Stoke's Xherdan Shaqiri has made an excellent start, looking a class apart so far.

The Swiss playmaker whips a delightful ball, pull of pace, from the right, but striker Josip Drmic cannot rise enough to get his head onto it.

Drmic turns around and applauds his team-mate. "Nice ball, pal," he says.

Sweden are very neat in possession, technically astute players.

They work the ball nicely in tight spaces, but seem to get a nose bleed when they approach the opposition penalty area.

Paul Fletcher
BBC Sport at St Petersburg Stadium

It is all shape, shape, shape from Sweden then a strike on the counter when the chance arises. They've had some promising openings too but really lacked composure in those key moments.

The Swedish fans to my left have been singing non-stop since the match started.

The top tier now looks fairly full but sadly there are still alot of empty seats behind the goals.

Who might have bought those anticipating that they would have finished top of their group, I wonder?

William: Whatever happens, Sweden deserve respect. They got through a qualifying group with France and Netherlands, beat Italy in the play-offs, qualified from a group with Germany and Mexico... and they're still going!

Simon: How does Forsberg get in this team? Hopefully he proves me wrong and scores the winner. Though I highly doubt it.

Chris: Sweden vs Switzerland is like Huddersfield vs Brighton ...very few care

It is not as dull as we expected it to be.

Main man Xherdan Shaqiri looks up and tries to pick out Blerim Dzemaili with an angled pass, but it skips off the turf and into the hands of Sweden goalkeeper Robin Olsen.

Mark Lawrenson
BBC football expert in Russia

The Swedish chance came from Switzerland's own goal-kick, and there lies the problem. If you are not capable of playing out from the back, don't try it.

According to the touchmap, Xherdan Shaqiri received the ball at the kick-off then ran with it in a little arc up the pitch.

But he will be one of Switzerland's main outlets going forward so they need him to pick up the ball in dangerous areas.

Image source, Opta

Pat Nevin
Former Chelsea winger on BBC Radio 5 live

It is a bit one dimensional from Sweden at the moment. That is probably the best move of the game so far, but Marcus Berg has hit is miles wide into row Z. He will be terribly disappointed with that.

Oh, this is an awful effort.

Sweden striker Marcus Berg has been smashing in the goals for UAE side Al Ain and is played through on goal, but his effort from inside the area is thrashed miles wide.

In the next move, he has another effort blocked an on the follow-up, Albin Ekdal boots the ball over the bar.

Keep you composure, lads.

Image source, Reuters

Michael Lang, in for the suspended Arsenal man Stephan Lichtsteiner, is another marauding right-back for the Swiss.

He plays in a cross towards Josip Drmic, but the striker cannot control.

Hoffenheim man Steven Zuber then has an effort from the left, but it is straight at the goalkeeper.

Blerim Dzemaili getting stuck in on Sweden's Emil Forsberg in the middle of the park.

The Swiss midfielder is a former Bolton player, you know.

Played just one cup game for the Trotter in his two-year spell at the club.

Now playing in a World Cup knockout game.

Image source, Reuters

Adnan: Contrary to some, I'm expecting a barnstormer. If Sweden's games against Germany and Mexico and Switzerland's game against Serbia are anything to go by.

The two teams are not sitting back here.

Ludwig Augustinsson swings in a free-kick which is headed on by a Sweden team-mate into the danger area, but Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka is situated well to clear the ball.

Jack: Sweden vs Switzerland does very much have an undercard feel to it

Jonny: With a Swedish father-in-law I have to be seen to be supporting them this afternoon, despite the fact that we all know England will crush them on Saturday on our way to guaranteed World Cup glory. I'm sure he'll understand

A quick start from Switzerland, they are into the Swedish backline straight away.

Stoke man Xherdan Shaqiri has a pop from 30 yards in the opening few seconds, but it is not troubling Robin Olsen.

Hope that is a sign of things to come.

It has been a great World Cup so far, don't let us down, Sweden and Switzerland.

Away we go in St Petersburg.

Paul Fletcher
BBC Sport at St Petersburg Stadium

Image source, Reuters

Time yet for this to change, but there are a lot of empty seats here.

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Anthems o'clock.

Sweden's "Thou ancient, thou free" is followed by the Swiss Psalm.