World Cup LIVE: Qatar vs Switzerland before box-office Brazil clash
After a thrilling opening two days at the World Cup, where each host nation got their tournaments up and running, day three promises more drama with further Group B action plus the small matter of five-time champions Brazil in late-night play.
Saturday’s matches:
Qatar vs Switzerland – 21:00 CET
Australia vs Turkey – 06:00 CET
Live updates:
14:45 CET – We are still some time away from kick-off in the day’s first match, but there is no shortage of content to sink your teeth into in the build-up to play…
Recently, our Brazilian desk spoke exclusively to former Brazil and Wolfsburg striker Grafite about the Selecao’s chances at the World Cup, the players he thinks will shine, and his impression of the current German side, too.
Take a read of that exclusive interview here!
And if you want to read more exclusives, why not take a look at this one with former Sweden star Glenn Stromberg?
Stromberg sheds light on his nation’s expectations and even reminisces about Italia ’90. Sweden are in Group F, and get their campaign underway tomorrow night.
12:45 CET – Good afternoon and welcome back to our live coverage at the World Cup! Today promises another thrilling evening of group-stage action – in fact, the biggest yet – as five-time champions Brazil join the party against a Moroccan side that reached the 2022 semi-finals.
Before that box-office clash, though, there is an intriguing Group B match between Qatar and Switzerland. Switzerland, led by captain Granit Xhaka are the huge favourites with Xhaka talking up his side’s chances in the tournament in general ahead of tonight’s game.
World Championship 2026: Qatar – Switzerland (video preview)
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Switzerland are inside the top 20 of the World Rankings, and we saw at Qatar’s home World Cup in 2022 that they aren’t a particularly dangerous or talented team. There is thus every reason to expect a convincing Swiss win.
Following that clash is the biggest game of the tournament so far as Brazil take on Morocco from 00:00 CET at the MetLife Stadium. That is a match-up to whet the appetite of football fans around the globe, and it would take a brave person to predict the outcome.
World Championship 2026: Brazil – Morocco (video preview)
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Later on, Haiti take on Scotland at 03:00 CET, before Australia face Turkey at 06:00 CET. What a day of football ahead!
Catch up on all the drama from day two with our daily highlights, or relive all the action as it unfolded in the day two live tracker.