Goals from Gonçalo Ramos and Pepe are giving victory to the Lusitanian team, which has Cristiano Ronaldo on the relay bench.
Portugal and Switzerland close the round of 16 from 4:00 p.m. at the Lusail stadium, where the winner knows that they will be a rival against Morocco next Saturday at 12:00 p.m. for a place in the semifinals.
The Lusitanian team, which has just won group H, arrives more rested for having made substitutes against South Korea last Friday, when the victory of the Asians determined Uruguay’s elimination.
Fernando Santos entrusted the starting line-up to Diogo Costa; Diogo Dalot, Pepe, Ruben Dias and Raphael Guerreiro; Ottavio, William Carvalho and Bernardo Silva; Bruno Fernandes, Gonzalo Ramos and Joao Felix. Cristiano Ronaldo will be substitute.
On the other side, Switzerland comes from beating Serbia 3-2 in a match that was qualifying or elimination. Murat Yakin’s team closed their second group with six points, one behind Brazil, which beat them 1-0.
The Helvetics form with Yann Sommer; Edimilson Fernandes, Fabian Schar, Manuel Akanji and Ricardo Rodriguez; Remo Freuler and Granit Xhaka; Xherdan Shaqiri, Djibril Sow and Ruben Vargas; y Breel Penis.