Sherdan Shaqiri believes Switzerland have all the tools to make it to the quarter-finals of the World Cup but they will need to get their act together if they are to beat Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal in the last 16 on Tuesday.
Shaqiri said the Swiss was on the wrong end of a 4-1 defeat in Lisbon when the teams met in June before returning with a 1-0 win in the Nations League, but it will be of no importance in a knockout game, Shaqiri said. he said.
“For me it is going to be completely different, because there are no friendly games, it is not Nations League, the pressure is immense, and so now it is important how the players deal with this pressure,” the 31-year-old said. told reporters on Sunday.