Portugal were tipped as favorites prior to the tournament kick-off, but they had to fight it out extremely hard in a complex group. The wins against Ghana (3-2) and Uruguay (2-0) sent them to the knockout round before the final group before South Korea brought them to their knees with a surprise 2-1 win.
Ronaldo’s poor form in front of goal is a serious problem for this Portuguese side. With Joao Felix also struggling in similar aspects, much of the goal scoring responsibility lies with the midfield duo Bruno Fernandes and Bernardo Silva.
Switzerland were in a tough group alongside Brazil, Cameroon and Serbia. However, they were impressive and bagged two wins barring a narrow defeat to the South American giants.
Also, they have now qualified from the group in all major tournaments since 2014. This includes 2 Euros and now a third consecutive World Cup round of 16 appearance.
Although huge underdogs at this stage, Switzerland can be a handful for opponents and they have shown this already in last year’s European Championship by knocking hot favorites France from the competition.



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葡萄牙在比赛开始前就被认为是夺冠热门，但他们不得不在一个复杂的小组中艰难地决出胜负。在3-2战胜加纳和2-0战胜乌拉圭之后，他们进入了淘汰赛，最后一组被韩国2-1意外击败。
罗纳尔多在门前的糟糕状态是这支葡萄牙球队的一个严重问题。若昂·菲利克斯也在类似的方面挣扎，进球的责任主要落在中场双雄布鲁诺·费尔南德斯和贝尔纳多·席尔瓦身上。
瑞士与巴西、喀麦隆和塞尔维亚同分在一个艰难的小组。然而，他们给人留下了深刻的印象，除了险胜南美巨人之外，他们获得了两场胜利。
此外，自2014年以来，他们已经在所有主要比赛中从小组中脱颖而出。这包括2个欧洲杯，现在是连续第三次进入世界杯16强。
虽然在这个阶段处于劣势，但瑞士队对对手来说是很难对付的，他们在去年的欧洲杯上已经证明了这一点，他们把热门球队法国队淘汰出局。