Switzerland v Portugal, 06 September 2016
| Score | 2-0 to Switzerland |
| Referee | Antonio Mateu Lahoz |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Europe group B |
| Venue | St Jakob Park, Basel |
| Attendance | 36,000 |
View Switzerland v Portugal head to head
Kick Off: 20:45 Local (19:45 BST)
Switzerland beat European champions Portugal 2-0 in their opening World Cup 2018 Group B qualifier.
Breel Embolo and Ahmed Mehmedi scored first-half goals for the hosts, who had Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka sent off in stoppage time.
Portugal were missing Cristiano Ronaldo, with the Real Madrid forward injured since July's Euro 2016 final.
2
Switzerland
Manager: Vladimir Petković
Goals:
| Breel Embolo | 23 |
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| Admir Mehmedi | 30 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Yann Sommer
Defender
Johann Djourou
Defender
Stefan Lichtsteiner
(captain)
Defender
Fabian Schär
Defender/Midfielder
Valon Behrami
Defender/Midfielder
Ricardo Rodríguez
Defender/Midfielder
Granit Xhaka
Midfielder
Blerim Dzemaili
Forward
Breel Embolo
Forward
Admir Mehmedi
Forward
Haris Seferović
Substitutions:
| Silvan Widmer for Stefan Lichtsteiner | 70 |
| Eren Derdiyok for Haris Seferović | 78 |
| Gelson Fernandes for Blerim Dzemaili | 89 |
Cards:
| Admir Mehmedi | 41 | Y |
| Valon Behrami | 68 | Y |
| Granit Xhaka | 71 | Y |
| Granit Xhaka | 90 | Y |
| Granit Xhaka | 90 | R |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Roman Bürki
Goalkeeper
Marwin Hitz
Defender
Nico Elvedi
Defender
Timm Klose
Defender
Silvan Widmer
Defender/Midfielder
Fabian Frei
Defender/Midfielder
François Moubandje
Midfielder
Gelson Fernandes
Midfielder
Renato Steffen
Forward
Eren Derdiyok
0
Portugal
Manager: Fernando Santos
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Rui Patrício
Goalkeeper
Cédric Soares
Defender
José Fonte
Defender
Pepe
Defender
Raphaël Guerreiro
Defender
Adrien Silva
Midfielder
João Moutinho
Midfielder
Nani
Midfielder
(captain)
William Carvalho
Midfielder
Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward
Eder
Forward
Substitutions:
| João Mário for William Carvalho | 46 |
| André Silva for Eder | 46 |
| Ricardo Quaresma for João Moutinho | 68 |
Cards:
| Adrien Silva | 30 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Eduardo
Goalkeeper
Marafona
Defender
Bruno Alves
Defender
Luís Neto
Defender/Midfielder
Danilo Pereira
Defender/Midfielder
Eliseu
Defender/Midfielder
João Cancelo
Midfielder
André André
Midfielder
João Mário
Forward
André Silva
Forward
Ricardo Quaresma