Showdown for Switzerland in the Nations League: Murat Yakin's team welcome Serbia to the Letzigrund and aim to avoid relegation, at least for the time being.
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The line-ups are out - Yakin opts for Okafor again
Murat Yakin will rely on Eray Cömert, Aurèle Amenda and Ricardo Rodriguez in defense. Noah Okafor gets another chance in left midfield. This is Amenda's first ever game for the senior team. Cömert and Okafor are back in the starting eleven for the first time since March.
In the 3-4-3 system, Edimilson Fernandes will play on the right as he did against Denmark. Fabian Rieder will also start again. Granit Xhaka and Remo Freuler are set to play in central midfield. Breel Embolo and Zeki Amdouni are expected to provide a goal threat up front.
Serbian coach Dragan Stojkovic also relies on a strong attack. In addition to record goalscorer Aleksandar Mitrovic, returnee Dusan Vlahovic is also in the starting eleven.
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Bencic and Golubic show the Nati how it's done
Switzerland versus Serbia - it's not just in football that this duel is taking place today. The Swiss women's tennis team will also play Serbia in the Billie Jean King Cup play-off and will be the favorites on the first day of the clash.
First Belinda Bencic impresses across the board on her return to the team and wins 6:2, 6:2 against Lola Radivojevic, then Viktorija Golubic makes it 2:0 with a 6:2, 6:3 win against Mia Ristic, which is already a preliminary decision.
Two more singles matches and possibly a doubles match will follow on Saturday. The Swiss women still need a win to be able to take part in next year's concert of the best nations. Read more here.
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Serbia coach Stojkovic: "Didn't come to Zurich to take nice photos"
Serbia coach Dragan Stojkovic and striker Aleksandar Mitrovic talk about the upcoming task at the Letzigrund ahead of the clash with the national team.
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Brecher on the Nati: "It will be difficult to end this campaign on a positive note"
As part of the reopening of the FCZ Museum, blue Sport goalie Yanick Brecher spoke about the Swiss national team and their relegation battle in the Nations League.
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Widmer on not being called up: "I'm pretty disappointed"
Silvan Widmer was not called up for the upcoming Nations League games. The right-back understands the decision of national team coach Murat Yakin, but is still disappointed, as he admits in an interview with blue Sport.
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Ugrinic out against Serbia
As the federation announced on Friday morning, Filip Ugrinic will have to miss the game against Serbia. The 25-year-old is plagued by muscular complaints and is condemned to watch.
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Schär: "Caught the right moment"
Newcastle professional Fabian Schär talks about his retirement from the national team after the European Championship in the football talk Heimspiel. The decision was definitely not easy for him.
The whole talk with Fabian Schär is also available as a podcast. It's worth a listen.
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Complicated starting position ahead of the final games
The Swiss national team is threatened with relegation to Group B of the Nations League. The Nati are three points off third place with two games to go. This difference must be made up in the direct duel against Serbia. The fact is: Switzerland must win against Serbia if they are to avoid relegation at all.
However, there is a scenario in which the national team could win both remaining matches and still be relegated. According to UEFA regulations, in the event of a tie on points, the direct matches between the teams with the same number of points decide in the first instance. Denmark currently have seven points and Serbia four. If the national team wins against Spain and Serbia and Denmark loses against Spain and Serbia, there will be three teams with seven points.
In this three-way battle with Denmark and Serbia, the Nati would lose out. With four points from the direct encounters, Switzerland would have fewer points than Denmark (seven points) and Serbia (six points).
All possible scenarios in the Nations League showdown can be found here.
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... and welcome to the live ticker for the match between Switzerland and Serbia. Kick-off at the Letzigrund is at 20:45. Find out everything you need to know about the landmark Nations League match here.
