Serbia can effectively secure their spot in the 2018 FIFA World Cup knockout stages with a win over Group E opponents Switzerland on Friday, though they’ll be on guard against a side that drew 1-1 with Brazil in their first outing.
But Switzerland promise to be another step up from the Central Americans, and Vladimir Petkovic’s men can throw a major spanner in the Group E works if they win on Friday with a chance to take the perch themselves.
Hello and welcome to the live commentary from the crucial Group E fixture between Serbia and Switzerland.
Serbia boast a host of current and former EPL talent, including Manchester United midfielder Nemanja Matic.
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Live Updates of 2018 FIFA World Cup, Serbia vs Switzerland Group E, straight from Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad
Serbia vs Switzerland – Group E
Date: Friday, 22nd June 2018
Time: 12:00 BST, 15:00 Local, 17:00 PKT
Venue: Kaliningrad Stadium Kaliningrad
TV Channels: BBC (UK), Fox (US), PTV Sports (PAK), Sony Six (IND)
Switzerland Team Squads: Yann Sommer; Stephan Lichtsteiner, Fabian Schaer, Manuel Akanji, Ricardo Rodriguez; Valon Behrami, Granit Xhaka; Xherdan Shaqiri, Blerim Dzemaili, Steven Zuber; Haris Seferovic.
Serbia Team Squads: Vladimir Stojkovic; Branislav Ivanovic, Nikola Milenkovic, Dusko Tosic, Aleksandar Kolarov; Nemanja Matic, Luka Milivojevic, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Dusan Tadic, Filip Kostic; Aleksandar Mitrovic.
