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At the National Arena on Monday, France and Switzerland will take center stage to decide worthy entrants to the quarterfinal of this showcase.
France started the competition well with a 1-0 victory over Germany but went on to record draws against Hungary and Portugal.
Switzerland had a rough start, drawing 1-1 against Wales and losing 3-0 to Italy. However, the Red Crosses bounced back in crunch time with a 3-1 victory over Turkey. The game should be a real cracker.
France to win fairly easily
Although they experienced some bumps in the group stages, France have exhibited an all-round quality which would come in handy during the knockout stages.
Kylian Mbappe will doubt cause some problems. However, Karim Benzema has been arguably the brightest star for France so far and will be expected to lead his team to the win.
Switzerland have the likes of Granit Xhaka and Shaqiri but the duo lack the needed firepower to truly trouble Les Bleus.
The odds
France are huge favorites to win this game, with their odds priced at 1.61 by Betway. Switzerland, in comparison, are pinned at 5.77. A draw has been priced at 3.77.
Team news
France predicted XI: Lloris, Hernandez, Kimpembe, Varane, Kounde, Kante, Pogba, Mbappe, Griezmann, Tolisso, Benzema
Switzerland predicted XI: Sommer, Elvedi, Akanji, Rodriguez, Widmer, Freuler, Xhaka, Zuber, Shaqiri, Seferovic, Embolo
France v Switzerland head-to-head
19th June 2016: Switzerland 0-0 France (UEFA European Championship)
20th June 2014: Switzerland 2-5 France (FIFA World Cup)
13th June 2006: France 0-0 Switzerland (FIFA World Cup)
8th October 2005: Switzerland 1-1- France (FIFA World Cup qualifiers)
26th March 2005: France 0-0 Switzerland (FIFA World Cup qualifiers)
France will go into the game with a slight edge. They have beaten Switzerland once and drawn four in five meetings.
Overall, France have recorded 16 wins and lost 12 in 38 meetings with the Red Crosses.
How to follow the tournament in Ghana
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Enjoy selected live matches televised on Joy Prime (English) and Adom TV (Akan). You can also watch games in high definition on the HD+ Decoder, where Joy Prime HD is channel 102 and Adom TV HD is channel 103.
On radio, get live commentary of this match in English (Joy 99.7 FM, Luv 99.5 FM and/or Hitz 103.9 FM) or in Akan (Adom 106.3 FM, Nhyira 104.5 FM, and Asempa 94.7 FM).
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