Schedule of matches on July 3 in FIFA World Cup 2018 Round of 16.
England play Colombia while Switzerland face Sweden head into their FIFA World Cup 2018 Round of 16 clashes knowing that they all have a golden chance to reach a World Cup final.
Russia's shock penalty shootout victory over Spain has blown open this side of the knockout draw, with one of England, Colombia, Croatia, Russia, Sweden or Switzerland certain to reach the final on July 15.
Here's the schedule of the matches on Tuesday, July 3 in FIFA World Cup 2018:
Sweden v/s Switzerland
Venue: Saint Petersburg Stadium
Time: 7:30 pm IST (1930 hrs)
Switzerland will be tested by the absence of their captain Stephan Lichtsteiner and Fabian Schar. The defensive duo, who are suspended after picking up two yellow cards each, are an integral part of the Swiss back line.
However, with players such as Ricardo Rodriguez, Xherdan Shaqiri and Granit Xhaka the Swiss still have a decent chance of reaching the quarter-finals for the first time since they hosted the World Cup 1954.
Like the Swiss, the Swedes have gone about their campaign with a brisk, businesslike efficiency, with their only blip coming in their last-minute 2-1 loss to Germany, which was bracketed by victories over South Korea and Mexico.
Both teams escaped the group stages with a minimum of fuss, scoring five goals each.
Colombia v/s England
Venue: Spartak Stadium
Time: 11:30 pm IST (2330 hrs)
England’s progress under Gareth Southgate has been great, but his youthful side have yet to be truly examined in this World Cup. Tuesday’s last 16 opponents Colombia will certainly ask the right questions.
With or without their talented number 10 James Rodriguez, the South American possess plenty of talent and their run to the quarter-finals in Brazil four years ago showed they are capable of something England haven’t managed in 12 years — winning in the knockout stage.
England qualified from Group G thanks to wins over Tunisia and Panama and with their place booked they fielded a second-string side in their 1-0 defeat to a similarly weakened Belgium. However, they will back to full strength on Tuesday including captain Harry Kane who currently lead the goal scoring charts.
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