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Marc Mayo

Serbia vs Switzerland: World Cup 2022 prediction, kick off time, TV, live stream, team news, h2h, odds today

Switzerland and Serbia meet tonight in what is effectively another World Cup group-stage knockout match.

With Brazil set to top Group G unless they suffer an upset against Cameroon, the two European sides meeting in this decider know only can pass into the last-16.

A point should do for Switzerland, unless Cameroon shock the favourites, whereas at least a victory is required for Serbia in Doha.

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The Swiss have made the World Cup last-16 on four of their last five appearances at the tournament - although have not won a knockout tie since 1954.

Here are all the details...

Date, kick-off time and venue

Serbia vs Switzerland is scheduled for a 7pm GMT kick-off today, December 2, 2022.

The match will take place at Stadium 974 in Doha, Qatar.

Where to watch Serbia vs Switzerland

TV channel: In the UK, the match will be televised free-to-air and live on ITV4, with coverage beginning at 6.15pm.

Live stream: Fans can also catch the game live online via the ITVX and ITV website.

Live blog: You can follow all the action on matchday via Standard Sport’s live blog.

Serbia vs Switzerland team news

Serbia XI: V. Milinkovic-Savic; Milenkovic, Veljkovic, Pavlovic; Zivkovic, S. Milinkovic-Savic, Lukic, Kostic; Tadic; Vlahovic, Mitrovic.

Switzerland XI: Kobel; Widmer, Akanji, Schar, Rodriguez; Freuler, Xhaka; Shaqiri, Sow, Vargas; Embolo.

Serbia vs Switzerland prediction

The Swiss are masters of grinding out results at this stage but come up against a very strong attack.

Whether Serbia’s exuberance up front will make up for their defensive issues is a key factor.

A 1-0 win to Switzerland.

Head to head (h2h) history and results

Switzerland claimed a late 2-1 win over Serbia in their only previous meeting, which came in the 2018 World Cup group stage as the Swiss followed Brazil into the last-16.

Serbia vs Switzerland match odds

Serbia: 8/5

Draw: 23/10

Switzerland: 9/5

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