Summary

  • Poland into last eight for first time

  • Arsenal's Xhaka misses crucial kick in shootout

  • Poland face Croatia or Portugal in last eight

Live Reporting

Tom Rostance

  1. Switzerland v Poland (14:00 BST)

    Switzerland have only beaten Poland once - a friendly back in 1976.

    The sides are infrequent rivals to be honest, just 10 meetings across the years. This is the biggest clash in the history books for sure.

    Poland supportersReuters

  2. Expecting goals?

    Switzerland v Poland (14:00 BST)

    I'm all for a goalfest, Hungary v Portugal style, but the omens are not really great for one in St Etienne...

    • Switzerland’s last shot on target was 103 minutes ago, against Romania.
    • Switzerland have conceded only one goal so far, from the penalty spot against Romania.
    • Poland have never scored more than one goal in nine games at the Euros. However, they haven’t conceded a single goal in this tournament

    Swiss striker Haris SeferovicReuters

  3. Uncharted territory

    Switzerland v Poland (14:00 BST)

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    A first for both nations this afternoon.

    Switzerland and Poland have both reached the knockout stage of a European Championship finals for the first time. In fact, prior to Euro 2016 Poland had never even won a game at the tournament.

    Now both sides find themselves in the so-called “right half of the draw” and one of them will be the first country into the quarter-finals.

    How far can they go?

  4. 'Games really matter'

    Switzerland v Poland (14:00 BST)

    Danny Murphy
    Former England midfielder

    I am excited now because we are at the point where the games really start to matter. People are going home if they lose and that should create some better games, a bit more end to end and people having a go.  

  5. Today's line-up

    Three games, all could go to extra time and penalties. Gorge yourselves on this lot..

    Switzerland v Poland (14:00 BST)

    Wales v Northern Ireland (17:00 BST)

    Croatia v Portugal (20:00 BST)

    You can follow all three games across the BBC...

  6. Team news

    Switzerland v Poland (14:00 BST)

    Switzerland make just one change as striker Haris Seferovic statrs in place of teenager Brrel Embolo, but Poland make four changes.

    In come dependable right-hand-side duo Lukasz Piszczek and Jakub Blaszczykowsi, plus Kamil Grosicki and Krzysztof Maczynski.

  7. Football is BACK

    Switzerland v Poland (14:00 BST)

    Poland fansReuters

    Afternoon all.

    Never have two rest days at a tournament dragged on for so long. After the feast of three, or even four games a day, the famine of no matches at all has been hard for us all to take.

    Northern Ireland fansReuters

    It's all been very quiet across Europe. Hasn't it?  

    Wales fansReuters

    Anyway - football is back. And back big.

    Three knockout matches today will see the top half of the draw taking shape. Who will make the first step into the last eight?

    Let's find out...