Portugal coach Fernando Santos benched skipper and all\u002Dtime top scorer Cristiano Ronaldo for their World Cup clash against Switzerland.
Bruno Fernandes’s return will be a boost for the 2016 European champions, however, after he grabbed two goals and two assists in the first two games before being rested for the Korea clash.tap here to see other videos from our teamThe playmaker will slot in behind Joao Felix, who also returns to the starting lineup, and Goncalo Ramos.goals scored by a Swiss player and he lines up with skipper Granit Xhaka in midfield.
Breel Embolo, Switzerland’s top scorer in Qatar with two goals, continues to lead the line while first choice goalkeeper Yann Sommer returns after missing their last group game against Serbia due to illness. Portugal: Diogo Costa, Diogo Dalot, Pepe, Ruben Dias, Raphael Guerreiro, Bruno Fernandes, Otavio, Bernardo Silva, Joao Felix, William Carvalho, Goncalo Ramos
Switzerland: Yann Sommer, Edimilson Fernandes, Manuel Akanji, Breel Embolo, Remo Freuler, Granit Xhaka, Ricardo Rodriguez, Djibril Sow, Ruben Vargas, Fabian Schaer, Xherdan Shaqiri
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