When is it? How can you watch it? What are the possible line-ups?
Switzerland vs Germany meet in their Third Group A match at UEFA EURO 2024.
Switzerland vs Germany at a glance
When: Monday 24 June (03:00 GMT+8 kick-off)
Where: Frankfurt Arena
What: UEFA EURO 2024 Group A Matchday 3
What do you need to know?
Germany became the first team to book their place in the last 16 by following up their opening-day win against Scotland with victory over Hungary. Julian Nagelsmann’s side, inspired by the brilliance of Florian Wirtz, Jamal Musiala and Toni Kroos, have played some scintillating football in their two games so far but are unlikely to take their foot off the gas in Frankfurt, as they look to end a EURO group stage with maximum points for the first time since 2012.
Switzerland are well-positioned to reach the EURO knockout stage for the third tournament in succession after beating Hungary and drawing with Scotland. Few teams would relish facing the tournament hosts on current form, but the Nati are unbeaten in their last three meetings with their central European neighbours, scoring nine goals in that run. They have also lost only one of their last 12 EURO matches, winning four and drawing seven. If they avoid defeat in Frankfurt, a last-16 spot will be theirs.
Possible line-ups
Switzerland: Sommer; Schär, Akanji, Rodríguez; Widmer, Xhaka, Freuler, Aebischer; Ndoye, Embolo, Vargas
Germany: Neuer; Kimmich, Rüdiger, Tah, Mittelstädt; Andrich, Kroos; Musiala, Gündoğan, Wirtz; Havertz
Form guide
Switzerland:
Form (all competitions, most recent first): DWDWWD
Germany:
Form (all competitions, most recent first): WWWDWW
Expert predictions
Anna-Sophia Vollmerhausen, Switzerland reporter
Smart tactical decisions have been key to Switzerland collecting four points from their first two games, although they haven’t always looked as dominant as they would like. Coach Murat Yakin is now tasked with finding the right approach against the in-form hosts. They might have one foot in the next round already, but expect Switzerland to do everything they can to come out on top in Frankfurt.
Phil Röber, Germany reporter
At Germany’s press conference two days before the match, it took over 20 minutes before the first question was asked about Switzerland. Perhaps that is due to the the familiarity between the teams, as many players know each other well from the German Bundesliga. Will there be any surprises? Certainly, but probably not in terms of Germany’s line-up, with Nagelsmann declaring he’s not a fan of breaking up his team’s rhythm.
What the coaches say
Murat Yakin, Switzerland coach: “Hope counts for very little in matches such as this. It’s all about the quality you can produce on the pitch. Germany have been playing spectacular football. We can’t wait to get out there and play. We don’t have our backs against the wall and it’ll be an interesting match, I have no doubt about that.”
Julian Nagelsmann, Germany coach: “We want to win the group, that’s our primary objective. It’s always nicer when you win the group. I’d prefer to avoid a big opponent in the last 16, but we can’t influence the results in other groups. We want to keep gaining more rhythm. I’m not going to make seven changes – I can rule that out.”