Today in the Old Continent zone, the 2018 World Cup qualification will come to an end. There will be no shortage of intrigue - in Lisbon, two B group teams will compete for direct qualification to the World Cup: Portugal and Switzerland. Switzerland's journey in this qualification is flawless - they have won all nine matches played. Portugal also confidently marched through the qualification, except for the loss in the head-to-head match against Switzerland. The first head-to-head match between Portugal and Switzerland in 2016 ended in favor of the latter. The "rules of the game" here are simple - Portugal must win to stay in the first position, while Switzerland just need to avoid losing. Portugal has a better goal difference, so they would be satisfied with a victory regardless of the result. However, neither team would suffer a tragedy if they lose - below the second position, one of these teams will definitely not fall, so even if they experience failure, they will still have the chance to fight for qualification to Russia in the playoffs. Switzerland and Portugal completely dominated their group and left Hungary, the Faroe Islands, Latvia, and Andorra behind. Both teams avoided serious losses or disqualifications due to cards, so they will be able to compete with their strongest lineups. The match between Portugal and Switzerland will start at 21 hours 45 minutes Lithuanian time. Projected starting lineups: Portugal: Rui Patricio, Nelson Semedo, Pepe, Luis Neto, Eliseu, Bernardo Silva, William Carvalho, Danilo, Quaresma, Andre Silva, Cristiano Ronaldo. Switzerland: Sommer, Lichsteiner, Schar, Djourou, Ricardo Rodriguez, Granit Xhaka, Freuler, Zuber, Frei, Shaqiri, Seferovic.
Tonight in Lisbon - intriguing match between Portugal and Switzerland.
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