News about Michel Aebischer

MARTIN KEOWN: One reason Gareth Southgate may switch to a back three would be his concern that the overworked Declan Rice would get outnumbered in midfield if England played a 4-3-3. The Arsenal man would be left with an opponent on either side of him as a consequence of Switzerland's carousel system which can see them end up in the old-fashioned W-M formation. This is accomplished by Murat Yakin sending two extra bodies into the midfield while the match is ongoing. Sometimes you will see their two forwards Fabian Rieder and Ruben Vargas withdrawing deep to fulfil that role. On other occasions the wing backs Dan Ndoye and Michel Aebischer move inside from their flanks, which is highly unusual. There is an incredible fluidity to how they do this - and that is something England will need to be wary of.

Switzerland fully deserved to progress into the quarter-finals where they have a potential date with England. Berlin had been the venue for Italy's triumph at the 2006 World Cup but they never looked like pulling off a repeat as they were second-best in every department. Here, Mail Sport's JOE BERNSTEIN runs the rule over who impressed - and which players should do better - in the first of the last-16 matches.

The first round of group stage matches came to a thrilling end on Tuesday night as Portugal recovered from a goal down to beat Czechia in the Leipzig rain. Hours earlier, fans had been treated to arguably the game of the tournament between Georgia and Turkey at an even more raucous and wet Westfalenstadion. Euro 2024 began with the largest-ever opening game win, as Germany thumped Scotland 5-1. It's fair to say the tournament has been a roaring success in its first few days.

AADAM PATEL AT THE RHEINENERGIESTADION: For London-born Kwadwo Duah, this was the stuff of dreams. Having only made his Switzerland debut last Tuesday and with just 45 minutes of international experience, under-pressure Switzerland boss Murat Yakin put his faith in the 27-year-old to lead the line and within 12 minutes, he delivered with the most assured of finishes for his first international goal.  Duah's pure elation on his face told the story on an afternoon in Cologne where Switzerland captain Granit Xhaka ran the show and credited the time that he has spent working on his UEFA A coaching license for 'giving him the impetus to read the game differently.' His side came out as deserved winners thanks to further goals from Michel Aebischer and Breel Embolo either side of Barnabas Varga pulling one back for Hungary.

Fans noticed Breel Embolo suffered a wardrobe malfunction after the Switzerland forward came off the bench to score in a 3-1 win over Hungary at Euro 2024. In a game where their talisman Dominik Szoboszlai became the youngest captain in Euros history, Hungary struggled from the outset and Kwadwo Duah gave Switzerland the lead after just 12 minutes. Switzerland continued to press forward throughout the opening 45 minutes and Michel Aebischer doubled their lead on the brink of half-time by netting a curling strike from outside the box.

Serbia is in need of a victory against Switzerland in Group G's last game, putting the team in a good position despite their 1-0 loss to Brazil on Monday. Serbia could have advanced to second place in a thrilling 3-3 draw with Cameroon, but they were unable to hold on. Sportmail takes you through everything you need to hear about below as the match quickly approaches.

Brazil defeated Switzerland 1-0 to qualify for the World Cup knockouts on Monday, with Casemiro scoring a late thunderbolt in Neymar's absence. Tite's talisman was out due to injury after Brazil's 2-0 victory over Serbia in their first match, but the five-time world champions battled to break down Switzerland's stifling defense until Casemiro's 83rd minute stunner. After the match, Sportsmail has analyzed each player's results from both Brazil and Switzerland, with just one more fixture remaining in Group G.