QF: England v Switzerland | Netherlands v Turkey Groups

[Tom]

Saturday 6 July

17:00 BST | England vs Switzerland
20:00 BST | Netherlands vs Turkey

 

[Tom]

There's just one change from the England team who beat Slovakia - Ezri Konsa replaces the suspended Marc Guehi in defence.

Murat Yakin sticks with the same Switzerland side that beat Italy in the last 16.

England XI: Pickford, Walker, Stones, Konsa, Trippier, Mainoo, Rice, Saka, Bellingham, Foden, Kane.

Switzerland XI: Sommer; Schar, Akanaji, Rodriguez; Ndoye, Freuler, Xhaka, Aebischer; Rieder, Vargas; Embolo.

 

[John Steed]

Should be fairly easy for England this time. The Swiss flatter to deceive a bit. Think Bellingham could get a goal and an assist maybe.

Netherlands and Turkey is anyone's game.

 

[The GOAT]

I think England will finally have a solid performance and reach the semis. They are more used to this stage than the Swiss.

 

[Bob the Ninja]

TV Graphic has Saka on the right rather than left?

Trippier and Konsa down the left feels like an accident waiting to happen, Swiss need to be getting Embolo and Ndoye down that side constantly for the counters.

 

[Black Sheep]

A switch to a back three made sense to get some more width which we've been sorely lacking — but if it's Trippier still on the left, isn't the same issue of him coming in onto his stronger foot a problem?

 

[Ginger Ted]

It's basically the same team and the same formation with Konsa coming in.

 

[Tom]

It's basically the same team and the same formation with Konsa coming in.

Was just coming to say that, after all the fuss about changes.

 

[Tom]

Swiss already getting the passing triangles going down England's left hand side.

 

[Crabtree]

On paper it should be comfortable for England, on tournament form Switzerland are favourites.