We’re sharing our FIFA World Cup 2018 predictions and insights for every match. Sweden vs Switzerland is one of the standout games in the round of 16, with both teams facing off on Tuesday for a shot at an unlikely quarter-final spot and a potential clash with England.
Sweden impressed in the group stage and will be hoping to keep up their form. We’re also sharing the squad lists for Sweden vs Switzerland and Colombia vs England.
Sweden has built a fierce collective spirit, putting them just one game away from reaching the World Cup quarter-finals. They have already played the big matches in the 2018 World Cup group stage. Updates on the Colombia vs England game, including news, scores, and match details, will be available soon.
2018 World Cup: Sweden Vs Switzerland, Colombia Vs England
Sweden and Switzerland face off on with the prospect on an unlikely quarter-final place and a potential meeting with England.
Sweden Vs Switzerland- Saint Petersburg Stadium
This will be the 29th match between the two football teams. Sweden are unbeaten in their last three games against Switzerland, with one win and two draws.
Sweden 23-man squad Players for the Round 16 World Cup 2018
- Coach: Janne Andersson
- Star player: Andreas Granqvist
- World Cup best: Runners-up 1958
Goalkeepers: Robin Olsen (FC Copenhagen/Denmark), Karl-Johan Johnsson (Guingamp/France), Kristoffer Nordfeldt (Swansea City/Wales)
Defenders: Mikael Lustig (Celtic/Scotland), Victor Nilsson-Lindelof (Manchester United/England), Andreas Granqvist (Krasnodar/Russia), Martin Olsson (Swansea City/Wales), Ludwig Augustinsson (Werder Bremen/Germany), Filip Helander (Bologna/Italy), Pontus Jansson (Leeds United/England), Emil Krafth (Bologna/Italy)
Midfielders: Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig/Germany), Albin Ekdal (Hamburg/ Germany), Viktor Claesson (Krasnodar/Russia), Gustav Svensson (Seattle Sounders/USA), Sebastian Larsson (Hull City/England), Jimmy Durmaz (Toulouse/France), Oscar Hiljemark (Genoa/Italy), Marcus Rohden (Crotone/Italy)
Forwards: Marcus Berg (Al Ain/UAE), Ola Toivonen (Toulouse/France), John Guidetti (Celta Vigo/Spain), Isaac Kiese-Thelin (Waasland-Beveren/Belgium)
Switzerland Final 23 Man’s Squad for Round 16 World Cup 2018
- Coach: Vladimir Petkovic
- Star player: Xherdan Shaqiri
- World Cup best: Quarter-finals 1934, 1938, 1954
Goalkeepers: Roman Buerki (Borussia Dortmund), Yvon Mvogo (Leipzig), Yann Sommer (Borussia Moenchengladbach)
Defenders: Manuel Akanji (Borussia Dortmund), Johan Djourou (Antalyaspor), Nico Elvedi (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Michael Lang (Basel), Stephan Lichtsteiner (Juventus), Jacques-François Moubandje (Toulouse), Ricardo Rodríguez (AC Milan), Fabian Schär (Deportivo La Coruña)
Midfielders: Valon Behrami (Udinese), Blerim Dzemaili (Bologna), Gelson Fernandes (Eintracht Frankfurt), Remo Freuler (Atalanta), Xherdan Shaqiri (Stoke), Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), Denis Zakaria (Borussia Moenchengladbach), Steven Zuber (Hoffenheim)
Forwards: Josip Drmic (Borussia Moenchengladbach), Breel Embolo (Schalke), Mario Gavranovic (Dinamo Zagreb), Haris Seferovic (Benfica).
Colombia Vs England
England faces Colombia on Spartak Stadium. England Squad player Harry Kane top golden boot player in the 2018 World Cup, but Colombia has more Premier League superstars. England is unbeaten against Colombia, having faced them five times previously (W3 D2). Colombia has reached the knockout stages of the World Cup for the third time (1990, 2014, 2018).
Colombia 23 Man’s Squad for Round 16 World Cup 2018
- Goalkeepers: David Ospina (Arsenal), Camilo Vargas (Deportivo Cali), Iván Arboleda (Banfield), José Fernando Cuadrado (Once Caldas)
- Defenders: Davinson Sánchez (Tottenham), Yerry Mina (Barcelona), Cristián Zapata (AC Milan), Santiago Arias (PSV), Frank Fabra (Boca Juniors), Óscar Murillo (Pachuca), Johan Mojica (Girona)
- Midfielders: Carlos Sánchez (Espanyol), Jefferson Lerma (Levante), James Rodríguez (Bayern Múnich), Abel Aguilar (Deportivo Cali), Mateus Uribe (América), Juan Fernando Quintero (River Plate), Juan Guillermo Cuadrado (Juventus), Wílmar Barrios (Boca Juniors)
- Forwards: Radamel Falcao (Monaco), Carlos Bacca (Villareal), Luís Muriel (Sevilla), Miguel Borja (Palmeiras), José Izquierdo (Brighton Hove & Albion)
England 23 Man’s Squad for the Round 16 World Cup 2018
Best Player: Marcus Rashford
- Coach: Gareth Southgate
- Star player: Harry Kane
- World Cup best: Winners 1966
- Goalkeepers: Jordan Pickford (Everton), Jack Butland (Stoke), Nick Pope (Burnley)
- Defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Kyle Walker (Manchester City) Kieran Trippier, Danny Rose (both Tottenham), Harry Maguire (Leicester), Phil Jones (Man Utd), John Stones (Man City), Gary Cahill (Chelsea)
- Midfielders: Jordan Henderson, Eric Dier, Dele Alli (both Tottenham), Jesse Lingard, Ashley Young (both Man Utd), Fabian Delph (Man City), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea),
- Forwards: Raheem Sterling (Man City), Jamie Vardy (Leicester), Harry Kane (Tottenham), Marcus Rashford (Man Utd), Danny Welbeck (Arsenal).
