Portugal and Switzerland will meet in the round of 16 of the World Cup looking to book a spot for the quarterfinals.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s men were proclaimed champions of Group H with six points after winning their first two games, despite losing the previous one 2-1 against South Korea.
Meanwhile, Switzerland advanced as group runners-up behind Brazil after a thrilling 3-2 win over group rivals Serbia.
The meeting between the teams will be the 26th in history and already the third this year, after a victory each in the League of Nations.
With the crash fast approaching, sports mail takes you through everything you need to know below.
Portugal will be looking to hit back from their last-day group loss to South Korea.
When is Portugal vs Switzerland?
Portugal and Switzerland face each other looking for a place in the quarterfinals where they would face the winner of Spain and Morocco. The game will kick off at 7pm GMT, 2am EST in the US and 11pm Australian Eastern Time.
Date: tuesday december 6
Weather: 7pm (UK time), 2pm (US EST), 5am – Dec 7 (AUS EST)
How to watch the game
The Portugal vs Switzerland match will be broadcast live on ITV One and can be screened on ITV Hub for UK viewers.
US-based World Cup fans can watch the match on Fox Sports 1 and the Fox Sports website with a valid login. Telemundo and Peacock will also screen the game.
Australian fans can watch the game for free on SBS, including the live stream.
UK: ITV One and ITV Hub
U.S: Fox Sports, FuboTV, Telemundo and Peacock
Australia: SBS and SBS on demand
ITV One will show Portugal vs Switzerland in their round of 16 clash at the World Cup
Where is Portugal vs Switzerland played?
Portugal’s clash with Switzerland will take place at the Lusail Iconic Stadium – which is located slightly north of Doha.
The ground has a capacity of almost 90,000 and is a purpose-built facility for the tournament and opened just a year ago, shortly after its construction was completed.
The stadium will host several group stage matches, which already hosted Portugal’s 2-0 win over Uruguay, and will host one game from all the qualifiers, including the final itself.
Location: Lusail, Qatar
Stadium: Iconic Lusail Stadium
Portugal already played at the Lusail Stadium by beating Uruguay 2-0 in a group match
Portugal vs Switzerland: Team News
After rotating some players for the clash with South Korea, Portugal are set to return to full strength and are likely to see a return to the starting XI for Bruno Fernandes, as well as Bernardo Silva and Ruben Dias.
Neither team has any major health problems and that could see Yann Sommer and Nico Elvedi reconsidered for Switzerland, who missed the final group game with Serbia due to illness.
Bruno Fernandes likely to start for Portugal after rest against South Korea
portuguese squad
Goalkeepers: Jose Sa, Rui Patricio, Diogo Costa.
Defenders: Joao Cancelo, Diogo Dalot, Pepe, Ruben Dias, Danilo Pereira, Antonio Silva, Nuno Mendes, Raphael Guerreiro.
Midfielders: William, Ruben Neves, Joao Palhinha, Bruno Fernandes, Vitinha, Otavio, Matheus Nunes, Bernardo Silva, Joao Mario.
Forward: Cristiano Ronaldo, Joao Félix, Rafael Leao, Ricardo Horta, André Silva, Gonçalo Ramos.
switzerland team
goalkeepers: Gregor Kobel, Yann Sommer, Jonas Omlin, Philipp Kohn.
Defenders: Manuel Akanji, Eray Comert, Nico Elvedi, Fabian Schar, Silvan Widmer, Ricardo Rodríguez, Edimilson Fernandes.
Midfielders: Michel Aebischer, Xherdan Shaqiri, Renato Steffen, Granit Xhaka, Denis Zakaria, Fabian Frei, Remo Freuler, Noah Okafor, Fabian Rieder, Ardon Jashari.
Forward: Breel Embolo, Ruben Vargas, Djibril Sow, Haris Seferovic, Christian Fassnacht.
Xherdan Shaqiri hoping to keep his starting job after scoring in win over Serbia
head to head record
These teams have met often over the years meeting 25 times, including their first meeting in a 1938 World Cup qualifier where Switzerland won 2-1.
Switzerland have had the upper hand winning 11 matches compared to Portugal’s nine, and they tend to go head to head in competitive fixtures with their last 12 games dating back to 1982 not containing a single friendly.
Switzerland won the most recent meeting in June 1-0 in the Nations League, but that was just four days after Portugal defeated Swiss opposition in the same competition.
Portugal and Switzerland have already met twice in the Nations League this year
