Switzerland vs Australia - prediction, team news, lineups

Wrapping up preparations for the World Cup, some Switzerland and Australia volition play their past crippled earlier the large amusement begins erstwhile they conscionable for an planetary affable connected Saturday. 

The brace volition clash astatine Snapdragon Stadium successful San Diego, arsenic the Swiss get acceptable for their seventh consecutive large tourney and their opponents attack a sixth consecutive planetary finals.

Match preview

Having travel done qualifying without tasting defeat, Switzerland were drawn successful Group B for the upcoming World Cup, wherever they volition footwear disconnected against Qatar earlier gathering Bosnia-Herzegovina and co-hosts Canada.

Often considered acheronian horses, the Swiss nationalist squad person gone retired astatine the past 16 signifier oregon earlier connected their past 8 appearances, truthful astatine slightest reaching the quarter-finals indispensable beryllium their aim. 

Under caput manager Murat Yakin - who escaped the sack earlier Euro 2024 and is present acceptable to pb them into a 2nd World Cup - the Nati went unbeaten passim 2025.

Despite losing a seven-goal thriller against neighbours Germany to commencement 2026, Yakin's squad past played retired a goalless gully with free-scoring Norway, and they beat Jordan 4-1 past weekend.

Amid dense rainfall successful St. Gallen, Switzerland's last fixture earlier flying retired to the United States featured goals from Dan Ndoye, Breel Embolo, Christian Fassnacht and long-serving skipper Granit Xhaka.

Now, 1 week earlier getting their Group B run nether way, they volition conscionable Australia for conscionable the 2nd clip astatine elder level, pursuing a 0-0 location gully successful September 2010.

While Switzerland anticipation to yet scope the past eight, Australia volition beryllium targeting their archetypal knockout triumph successful a World Cup - providing they flight a radical besides containing Turkey, Paraguay and co-hosts USA.

The Socceroos booked their sixth successive quality - without needing to negociate the playoffs - aft Tony Popovic galvanised a squad antecedently labouring nether Graham Arnold.

A steely centre-back successful his playing days, Popovic has brought subject and structure, relying connected a choky antiaircraft setup to assistance the Aussies beforehand straight done AFC qualifying.

It has been a mixed representation since. After ending past twelvemonth with 3 consecutive defeats, Australia kicked disconnected 2026 with wins implicit Cameroon and Curacao, earlier losing 1-0 to Mexico past weekend.

Goals person been hard to travel by for immoderate clip now, but they did enactment 5 past Curacao successful March, and a fistful of rising stars could connection anticipation this summer.

England-based brace Mo Toure and Nestory Irankunda person some impressed, portion ex-Roma guardant Cristian Volpato has conscionable switched allegiance from Italy.

Switzerland International Friendlies form:

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Switzerland signifier (all competitions):

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Australia International Friendlies form:

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Team News

Switzerland's squad near Europe without prima striker Embolo, arsenic his clearance to participate the US was placed nether reappraisal and a visa has yet to beryllium issued.

So, aft scoring his 24th planetary extremity against Jordan, the Rennes guardant could beryllium replaced by Zeki Amdouni oregon Cedric Itten connected Saturday. 

As ever, the Nati volition beryllium led retired by Xhaka, who is soon acceptable to play astatine a 4th consecutive World Cup; Remo Freuler should besides diagnostic successful midfield, wherever Djibril Sow, Michel Aebischer, Ardon Jashari and Johan Manzambi are each vying for places.

Meanwhile, against Mexico, Australia brag Popovic amazingly selected 18-year-old Lucas Herrington connected the near broadside of a backmost 3 that started successful beforehand of Socceroos skipper Mat Ryan. Yet, determination was nary debut for uncapped forwards Volpato oregon Tete Yengi, some of whom were daze call-ups. 

Qualifying top-scorer - and Tete's older member - Kusini Yengi missed retired connected enactment owed to a thigh injury, portion experienced Hibernian striker Martin Boyle was dropped.

A merchandise of Bayern Munich's academy, but present plying his commercialized with Watford, Irankunda bagged a brace against Curacao earlier this year; meanwhile, Norwich City's Toure has been successful apical signifier and should commencement up front.

Switzerland imaginable starting lineup:

Kobel; Akanji, Elvedi, Rodriguez; Rieder, Freuler, Xhaka, Aebischer; Ndoye, Amdouni, Okafor

Austria imaginable starting lineup:

Ryan; Circati, Souttar, Herrington; Italiano, Metcalfe, Devlin, Irvine, Bos; Irankunda; Toure

We say: Switzerland 2-0 Australia 

Even without their first-choice striker, Switzerland person respective extremity threats, portion Australia's onslaught is comparatively constricted - a fewer promising youngsters aside.

While the effect bears small importance, expect the Nati to prevail successful this last World Cup warm-up.

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