Sweden and Switzerland are scheduled to play their World Cup round of 16 playoff on 7/3/18 at 10:00am EST. Sweden opened the tournament with a 1-0 victory over Korea Republic then lost a heartbreaker 1-2 to Germany at the last gasp. With their tournament life on the line in the 3rd game they delivered a solid 3-0 victory over Mexico to seal 1st place in Group F. Switzerland tied 1-1 with Brazil in their first game then followed up with a 2-1 win over Serbia but only managed to draw 2-2 with Costa Rica in their last game to finish 2nd in Group E. This match will tip the scales between these two nations as they have 10 wins, 10 losses, and 7 ties between them and their last match was a 1-1 draw in 2002.
Match Stats - Team Rosters
June 14 - July 15
Scores - Teams - TV Schedule
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