Washington Post · Jul 3, 2018
Sweden vs. Switzerland 2018 World Cup
Sebastian Larsson (left, vs. South Korea) says Sweden “completely believe in what we are doing.” (Martin Bernetti/AFP /Getty Images)Sweden vs. Switzerland
St. Petersburg Arena, St. Petersburg
No one is expecting anything other than a rather unexciting defensive battle in this round of 16 match. Which, given how this World Cup has gone, likely means it will be a wildly entertaining, high-scoring affair.
Switzerland’s Breel Embolo explained his team’s learning curve like this: “Two years ago, we lost to Poland in the last 16 at Euro 2016. We learned from that. The fact we’ve been able to come from behind twice here in Russia shows we’re ready for more.”