Portugal vs Switzerland live: World Cup score, highlights, result from 2022 Round of 16 match

Portugal topped Group H en route to the round of 16 and Cristiano Ronaldo and company now face Switzerland in their first knockout test.

The Swiss produced an impressive 3-2 win over Serbia to secure their spot in the next phase in Qatar, as they finished runners-up behind Brazil in Group G.

Ronaldo won his first international title with Portugal at Euro 2016 but, given he turns 38 next year, this is likely to be his final shot at lifting the sport’s biggest prize.

Switzerland have reached the round of 16 for a third successive World Cup but they are bidding to reach the quarterfinals for the first time since they were tournament hosts in 1954.

The Sporting News is tracking live scoring updates and highlights for Portugal vs Switzerland at the 2022 World Cup. Follow for complete results from the round of 16 match in Qatar.

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Portugal vs Switzerland score

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Projected lineups:

Portugal lineup (4-3-3): 22. Costa (GK) — 2. Dalot, 3. Pepe, 4. Dias, 20. Cancelo — 10 B. Silva, 18. Neves, 8. Fernandes — 11. Felix, 7. Ronaldo, 21. Horta

Switzerland (4-2-31): 21. Sommer (GK) — 3. Widmer, 22. Schar, 4. Akanji, 13. Rodriguez — 10. Xhaka, 8. Freuler — 23. Shaqiri, 15. Sow, 17. Vargas — 7. Embolo

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Portugal vs Switzerland live updates, highlights from 2022 World Cup

2 hrs 30 mins from kickoff: With his goal in a typically feisty encounter against Serbia, Xherdan Shaqiri became the first Swiss player to score in three World Cups. He is also one of only three players to score at each of the past three World Cups alongside the usual suspects of Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

2hrs 50 mins from kickoff: Both Portugal and Switzerland will be pretty happy about what’s unfolding in Morocco vs Spain right now. It’s 0-0 and they’d relish playing the winners after a period of extra time. The hour is approaching in that one and you can follow all the action here.

🪄 Morocco’s Sofiane Boufal completed five successful dribbles vs. Spain in the first half of their Round of 16 clash.

🔥 That’s the second-most any player has managed in a single half of a 2022 World Cup match.#FIFAWorldCup pic.twitter.com/svPL0uodq2

— Sporting News Football Club (@sn_footballclub) December 6, 2022

3 hrs 30 mins from kickoff: If Portugal’s World Cup run ends tonight, Ronaldo will turn his attention towards his ongoing period of unemployment. Fear not, there’s apparently a fairly substantial offer on the table…

With a reported move to Saudi Arabia, Cristiano Ronaldo is set for a $96m salary increase 🤯

It would make him the highest-paid athlete on the planet 🤑 pic.twitter.com/wWynMcyCVz

— 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 (@sportingnews) December 5, 2022

4 hrs from kickoff: This game will hold no fear whatsoever for a Switzerland side who are one of the most cohesive units in the international game. They’re a generation who have been together for a long time and this is the fifth successive major tournament where they have progressed from the group stage. In the last 16 at Euro 2020 they stunned World Cup champions France before pushing Spain to the brink, eventually losing on penalties.

🙌 Here’s the goal that sealed it for Switzerland.

👀 They have now qualified from their group in the last five major international tournaments.

🤔 How far will they go? #FIFAWorldCup

🎥: @BBCSport

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— Sporting News Football Club (@sn_footballclub) December 2, 2022

4 hrs 30 mins from kickoff: We are still some way off the teams being announced for this one, but it seems almost certain that Ronaldo will be in the lineup, despite being rested for the final 25 minutes of the South Korea clash. 

🇵🇹🙏🏽💪🏽 pic.twitter.com/JojzIfF3F4

— Cristiano Ronaldo (@Cristiano) December 4, 2022

5 hrs from kickoff: Cristiano Ronaldo is back in the World Cup knockout rounds and determined to end his post-groups goal drought. He has attempted 25 shots in his career in the latter stages of this tournament, but he is yet to find the net. Can he fire Portugal past Switzerland?

25 – Cristiano Ronaldo 🇵🇹 has failed to score with any of his 25 shots in the knockout stage at the World Cup, only Roberto Carlos 🇧🇷 (29) attempted more shots without scoring in the knockout stage in the tournament since at least 1966. Challenge. pic.twitter.com/epw25WXqzk

— OptaJose (@OptaJose) December 5, 2022

Portugal vs Switzerland lineups, team news

PSG full-back Nuno Mendes looks set to miss the remainder of the World Cup through injury, with clubmate Danilo Pereira also likely sidelined. Coach Fernando Santos is expected to reshuffle his starting options from their 2-1 loss to South Korea, with Bernardo Silva, Bruno Fernandes and Ruben Dias all set to return.

Midfielder Otavio is also back in contention after returning to training following his thigh problem.

Portugal (4-3-3): 22. Costa (GK) — 2. Dalot, 3. Pepe, 4. Dias, 20. Cancelo — 10 B. Silva, 18. Neves, 8. Fernandes — 11. Felix, 7. Ronaldo, 21. Horta

Switzerland coach Murat Yakin will be hoping that first-choice goalkeeper Yann Sommer recovers from illness. If not, Gregor Kobel will continue to stand in.

Switzerland (4-2-31): 21. Kobel (GK) — 3. Widmer, 22. Schar, 4. Akanji, 13. Rodriguez — 10. Xhaka, 8. Freuler — 23. Shaqiri, 15. Sow, 17. Vargas — 7. Embolo

Portugal vs Switzerland live stream, TV channel

Portugal face Switzerland at the Lusail Stadium on December 6 with kickoff set for 22:00 local time in Qatar.

Here’s how you can watch all the action in some of the major global territories.