Switzerland vs Jordan - prediction, team news, lineups

Switzerland look Jordan successful an planetary affable connected Sunday successful St Gallen, with some nations utilizing the fixture arsenic portion of their preparations for the 2026 World Cup.

The Swiss are acceptable to vie astatine football's biggest tourney for a sixth successive edition, portion Jordan get arsenic 1 of Asia's astir fascinating emerging sides up of their maiden World Cup appearance.

Match preview

Switzerland person been drawn successful Group B alongside co-hosts Canada, Qatar and Bosnia & Herzegovina, and they volition beryllium assured of progressing to the knockout stages.

The Schweizer Nati ended a 28-year World Cup lack erstwhile they returned to the tourney successful the United States successful 1994 and person since established themselves arsenic 1 of Europe's astir accordant planetary teams.

Many respect the existent harvest arsenic 1 of the strongest successful the nation's history, but Murat Yakin's broadside indispensable present construe that imaginable into a heavy tourney tally aft repeatedly falling abbreviated of the second stages.

Switzerland topped their qualifying radical up of Kosovo, Slovenia and Sweden, winning 4 and drafting 2 of their six matches, and supporters person each crushed to beryllium optimistic heading into the summer.

The Swiss person not reached the World Cup quarter-finals since 1954, but with a squad packed with prime and experience, determination is genuine content that they tin situation that long-standing record.

Often successful football, teams nutrient their finest performances erstwhile expectations are modest, and Jordan volition anticipation that proves to beryllium the lawsuit arsenic they hole for the biggest situation successful their history.

The Asian federation person endured decades of adjacent misses and disappointment, but their agelong hold is yet implicit arsenic they hole to marque their World Cup debut.

Having already captured the imaginativeness of the continent with their tally to the AFC Asian Cup final, Jordan are nary longer viewed arsenic a astonishment package, but alternatively a well-organised and progressively competitory broadside with a wide identity.

A fascinating situation awaits successful Group J, wherever Jordan volition travel up against reigning satellite champions Argentina successful what is acceptable to beryllium 1 of the astir important matches successful the country's shot history.

Head manager Jamal Sellami does not request to hunt acold for inspiration either, with chap Arab federation Morocco showing astatine the past World Cup that seemingly intolerable dreams tin go world connected football's biggest stage.

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Jordan International Friendlies form:

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Team News

Granit Xhaka, the heartbeat of the Swiss midfield and the nation's most-capped subordinate with 144 appearances, erstwhile again carries important work aft different outstanding campaign.

Switzerland besides person sizeable attacking prime successful Breel Embolo and Dan Ndoye, portion Manuel Akanji is expected to marshal the defence.

Noah Okafor has returned to the nationalist setup aft antecedently being near retired pursuing nationalist disapproval of Yakin, and the Leeds United guardant volition anticipation to physique connected a beardown extremity to the season.

Jordan's hopes mostly remainder connected skipper Musa Al-Taamari, with the Stade Rennais attacker enjoying arguably the finest play of his career.

The versatile guardant registered 7 goals and 11 assists during the campaign, portion midfielder Nizar Al Rashdan and centre-back Yazan Al Arab stay among the nation's astir influential players.

Switzerland imaginable starting lineup:

Mvogo; Akanji, Elvedi, Zakaria; Rieder, Freuler, Xhaka, Aebischer; Okafor, Embolo, Ndoye. 

Jordan imaginable starting lineup:

Abulaila; Al Arab, Abualnadi, Nasib; Abu Taha, Al Rashdan, Al Rawabdeh, Jamous; Al-Mardi, Al Tamari, Sabra. 

We say: Switzerland 2-1 Jordan

With the World Cup present lone weeks away, some managers volition prioritise fittingness and bushed supra the effect itself.

Jordan should supply a stern trial and person capable prime to marque the contention competitive, but Switzerland's superior acquisition and extent could beryllium decisive successful a constrictive victory.

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