Berengui/DeFodi Images via Getty Images. The ...

The Swiss are 11-6-9 all-time against Portugal, last beating them in June at the UEFA Nations League. This will be the third match Ramos will officiate at the 2022 World Cup. Switzerland is +330 to win in regular time and +170 overall.

Cristiano Ronaldo will look to keep his final World Cup journey going as Portugal match up against a familiar European opponent in Switzerland.

Midfielder There are no injury concerns for Switzerland, who are expected to have Noah Okafor back from his thigh injury. Xherdan Shaqiri — 7. Remo Freuler — 17. Ricardo Rodriguez — 10. He reportedly was suffering from an injury, training individually, but should be fit for this match. Joao Felix — 7. Joao Cancelo — 10. Below are the projected starting lineups for both teams ahead of their match at Lusail Iconic Stadium on Tuesday, December 6. I didn't like it. I really didn't like it." I had a flash interview, and then obviously I went straight to the press conference and what I said l repeat it here again.

Our predictions for Portugal v Switzerland in the World Cup 2022 Round of 16, including who we think will win and predicted line-ups.