The other round of 16 clash features Group F winners Sweden against Group E runners-up Switzerland. Coach Janne Andersson and the Swedes have the opportunity to reach the quarter-finals for the first time since they finished third in 1994, while Switzerland has never gone further than this stage. This will also be the first time the two country's have met on the sport's biggest stage. Mike Fox has the details.

Sweden failed to qualify for the last two World Cups and faced daunting odds in Russia with their talismanic forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic having retired from international football. Taking over from Erik Hamren in 2016 after Sweden were knocked out in the group stage at the Euros, coach Andersson admitted he did not expect to find himself on the verge of reaching the last eight.

JANNE ANDERSSON SWEDEN COACH "I had absolutely no clue because we took over after a tournament where we had to rebuild from scratch. That we are sitting here today is something I had no idea would be possible two years ago."

Switzerland on the other side will be missing their captain Stephan Lichtsteiner, who's out after a second yellow card. However, coach Vladimir Petkovic seems to be optimistic.

VLADIMIR PETKOVIC SWITZERLAND COACH "We've been doing really well. The same can be said of Sweden as they've qualified and beat Italy to qualify then progressed really quickly. They are not weak opponents."

Both sides have met 27 times, with each team winning 10 and seven ending in draws. Michael Lang and Valon Behrami's defense and the offense of Xherdan Shaqiri pose a threat to Sweden. But without their captain and defender Lichtsteiner, Sweden will look to capitalize on quick counters. Mike Fox, CGTN.