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53' - Four back-to-back corners for Switzerland. No real trouble for Sweden though
52' - Ricardo Rodriguez won a corner for Switzerland, which ended with another corner fro Swiss
50' - Almost immediately, Switzerland were in the Sweden box, but somehow Sweden cleared it out.
49' - Ola Toivonen shot it over the Swiss crossbar, after a good build-up from Sweden
Second half underway...
HT - It's goalless between Sweden and Switzerland at the halftime break
Sweden and Switzerland were locked in a goalless stalemate at halftime after a scrappy opening 45 minutes. Sweden had the best chance when Marcus Berg's shot forced a fine one-handed save from Swiss goalkeeper Yann Sommer, while Albin Ekdal squandered another opportunity with a wild effort at the far post. Blerim Dzemaili wasted Switzerland's best chance when he fired over from 12 metres.
45' - One minute added as stoppage time
45' - Xherdan Shaqiri's cross-in into the Sweden box was easily collected by keeper Robin Olsen
41' - Corner for Sweden. Swiss defender headed it out, but Sweden got another chance soon. Mikael Lustig's brilliant cross-in across the Swiss goal found Albin Ekdal near the penalty box, but the midfielder made a mess of the chance and shot it well over with the volley
40' - Free-kick for Sweden from a dangerous position. Emil Forsberg's shot from the set piece was deflected out by the wall for a corner
38' -
MISSED! Blerim Dzemaili shot it well over the Sweden crossbar, after he got the ball on top of the box from a good build-up
36' - Corner for Switzerland, first of the match. They failed to create a clear chance on Sweden goal
34' - Granit Xhaka tried a long ranger from the 40 yards out, but it went just over the Sweden crossbar
32' - Ricardo Rodriguez shot from the resultant free-kick was easily collected by Sweden keeper Robin Olsen
31' - Yellow Card! Sweden defender Mikael Lustig got the first booking of the match, will miss the next game if they progress.
28' - SAVE! Switzerland goalkeeper Yann Sommer jumped to his right to palm the ball away. Marcus Berg with the attempt from the top of the box
24' - Steven Zuber received Xherdan Shaqiri's cross-in inside the Sweden box, but his header went well over the crossbar
23' - Emil Forsberg was brought down by Valon Behrami in the Swiss half. No bookings so far in the game
21' - Xherdan Shaqiri's long cross-in was calmly collected by Sweden keeper Robin Olsen
19' - Throw-in for Switzerland from the left side of Sweden box. No clear shot on goal from either teams so far
14' - Xherdan Shaqiri's cross-in, with the left foot, from the right of the Sweden box was tad long for Valon Behrami to take advantage in front of the goal
13' - Sweden making regular incursions into Swiss box
8' - CHANCE MISSED! Sweden No. 9 Marcus Berg wasted a good chance. Mishit the ball from the top of Swiss box with just keeper Yann Sommer in front
7' - Steven Zuber shot it straight to Sweden goalkeeper Robin Olsen from left top of the box
5' - Switzerland have lost just one game in their last 25 matches. Incredible run!
2' - Free-kick for Sweden. Good delivery into the Swiss box, but Ludwig Augustinsson's header was cleared out comfortably by defender
Here we go....
KICK-OFF TIME
*Time for National Anthems*
Starting line-ups
Sweden: Robin Olsen; Mikael Lustig, Victor Lindelof, Andreas Granqvist (capt), Ludwig Augustinsson; Viktor Claesson, Gustav Svensson, Albin Ekdal, Emil Forsberg; Marcus Berg, Ola Toivonen. Coach: Janne Andersson (SWE)
Switzerland: Yann Sommer; Michael Lang, Johan Djourou, Manuel Akanji, Ricardo Rodriguez; Valon Behrami (capt), Granit Xhaka; Xherdan Shaqiri, Blerim Dzemaili, Steven Zuber; Josip Drmic. Coach: Vladimir Petkovic (SWI)
Referee: Damir Skomina (SVN)
TEAM NEWS
Switzerland made four changes for their World Cup round of 16 match with Sweden in St Petersburg on Tuesday, with veteran Johan Djourou coming into the side in place of suspended centre back Fabian Schar. The Swiss captain Stephan Lichtsteiner is also suspended for the game after picking up two yellow cards at the tournament and has been replaced at right back by Michael Lang. Steven Zuber starts on the right wing in place of Breel Embolo, and Josip Drmic, who scored a late goal in the 2-2 draw with Costa Rica in Switzerland's last Group E match, leads the line up front, with Mario Gavranovic dropping to the bench.
Sweden made one change to the team that beat Mexico 3-0 in their final Group F match on Wednesday, with midfielder Gustav Svensson replacing the suspended Sebastian Larsson.
Hello and welcome to thelive coverage of Round of 16 match between Sweden and Switzerland. The match starts at 19:30 IST.
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