Portugal v Switzerland team news: Ronaldo and Cancelo benched

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Pickford

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van Dijk
Keane
Saliba

Saka
Wilson
Wirtz

Thiago
Haaland
Ekitiké

Dubravka
Alderete
Miley
Le Fée

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Price Change Predictions

Risers

Fallers

Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Ekitiké	LIV	8.9m	97.4%	Likely
James	CHE	5.6m	97.3%	Maybe
Verbruggen	BHA	4.4m	94.6%	Unlikely
Truffert	BOU	4.5m	94.3%	Unlikely
Woltemade	NEW	7.3m	89.3%	Unlikely
O'Reilly	MCI	5.3m	84.6%	Unlikely
L.Miley	NEW	4.4m	83.1%	Unlikely
Mukiele	SUN	4.2m	78.9%	Unlikely
Chalobah	CHE	5.5m	77.7%	Unlikely
Dalot	MUN	4.4m	77.2%	Unlikely
Andersen	FUL	4.6m	74.4%	Unlikely
Stach	LEE	4.8m	71.1%	Unlikely
Guéhi	CRY	5.3m	71.2%	Unlikely
Cunha	MUN	8.0m	65.6%	Unlikely
Gravenberch	LIV	5.6m	67.5%	Unlikely
Lewis-Potter	BRE	4.8m	64.4%	Unlikely
Gordon	NEW	7.3m	62.4%	Unlikely
Petrović	BOU	4.5m	67.2%	Unlikely
Alderete	SUN	4.0m	65.2%	Unlikely
Tete	FUL	4.5m	65.9%	Unlikely
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	65.4%	Unlikely
Mount	MUN	5.9m	57.4%	Unlikely
Van den Berg	BRE	4.5m	58.3%	Unlikely
Watkins	AVL	8.5m	57.6%	Unlikely
Cullen	BUR	5.0m	54.7%	Unlikely
Roefs	SUN	4.8m	52.1%	Unlikely
Raya	ARS	6.0m	53.6%	Unlikely
Dúbravka	BUR	4.0m	51.8%	Unlikely
Semenyo	BOU	7.7m	47.6%	Unlikely
Trossard	ARS	6.9m	47.7%	Unlikely
Igor Jesus	NFO	5.8m	47.7%	Unlikely
Saliba	ARS	5.9m	44.5%	Unlikely
Flemming	BUR	5.3m	45.1%	Unlikely
Smith Rowe	FUL	5.6m	44.0%	Unlikely
Pickford	EVE	5.5m	42.4%	Unlikely
Kamara	AVL	4.9m	43.1%	Unlikely
Evanilson	BOU	7.0m	43.9%	Unlikely
Sánchez	CHE	4.9m	42.6%	Unlikely
Virgil	LIV	5.9m	37.5%	Unlikely
Cash	AVL	4.9m	42.0%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Nallo	LIV	3.8m	102.7%	Very Likely
Mamardashvili	LIV	4.3m	102.9%	Very Likely
Strand Larsen	WOL	6.2m	102.1%	Very Likely
Isidor	SUN	5.5m	100.6%	Very Likely
Vicario	TOT	4.9m	101.9%	Very Likely
March	BHA	5.8m	100.6%	Very Likely
Piroe	LEE	5.0m	101.1%	Very Likely
Mosquera	ARS	5.4m	100.9%	Very Likely
Neave	NEW	4.4m	100.9%	Very Likely
Coleman	EVE	4.3m	100.3%	Very Likely
Balcombe	BRE	4.0m	100.5%	Very Likely
Thiago	BRE	7.1m	96.0%	Likely
Colwill	CHE	4.8m	100.3%	Very Likely
Kulusevski	TOT	6.4m	100.2%	Very Likely
Pedro Porro	TOT	5.3m	99.0%	Likely
Muñoz	CRY	5.9m	98.0%	Maybe
Nørgaard	ARS	5.2m	99.9%	Maybe
Tasker	BHA	3.9m	99.5%	Maybe
McAtee	NFO	5.1m	99.7%	Maybe
Doucouré	CRY	4.9m	94.3%	Maybe
Jair Cunha	NFO	4.3m	98.5%	Maybe
L.Guilherme	WHU	4.9m	96.0%	Maybe
Tchaouna	BUR	4.9m	96.5%	Maybe
Barnes	BUR	4.3m	97.2%	Maybe
Fitzgerald	MUN	4.4m	95.7%	Maybe
James	LEE	5.3m	95.2%	Maybe
Udogie	TOT	4.4m	94.2%	Unlikely
Okafor	LEE	5.5m	94.5%	Unlikely
Fer López	WOL	5.2m	92.8%	Unlikely
Barnes	NEW	6.2m	89.4%	Unlikely
Nwaneri	ARS	5.1m	93.1%	Unlikely
Bevan	BOU	3.9m	93.2%	Unlikely
Webster	BHA	4.4m	92.8%	Unlikely
Trafford	MCI	4.6m	91.6%	Unlikely
De Ligt	MUN	5.0m	90.9%	Unlikely
Benitez	CRY	4.0m	90.8%	Unlikely
Odobert	TOT	5.3m	86.8%	Unlikely
Yoro	MUN	4.3m	89.1%	Unlikely
Hannibal	BUR	4.8m	88.2%	Unlikely
Broggio	AVL	4.5m	89.9%	Unlikely

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Watchlists

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Raya Martin	ARS	C
No Change	Alisson	LIV	B, Vs
No Change	Donnarumma	MCI	B, Vs, Sus
No Change	Kelleher	BRE	C, Vs
No Change	Dubravka	BUR	C, £

Last updated: 20 Dec, 2025 12:40am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	van Dijk	LIV	B, Vs
No Change	Jurriën Timber	ARS	C
No Change	O’Reilly	MCI	B, Vs
No Change	Andersen	FUL	C
No Change	Marc Guehi	CRY	A
No Change	van den Berg	BRE	C, Vs
No Change	Thiaw	NEW	B
No Change	Milenkovic	NFO	B
No Change	van Hecke	BHA	A
No Change	Mukiele	SUN	C, £

Last updated: 20 Dec, 2025 12:42am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Saka	ARS	A
No Change	Bruno Fernandes	MUN	A
No Change	Foden	MCI	A, Vs
No Change	Semenyo	BOU	C
No Change	Szoboszlai	LIV	B, Vs, Inj, Sus
No Change	Minteh	BHA	C
No Change	Bruno Guimarães	NEW	B, Sus
No Change	Schade	BRE	C, Vs
No Change	Anderson	NFO	B, £

Last updated: 20 Dec, 2025 12:49am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	B, Vs
No Change	Thiago	BRE	B, Vs, Inj
Up	Ekitiké	LIV	A, Vs
Up	Bowen	WHU	A
Down	Mateta	CRY	C
Down	Woltemade	NEW	B, Rest

Last updated: 20 Dec, 2025 12:51am

Dugout Discussion

6 December 2022 243 comments

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The final last-16 game of the 2022 World Cup takes place tonight, as Portugal meet Switzerland at Lusail Stadium.

The winner will go through to play Morocco in the quarter-finals after they beat Spain on penalties earlier today.

Kick-off is at 19:00 GMT.

Cristiano Ronaldo is only on the bench for Portugal after coach Fernando Santos said he “really didn’t like” his reaction to being substituted against South Korea.

He sits alongside Joao Cancelo, with Raphael Guerreiro preferred at left-back.

Elsewhere, Diogo Costa, Diogo Dalot and Pepe are the only players to retain their places from Matchday 3.

As for Switzerland, Murat Yakin makes two changes to the side that dramatically overcame Serbia in Matchday 3, with goalkeeper Yann Sommer and Edimilson Fernandes coming in for Gregor Kobel and Sven Widmer.

MATCHDAY 4/ROUND-OF-16 LINE-UPS

Portugal XI: Costa, Dalot, Pepe, Dias, Guerreiro, Carvalho, Otavio, Bernardo, Fernandes, Felix, Ramos

Switzerland XI: Sommer, Fernandes, Akanji, Schar, Rodriguez, Freuler, Xhaka, Shaqiri, Sow, Vargas, Embolo

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Freshy
3 years, 20 days ago
Paqueta or T Silva for my 5th Brazilian
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1. Freshy
  3 years, 20 days ago
  DDog pointed out I cant add a 5th Brazillian till GW5 starts
  
  So never mind me
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2. My heart goes Salalalalah
  3 years, 20 days ago
  It hurts apparently. Just use clippers
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Philosopher's Stones
3 years, 20 days ago
Ronaldo fanboys in absolute shock and disbelief that their goat is benched after yet another petulant incident.
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1. I Member
  3 years, 20 days ago
  Doesn't help that he isn't very good at football anymore either.
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2. Piggs Boson
  3 years, 20 days ago
  His legacy is so tarnished it's left in search of the Elden Ring.
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  1. Goro Majima
    3 years, 20 days ago
    I salute this line.
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  2. Zimo
    3 years, 20 days ago
    This needs more upvotes guys. Come on. Chip in
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OPTA FPL
3 years, 20 days ago
Deadline transfer gw4 is until the game finish>?
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1. YEAH PITCH!
  3 years, 20 days ago
  Would like to know this too.
  If you head to MD5 it says it doesn't open until Friday. Maybe we get until then?
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nerd_is_the_werd
3 years, 20 days ago
Cancelo benched?
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1. Freshy
  3 years, 20 days ago
  Who to switch to?
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2. Freshy
  3 years, 20 days ago
  I went to Dalot
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3. Freshy
  3 years, 20 days ago
  Cancelo not on bench
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4. The FPL Units
  3 years, 20 days ago
  yes
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Louis_Sans_Balls
3 years, 20 days ago
Danilo is back right? Expected to start?
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Piggs Boson
3 years, 20 days ago
Pepe still looks class, even at 39. True Portugese legend.
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Piggs Boson
3 years, 20 days ago
JUSTIFIED.

Great finish.
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1. Piggs Boson
  3 years, 20 days ago
  Ramos g
  Felix a
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2. Zimo
  3 years, 20 days ago
  Ronaldo can't do that
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Bis_78
3 years, 20 days ago
Any news a Sandro. Likely to start Brazil’s next match?
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Louis_Sans_Balls
3 years, 20 days ago
lol @ Ronaldo's face
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1. jacob1989
  3 years, 20 days ago
  Dont laugh. He is going to be the top scorer in the saudi Arabia premier league.
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  1. The FPL Units
    3 years, 20 days ago
    don't forget the top earner as well
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My heart goes Salalalalah
3 years, 20 days ago
Cancelo benched probably means he starts Wednesday 28 December right? *just asking*
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1. jacob1989
  3 years, 20 days ago
  No he is not rested. He is dropped.
  This is a World cup knockout.
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jacob1989
3 years, 20 days ago
Wow Portugal actually look good without the player who will be playing in the saudi Arabia league next month!
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1. My heart goes Salalalalah
  3 years, 20 days ago
  Yes, and he won't advance the game there at all...
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Freshy
3 years, 20 days ago
Fast Forward to the 85th minute
Portugal up 3-0
Ramos Hatty
Coach takes off Ramos and puts in Ronny
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1. Piggs Boson
  3 years, 20 days ago
  Hopefully he waits until the 88th minute just to piss him off...
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Piggs Boson
3 years, 20 days ago
Crazy that Joao Felix has been put on the transfer list.
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1. Freshy
  3 years, 20 days ago
  maybe they just need the money
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dunas_dog
3 years, 20 days ago
Alba and Olmo to

A 1 Rabiot or 2 Bellingham
B 1Dumfries or 2 Guerreiro
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1. Baps Hunter
  3 years, 20 days ago
  A) no idea tbh Bellingham has been good, but I don't remember what Rabiot has looked like 🙁
  
  B) Who is Dumfries playing against? Pepe said hello. Is Guerreira their best defender?
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Zimo
3 years, 20 days ago
Uncle Pepe!
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1. Piggs Boson
  3 years, 20 days ago
  I have Pepe and Bruno 😯
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  1. Ze_Austin
    3 years, 20 days ago
    Switched C from Messi to... Bruno. Once I saw Ronaldo benched
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nerd_is_the_werd
3 years, 20 days ago
Let's not kid ourselves, there is a very real possibility of.....

Argentina v Portugal - World Cup Final, which means.......
Messi v Ramos - World Cup Final.......
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1. jacob1989
  3 years, 20 days ago
  Lets not forget otamendi vs Pepe!
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jacob1989
3 years, 20 days ago
The 39 year old keplar laveran de lima ferreira!

Also known as Pepe
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Freshy
3 years, 20 days ago
Pepe imitates Superman
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lewis274
3 years, 20 days ago
forgot to sub in bruno omd
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1. Lucas8406
  3 years, 20 days ago
  Charge it
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  1. lewis274
    3 years, 20 days ago
    omd
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Freshy
3 years, 20 days ago
I got attacking points from a midfielder
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1. Piggs Boson
  3 years, 20 days ago
  No England?
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jacob1989
3 years, 20 days ago
Ronaldo to sub on at 89th minute only to refuse and walk down the tunnel?
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Freshy
3 years, 20 days ago
Dalot defensive skills display
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1. Piggs Boson
  3 years, 20 days ago
  United need to give him a new contract immediately.
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Jack Frost
3 years, 20 days ago
love both games. I am thinking of Noppert for Bono... but each are at 4.5, would be gripping to watch Morocco defend if Allison concedes. What do you think? I'd do it in a second if bono was .5 less.
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Baps Hunter
3 years, 20 days ago
I think I'm getting POR def instead of ARG double up. Butt whom?
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1. Baps Hunter
  3 years, 20 days ago
  Ouch with that typo 😉
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2. RogDog_jimmy
  3 years, 20 days ago
  Dalot / Guerreiro.
  
  Choose one - and use a sub to fix it later if you get it wrong.
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  1. Baps Hunter
    3 years, 20 days ago
    Pepe seems to be their target on corners?
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RogDog_jimmy
3 years, 20 days ago
Come on Bruno - give me a nice late captain haul!
Ticking along nicely so far.
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1. Baps Hunter
  3 years, 20 days ago
  I hope he does well, only as owner though...
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jacob1989
3 years, 20 days ago
To be fair, ronaldo would have buried it.
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Stavrosplay
3 years, 20 days ago
Hi all wondering if someone can help me please.
I have 3 transfers left in current match day.
I have Alba and Olmo who scored a total of 9 pts for me.
If I transfer these 2 out during last game (Portugal Switzerland) for a couple of players that feature in next round will I lose their pts. Thanks
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1. RogDog_jimmy
  3 years, 20 days ago
  no - you will keep their points for this round.
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  1. Stavrosplay
    3 years, 20 days ago
    Thanks
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2. Gizzachance
  3 years, 20 days ago
  I was wondering nderng the same, but need them out before game finishes and I forget !
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3. Baps Hunter
  3 years, 20 days ago
  Nope, they are locked. We are all selling them.
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drughi
3 years, 20 days ago
Ronaldo dont miss chances like that
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1. Philosopher's Stones
  3 years, 20 days ago
  May be, but he don't let the team play as a team like Portugal did this half as well.
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2. putana
  3 years, 20 days ago
  ronaldo is finished my friend. let it go
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Gizzachance
3 years, 20 days ago
Peresic to Bruno?
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1. Baps Hunter
  3 years, 20 days ago
  No brainer
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  1. Gizzachance
    3 years, 19 days ago
    Cheers
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Saka Punch
3 years, 20 days ago
Portugal or Morocco defender for next round?
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1. Freshy
  3 years, 19 days ago
  Dalot
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  1. Freshy
    3 years, 19 days ago
    maybe not
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