Serbia vs Switzerland, LIVE World Cup 2018: Xherdan Shaqiri completes Swiss comeback – latest score and updates from Kaliningrad

Follow all the latest news from the Group E clash in Kaliningrad

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Serbia will be hoping to seal their qualification for the World Cup knockout stage with a victory against Switzerland in Kaliningrad.

Mladen Krstajic’s men were unlucky not to beat Costa Rica more convincingly in their first match, and they may have to be more ruthless when they face a stubborn Swiss side that successfully stifled tournament favourites Brazil to earn a 1-1 draw.

Switzerland’s defence is their biggest strength, and they will have identified Lazio playmaker Sergej Milinkovic-Savic as a key threat to their hopes of victory.

Follow all the live action below...

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What time is it?

Serbia vs Switzerland kicks off at 7pm.

Where can I watch it?

The game will be shown live on BBC One. It will also be shown on the BBC website.

Odds

Serbia: 9/5

Switzerland: 47/23

Draw: 20/9

Prediction

Serbia 1-0 Switzerland: Neither of these teams are full of goals but Serbia’s greater creativity in attack should provide the breakthrough they need at some stage.

Key Points

• It's day nine of the World Cup in Russia
• Philippe Coutinho saves Neymar and Brazil against Costa Rica
• Nigeria see off Iceland to throw Group D wide open
• Serbia kick off against Switzerland at 7pm in Kaliningrad

[22 June 2018 18:06 · Vithushan Ehantharajah]

Good evening and welcome to our live coverage of Serbia vs Switzerland!

Stick with us for team news and build-up, ahead of minute-by-minute coverage of the match itself.

[22 June 2018 18:06 · Vithushan Ehantharajah]

Here's the team news.

[22 June 2018 18:07 · Vithushan Ehantharajah]

Some difficult to pronounce surnames in that list...

[22 June 2018 18:08 · Vithushan Ehantharajah]

And here's a reminder of what happened in Group E earlier today.

A win for Serbia would leave them in a very strong position ahead of their crunch meeting against Brazil next week.

[22 June 2018 18:14 · Vithushan Ehantharajah]

Jack Pitt-Brooke was also in St Petersburg earlier today and wrote this piece on the extraordinary amount of pressure Neymar finds himself under.

Will he be Brazil's Cristiano Ronaldo or succumb to the pressure like Lionel Messi?

[22 June 2018 18:23 · Vithushan Ehantharajah]

Sergej Milinkovic-Savic showed glimpses of why Manchester United would be wise to go back in for him in Serbia’s narrow win over Costa Rica.

Here’s our full assessment of how he got on.

[22 June 2018 18:31 · Vithushan Ehantharajah]

Switzerland meanwhile held Brazil to a draw in the opening game.

A win here tonight would see them join Brazil at the top of Group E, level on four points.

[22 June 2018 18:44 · Sam Dymond]

Inside the Kaliningrad Stadium, one fan has offered his Swiss counterparts the traditional Serbian welcome.

[22 June 2018 18:48 · Sam Dymond]

Serbia topped Group E after the first round of matches but, in Switzerland, the face an opponent in fine form.

[22 June 2018 18:53 · Sam Dymond]

Fingers crossed that this Swiss supporter has mugged the England band on his way to the ground tonight.