A truly bonkers World Cup is whittling down to the last eight.
We are still reeling from the Belgium v Japan game last night. Such drama and excitement, but then again, we’ve come to expect that from this crazy World Cup in Russia.
Today sees the two remaining quarter-final places up for grabs with the unfancied Swiss taking on the unfancied Swedes in a battle for the most unfancied team in the quarter-finals.
Later in the evening, we see if England’s ‘deliberate’ loss to Belgium is to prove a masterstroke as they talk on the dogs of war that is Colombia in Moscow. This is one of the biggest matches in English football history and it’ll be interesting to see how the young Lions react to the pressure.
Round of 16: Sweden v Switzerland
Venue: St. Petersburg
Kick off (Irish time): 15:00
Live on: RTÉ Two (Coverage starts at 14:30), BBC (Coverage starts at 14:30)
Pundit watch: Jacqui Hurley is joined by Damien Duff, Hope Solo and Didi Hamann in the RTE studios. The BBC have Gary Lineker presenting and Alex Scott, Phil Neville and Jermaine Jenas as pundits.
Round of 16: Colombia v England
Venue: Moscow
Kick off (Irish time): 19:00
Live on: RTÉ Two (Coverage starts at 18:30), ITV (Coverage starts at 18:30)
Pundit watch: For RTE, Darragh Maloney is joined by Richard Dunne, Liam Brady and Eamon Dunphy. ITV have Mark Pougatch in the hot-seat with Gary Neville, Ian Wright and Lee Dixon in the studio and Jacqui Oatley with Ryan Giggs pitchside.
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