Sweden v Switzerland, 03 July 2018
| Score | 1-0 to Sweden |
| Referee | Damir Skomina |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Finals - Round of 16 |
| Venue | Saint Petersburg Stadium, Saint Petersburg |
| Attendance | 64,042 |
View Sweden v Switzerland head to head
Kick-off: 5.00pm local
Sweden v Switzerland was Match 55 of the FIFA World Cup 2018
Refereeing team:
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
Assistant Referee 1: Jure Praprotnik (Slovenia)
Assistant Referee 2: Robert Vukan (Slovenia)
Fourth Official: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
Reserve AR: Yaser Tulefat (Bahrain)
VAR: Daniele Orsato (Italy)
Sweden had now reached the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time since 1994. They had now won consecutive World Cup finals games for the first time since 1958.
Switzerland had still yet to win a World Cup finals knock-out game (played seven).
This was Switzerland’s first defeat in their last ten games since October 2017 when they lost to Portugal in a World Cup qualifier.
This was Sweden's 50th game at the World Cup finals. Only Mexico had played more without winning the tournament (played 57).
1
Sweden
Manager: Janne Anderson
Goals:
| Emil Forsberg | 66 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Robin Olsen
Defender
Ludwig Augustinsson
Defender
Andreas Granqvist
(captain)
Defender
Victor Lindelöf
Defender
Mikael Lustig
Defender
Gustav Svensson
Midfielder
Albin Ekdal
Midfielder
Emil Forsberg
Midfielder/Forward
Viktor Claesson
Forward
Marcus Berg
Forward
Ola Toivonen
Substitutions:
| Emil Krafth for Mikael Lustig | 82 |
| Martin Olsson for Emil Forsberg | 82 |
| Isaac Kiese Thelin for Marcus Berg | 90 |
Cards:
| Mikael Lustig | 31 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Karl-Johan Johnsson
Goalkeeper
Kristoffer Nordfeldt
Defender
Filip Helander
Defender
Pontus Jansson
Defender
Emil Krafth
Defender/Midfielder
Martin Olsson
Midfielder
Jimmy Durmaz
Midfielder
Oscar Hiljemark
Midfielder
Marcus Rohdén
Forward
John Guidetti
Forward
Isaac Kiese Thelin
0
Switzerland
Manager: Vladimir Petkovic
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Yann Sommer
Goalkeeper
Manuel Akanji
Defender
Johann Djourou
Defender
Valon Behrami
Defender/Midfielder
(captain)
Michael Lang
Defender/Midfielder
Ricardo Rodríguez
Defender/Midfielder
Granit Xhaka
Defender/Midfielder
Blerim Dzemaili
Midfielder
Xherdan Shaqiri
Midfielder/Forward
Steven Zuber
Midfielder/Forward
Josip Drmić
Forward
Substitutions:
| Breel Embolo for Steven Zuber | 73 |
| Haris Seferović for Blerim Dzemaili | 73 |
Cards:
| Valon Behrami | 61 | Y |
| Granit Xhaka | 68 | Y |
| Michael Lang | 90 | R |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Roman Bürki
Goalkeeper
Yvon Mvogo
Defender
Nico Elvedi
Defender/Midfielder
François Moubandje
Midfielder
Gelson Fernandes
Midfielder
Remo Freuler
Midfielder
Denis Zakaria
Midfielder/Forward
Mario Gavranović
Forward
Breel Embolo
Forward
Haris Seferović