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36% Ball Possession SWEDEN and 64% Ball Possession SWITZERLAND
Sweden 1 – 0 Switzerland 
66′ Emil Forsberg
Sweden winning the FIFA World Cup Round of 16 game on Tuesday 3 July, 2018 at the Saint Petersburg Stadium in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Sweden defeating Switzerland and reach the Quarterfinals since the last time in 1994.
Sweden opening the score in the 66th minute. Emil Forsberg’s deflected shot gave Switzerland the lead and it was the only goal of the match. A painful defeat for Switzerland remaining with 10 players since the 94th minute when Michael Lang got a red card.
We have a goal!
And it goes to #SWE in Saint Petersburg! #SWESUI 1-0 pic.twitter.com/qDxMmSmNNp
— FIFA World Cup ? (@FIFAWorldCup) July 3, 2018
Ahd here he is…. the Man of the Match “Emil Forsberg”
#SWESUI | We caught up with the @Budweiser #ManoftheMatch – @eforsberg10! pic.twitter.com/1xFJjeeLNU
— FIFA World Cup ? (@FIFAWorldCup) July 3, 2018
Here is SWEDEN official starting lineup- formation by Head Coach Andersson:
SWEDEN (4-4-2): Olsen; Lustig, Lindelöf, Granqvist, Augustinsson; Claesson, Svensson, Ekdal, Forsberg; Toivonen, Berg.
Here is SWITZERLAND official starting lineup- formation by Head Coach Petković:
SWITZERLAND (4-2-3-1): Sommer; Lang, Akanji, Djourou, Rodríguez; Behrami, Xhaka; Shaqiri, Džemaili, Zuber; Drmić.
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Italian Serie A players called up among the 23-man World Cup squads
Sweden National team: 2 Italian Serie A players Bologna defender Filip Helander, Genoa midfielder Oscar Hiljemark and Serie B Crotone midfielder Marcus Rohden .
Switzerland National team: 5 Italian Serie A players, Juventus defender Stephan Lichtsteiner, AC Milan defender Ricardo Rodriguez, Udinese midfielder Valon Behrami, Bologna midfieler Blerim Dzemaili, and Atalanta midfielder Remo Freuler
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A record was broken during #SWESUI…
We’ve now had over 40 million spectators at #WorldCup matches! pic.twitter.com/yT8n3y18t8
— FIFA World Cup ? (@FIFAWorldCup) July 3, 2018
The teams are in for #SWESUI! #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/jx0DR3xlZy
— FIFA World Cup ? (@FIFAWorldCup) July 3, 2018
?#SWESUI // #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/tjzsix2OLQ
— FIFA World Cup ? (@FIFAWorldCup) July 3, 2018
The teams have arrived in Saint Petersburg!
Who will triumph? #SWE or #SUI? #SWESUI // #WorldCup
— FIFA World Cup ? (@FIFAWorldCup) July 3, 2018
#SWE WIN!
Ten-man #SUI are knocked-out thanks to a deflected strike from @eforsberg10! #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/BDYSnxskt9
— FIFA World Cup ? (@FIFAWorldCup) July 3, 2018
Only one stat matters for #SWE today!
They will face either #COL or #ENG in the next round…#WorldCup pic.twitter.com/EvSXidAOoi
— FIFA World Cup ? (@FIFAWorldCup) July 3, 2018
Match #55 | #SWE 1-0 #SUI #SWESUI pic.twitter.com/ARsZod37rM
— FIFA World Cup ? (@FIFAWorldCup) July 3, 2018
2018 FIFA World Cup
Round of 16
Sweden 1 – 0 Switzerland
Tuesday 3 July 2018
Saint Petersburg Stadium
Saint Petersburg, Russia
19:00 (Local time)
Referee: SKOMINA Damir (SVN)
Assistant Referee 1: PRAPROTNIK Jure (SVN)
Assistant Referee 2: VUKAN Robert (SVN)
Fourth official: SHUKRALLA Nawaf (BHR)
Video Assistant Referee: ORSATO Daniele (ITA)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee 1: DIAZ Roberto (ESP)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee 2: DANKERT Bastian (GER)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee 3: IRRATI Massimiliano (ITA )
Goals: 66′ Emil Forsberg (S)
Official lineups – formations:
SWEDEN (4-4-2): Olsen; Lustig, Lindelöf, Granqvist, Augustinsson; Claesson, Svensson, Ekdal, Forsberg; Toivonen, Berg.
Subs: Johnsson, Nordfeldt; Olsson, Guidetti, Helander, Hiljermark, Kraft, Jansson, Rhodén, Durmaz, Kiese Thelin.
Coach: Andersson
SWITZERLAND (4-2-3-1): Sommer; Lang, Akanji, Djourou, Rodríguez; Behrami, Xhaka; Shaqiri, Džemaili, Zuber; Drmić.
Subs: Mvogo, Bürki; Moubandje, Elvedi, Embolo, Freuler, Seferović, Fernandes, Zakaria, Gavranović.
Coach: Petković
Referee: Skomina (SLO)