Switzerland v Iceland: line-ups, coaches’ view, form guide
- Switzerland dominant during home given May 2016
- Swiss reached World Cup final 16 this summer
- Iceland now have Erik Hamrén in charge
- UEFA Nations League: all we need to know
- UEFA Nations League calendar: all a fixtures
Possible line-ups
Switzerland: Sommer; Mbabu, Akanji, Schär, RodrÃguez; Xhaka, Widmer; Seferovic, Shaqiri, Zuber; Embolo
Iceland: Halldorsson; Sævarsson, Sigurdsson, Ingason, Magnusson; GÃslason, Sigurdsson, Hallfredsson, Bjarnason; Sigurdarson, Bodvarsson
Reporter’s view: Matthew Howarth (@UEFAcomMattH)
Die Nati surrendered a 4-1 lead to pull 4-4 with Iceland in a teams’ final assembly in Sep 2013, though Saturday’s confront is doubtful to be a free-scoring affair. Given they have struggled to carve open deep-lying opponents in new months, calm could be a sequence of a day for Vladimir Petković’s infantry opposite a Nordic nation, who will demeanour to strike a hosts on a counterattack.
What a coaches say
Vladimir Petković, Switzerland coach
We have to take dual stairs behind after a World Cup and afterwards we will start again roughly from scratch. The players that are here have warranted their spots with consistently good performances. Now they have to uncover what they can move to this inhabitant team.
Erik Hamrén, Iceland coach
My aspiration is to rise a group even more. Hopefully we can uncover a same genius as Iceland have shown for a prolonged time now. My dream is to get to EURO 2020, a third finals in a quarrel for Iceland. We know it will be tough – bigger nations than Iceland have had problems removing to finals in new years – though we consider we can do it.
Form guide
Switzerland
2018 World Cup
Qualifying – 2nd in Group B (W9 D0 L1), kick Northern Ireland 1-0agg in play-offs
Final tournament – turn of 16 (W1 D2 L1)
Last 5 matches (most new first): LDWDW
Iceland
2018 World Cup
Qualifying – 1st in Group we (W7 D1 L2)
Final tournament – 4th in Group D (W0 D1 L2)
Last 5 matches (most new first): LLDDL