World Cup group E: Brazil vs. Switzerland team news, kick-off time and TV channel
Swiss goalkeeper Sommer looks forward to taking on Neymar and Co on Sunday
Brazil vs. Switzerland (7pm, ITV)
World Cup favourites Brazil start their group E campaign against Switzerland on Sunday at the Rostov Arena in Rostov-on-Don.
The Samba Boys come into the tournament hoping to banish the memories of losing 7-1 against Germany in their home World Cup four years ago.
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Captained by Neymar five-time World Cup winners Brazil have selected a strong squad for the finals in Russia. Neymar is joined by star players such as Philippe Coutinho, Roberto Firmino, Gabriel Jesus and Casemiro.
Jesus starts in attack with Neymar, Coutinho and Willian behind him in a 4-2-3-1 formation. Paulinho and Casemiro are selected as the two holding midfielders.
Switzerland play the same formation with Haris Seferovic in attack. Xherdan Shaqiri will be one of the three behind Seferovic.
Swiss keeper Yann Sommer says the team will not be overawed to face the Brazilians. He told Fifa.com: “We’re really looking forward to the game against Brazil. Our goal? Play well and get some points.”
Sunday’s other group E clash saw Serbia beat Costa Rica 1-0 thanks to Aleksandar Kolarov’s free-kick winner.
Brazil vs. Switzerland starting XIs
- Brazil: Alisson, Danilo, Thiago Silva, Miranda, Marcelo, Paulinho, Casemiro, Coutinho, Willian, Gabriel Jesus, Neymar
- Switzerland: Sommer, Lichtsteiner, Schär, Akanji, Rodríguez, Behrami, Xhaka, Shaqiri, Dzemaili, Zuber, Seferovic
World Cup group E fixtures and live TV channels
- 17 June: Costa Rica vs. Serbia (1pm, ITV); Brazil vs. Switzerland (7pm, ITV)
- 22 June: Brazil vs. Costa Rica (1pm, ITV); Serbia vs. Switzerland (7pm, BBC)
- 27 June: Serbia vs. Brazil (7pm, ITV); Switzerland vs. Costa Rica (7pm, ITV4)
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