The Euro 2024 knockout stages have arrived and we begin with reigning champions Italy looking to book their spot in the quarterfinals by seeing off Switzerland.
The Italians arrive at the Round of 16 as runners-up of their group, and only scraped through thanks to a dramatic 98th-minute leveller against Croatia.
They’ll need to be at their best if they’re to overcome an unbeaten Switzerland side, with veterans Granit Xhaka and Xherdan Shaqiri still proving they can play their best football on the biggest stage.
The Sporting News is following Switzerland vs. Italy live, providing score updates, commentary and highlights as they happen.
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Switzerland vs. Italy live score
| 1st Half | Goal scorers | |
| Switzerland | — | |
| Italy | — |
Venue: Olympiastadion, Berlin
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
Predicted lineups:
Switzerland projected starting lineup (3-4-2-1): Sommer (GK) — Schar, Akanji, Rodriguez — Stergiou, Xhaka, Freuler, Aebischer — Ndoye, Vargas — Embolo.
Italy projected starting lineup (4-3-3): Donnarumma (GK) — Di Lorenzo, Mancini, Bastoni, Dimarco — Barella, Fagioli, Cristante — Chiesa, Scamacca, El Shaarawy.
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Switzerland vs. Italy live updates, highlights from Euro 2024
2 hours before kickoff: Hello, and welcome to The Sporting News’ live coverage of Switzerland vs. Italy. It’s the knockout stages. There’s place in the quarterfinals at stake. There could even be penalty shootout. We’re excited. Let’s get going!
Switzerland vs. Italy kickoff time
This Euro 2024 match kicks off from the Olympiastadion on Saturday, June 29 at 6 p.m. local time in Berlin.
Here’s how that time translates across some of the major territories around the globe:
| Date | Kickoff time | |
| USA/Canada | Sat, Jun. 29 | 12 p.m. ET |
| USA/Canada | Sat, Jun. 29 | 9 a.m. PT |
| UK | Sat, Jun. 29 | 5 p.m. BST |
| Australia | Sun, Jun. 30 | 2 a.m. AEST |
| India | Sat, Jun. 29 | 9:30 p.m. IST |
Switzerland vs. Italy lineups, team news
Switzerland will be forced into at least one change as right wing-back Silvan Widmer is suspended. Leonidas Stergiou is likely to start in his absence, although the lack of a natural alternative means coach Murat Yakin could get creative.
Breel Embolo started his first match of the Euros last time out after an injury-ravaged spell and is set to continue in attack, where Ruben Vargas and Zeki Amdouni are pushing for starts.
Switzerland projected starting lineup (3-4-2-1): Sommer (GK) — Schar, Akanji, Rodriguez — Stergiou, Xhaka, Freuler, Aebischer — Ndoye, Vargas — Embolo.
Italy coach Luciano Spalletti is tipped to revert to 4-3-3 after the patchy results of his back three experiment against Croatia. There will be a new face in defence, with Gianluca Mancini most likely to replace the suspended Riccardo Calafiori. Left-back Federico Dimarco sat out training with a calf complaint on Friday but is expected to be fit.
The Italy boss could once again shuffle around his shot-shy attackers. Federico Chiesa would be a popular inclusion in the starting lineup in place of Giacomo Raspadori, while Gianluca Scamacca could get another go at centre-forward at Mateo Retegui‘s expense. Sky Italia reported on Friday that Stephan El Shaarawy was poised to complete a three-man forward line, with Nicolo Fagioli set to join Nicolo Barella and Bryan Cristante in midfield.
Italy projected starting lineup (4-3-3): Donnarumma (GK) — Di Lorenzo, Mancini, Bastoni, Dimarco — Barella, Fagioli, Cristante — Chiesa, Scamacca, El Shaarawy.
Switzerland vs. Italy live stream, TV channel
| TV channel | Streaming | |
| USA | FS1, Univision, TUDN | Fubo, Fox Sports app/website, ViX, Univision Now, TUDN app/website |
| Canada | TSN1, TSN4, TLN, CTV, TVA Sports | TVA+, CTV app, VIVA |
| UK | BBC One | BBC iPlayer/website |
| Australia | — | Optus Sport |
| India | Sony Ten 2, 3, 2HD, 3HD | JioTV, Sony LIV |
USA: Switzerland vs. Italy from the Olympiastadion will be televised in the United States on FS1, with a Spanish-language broadcast via TUDN, and Univision. These channels are available to stream on Fubo with the latter offering a FREE seven-day trial. ViX is also an option.
Radio coverage of the match can be followed on SiriusXM FC.
UK: Saturday’s match will be shown in the U.K. on BBC One and the free-to-air broadcaster’s iPlayer and BBC Sport website platforms.
Canada: TSN and CTV are the main English language broadcasters for Euro 2024 while TVA provides French language options.
Australia: Australia’s sole broadcaster for the European Championship is Optus Sport.
India: Euro 2024 matches are available to watch on on JioTV and Sony LIV. Switzerland vs. Italy can also be viewed on Sony Ten Network on TV.
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