England vs Switzerland Prediction: A thrilling encounter with high competitiveness ahead

Merkur Spiel-Arena, Düsseldorf, will host the quarter-final encounter between England and Switzerland in the UEFA Euro 2024. Coming into this match, the two nations will have high hopes following an incredible run of games in this tournament. In what is a must-win encounter, which side gets things right here?

England face another tough test in this Euro 2024, and they will look to step up their game in this encounter. Remaining unbeaten in this Euro, Gareth Southgate's men will look to keep their run intact. In their opener, Jude Bellingham's early lead earned England a win but then settled for draws against Denmark and Slovenia in this tournament's last two group-stage games. 

In the meantime, England were about to be kicked out of this tournament against Slovakia in the knockout stage until a last-minute acrobatic goal by Bellingham that kept their hopes alive before Kane scored in the first minute of the extra time to ensure England qualified for this quarter final clash. 

Ahead of this, England had 19 wins in 27 meetings in this fixture, with just three losses and five draws. In fact, this will be Gareth Southgate's 100th match in charge of The Three Lions.

Switzerland are one of the few teams that remain unbeaten in this Euro 2023, and in this quarter final encounter, they will hope to step up once again. Picking a win in their opener against Hungary in a 1-3 encounter, they went on to draw the last two games of their stage games against Denmark and Slovenia, coming out of the Group A standings in second spot. 

However, their knockout stage encounter against Italy ended 2-0, with Remo Freuler giving them the lead at halftime before a 46th-minute Ruben Vargas goal in the second half.

Ahead of this game, Switzerland have already equalled their best-ever performance in the European Championship with their 2020 World Cup win over France in the Round of 16, which will take them to this stage in their best year. 

England Possible Starting Lineup:

Pickford; Walker, Konsa, Stones; Trippier, Bellingham, Rice, Foden, Saka; Kane, Toney

Switzerland Possible Starting Lineup:

Sommer; Schar, Rodriguez, Akanji; Widmer, Xhaka, Freuler, Aebischer; Ndoye, Vargas; Embol

Switzerland have shown themselves to be one of the underdogs that could do the unbelievable in this tournament, and in this game, we could expect them to be at the top level. However, the fact that England have a better squad gives them the advantage in every other game, and they can not be ruled out. This should be a competitive one, and while Switzerland have been a threat in attack, England have not been very solid in defense. Expect this to be a close contest with goals from both teams, but England are expected to go through this stage.