World Cup 2018, Sweden vs Switzerland Live Score: Switzerland Dominate Early Against Sweden

Shorn of a superstar since Zlatan Ibrahimovic's retirement, Sweden were not expected even to make it to the World Cup but now they are within reach of their first quarter-final for 24 years. After eliminating the Netherlands and Italy in qualifying, Sweden played their part in sending defending champions Germany home early by topping Group F with victories over South Korea and Mexico. Sweden will aim for a quarter-final spot when they face Switzerland in their Round of 16 clash at Saint Petersburg Stadium on Tuesday. In keeping with his squad, no-frills coach Janne Andersson is not a big name, having spent his entire playing and coaching career in his homeland. But the 55-year-old is credited with creating the collective spirit that has helped Sweden thrive despite a lack of standout individual talent. (LIVE SCORES: Sweden vs Switzerland)

Live Updates Between Sweden vs Switzerland, 2018 FIFA World Cup, Straight From Saint Petersburg Stadium, St. Petersburg

19:47 IST: Switzerland playing inside their own half, trying to get on attack. Rodriguez delivers a ball from left flank inside the box only to see it cleared off the Swede defence. Both Switzerland and Sweden have score 5 goals in the tournament so far. 

19:41 IST: Shaqiri plays a delicious chip for Dzemaili who gets two touches inside the box before Olsen charges to grab the ball safely. 

19:39 IST: Sloppy play from Switzerland as Ekdal skies a volley high over the crossbar, 10 minutes played so far.  

19:37 IST: Steven Zuber from the left flank, finds space but his shot is straight into the glove of the Swedish goalkeeper Robin Olsen. 

19:33 IST: Switzerland keeping the ball better, well organised, Sweden pushed back, five minutes played so far as Switzerland look to attack from left flank but lose the ball as Sweden's Forsberg plays a heavy ball ahead to see it go for a goalkick. 

19:31 IST: Free-kick for Sweden, the ball is delivered inside the box. But cleared away from a header by the Swiss defence. 

19:30 IST: And Shaqiri straight on gets involved, goes for a long-range effort wide off the target. 

19:30 IST: Kick-off! Sweden gets the match underway. 

19:28 IST: Team sheets exchanged, coin toss done. We are couple of minutes away from the kick-off. 

19:25 IST: Swedish national anthem buzzes at the centre-stage, Switzerland follows. We are five minutes away from the kick-off. 

18:30 IST: The complete line-up between Sweden and Switzerland for the Round of 16 clash has been announced. 

The teams are in for #SWESUI! #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/jx0DR3xlZy

— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) July 3, 2018

18:15 IST: Swiss national star  Xherdan Shaqiri looks ready for the crucial clash, a lot of onus on him to get his national side into the quarters.  

#XS23#hoppschwiiz#believe pic.twitter.com/UW118iT4pD

— Xherdan Shaqiri (@XS_11official) July 3, 2018

18:15 IST: Former Swede star Zlatan Ibrahimovic has 'got his back' against the national side, which looks in readiness to take on the Swiss. 

We are ready #swevsswiss #vmguld #nopressure #letsgo pic.twitter.com/QNBZVQ20SG

— Zlatan Ibrahimovi (@Ibra_official) July 3, 2018

18:08 IST: The two sides in this match come into the game with differing fortunes in their preceding matches: Sweden thumped high-flying Mexico 3-0, while Switzerland were pegged back twice in a 2-2 draw with already-eliminated Costa Rica.

18:05 IST: Two crucial spots at stake for the quarter-final. Who are you betting on? 

Two spots in the quarter-finals remain... who is going to get them? #SWESUI // #COLENG pic.twitter.com/OJ8hfimsmj

— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) July 3, 2018

18:02 IST: Just over an hour to go for the crucial contest between Sweden and Switzerland in the double-header Tuesday, we have Colombia playing England later in the day. 

#SWESUI pic.twitter.com/Bd3FDonhZN

— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) July 3, 2018

18:00 IST: Hello and welcome to the live commentary from the Round of 16 clash between Sweden and Switzerland. 

Sweden have now gone as far as they ever did with Ibrahimovic at a World Cup and could go much further in a wide open half of the draw.

Beat Switzerland and they will face England or Colombia, with Croatia or Russia waiting as potential semi-final opponents.

Switzerland have made headlines in Russia for their players' controversial goal celebrations but the team stands on the verge of matching their best-ever run at a World Cup.

If Vladimir Petkovic's side beat Sweden in Saint Petersburg on Tuesday, they will become the first Swiss team in 64 years to qualify for the quarter-finals of football's biggest tournament.

Although they have largely gone under the radar in Russia -- double-eagle scoring celebrations against Serbia aside against -- the unheralded team are enjoying an impressive tournament.