Serbia faces Switzerland in Kaliningrad on Friday for their second match of Pool
E. Serbia, who won their first match of the competition in pain against Costa
Rica (1-0) will try to continue their momentum against Switzerland to secure a
place in the round of 16.
Match Schedule:
Serbia vs. Switzerland
FIFA World Cup 2018
Date: 22 June 2018;
Time: 20:00
Venue: Kaliningrad
Stadium
This will be the first confrontation between veteran
Aleksandar Kolarov's Serbia and Switzerland coached by Vladimir
Petković. Serbia has three victories (Nigeria, Bolivia and Costa Rica) and two
defeats (Morocco, Chile) matches in competition and friendly matches.
Serbia and captain Kolarov face Switzerland
for the first time in their history at this World Cup. Yet both countries have a small link. Indeed, it is a
Sebe of Swiss origin Aleksandar Prijovic, who offered the qualification for the
World Cup to Serbia, scoring against Georgia. Born in St. Gallen, Aleksandar
Prijovic will live a special moment for this fourth meeting of Group E if he
returns to the field.
Switzerland has flown over its qualifying
campaign for the 2018 World Cup with
nine wins and one loss. After their first match against Brazil (1-1),
Switzerland wants to confirm against the Serbs. From the draw, Gelson Fernandes
knew he had to be wary of Serbia and
this group noted: "Serbia is a quality team with big individualities. The
challenge is daunting, but at the same time, we will have nothing to lose, it
is a challenge that awaits us and we will do everything to overcome it
successfully".
