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Old 11-06-2016, 07:52
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The game will also be on BBC Radio 5 Live and on the BBC Sport website and App.

Albania are in their first ever major tournament, the Swiss have never reached the knockout stage of a European Championship.

6 meetings between the nations in the past, Switzerland have 5 wins with the other match ending a draw.
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Old 11-06-2016, 11:34
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Brother v Brother as well, I always enjoy seeing matches that feature this strange sort of quirk!

Should be a good match I think.
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Old 11-06-2016, 13:11
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Brother v Brother as well, I always enjoy seeing matches that feature this strange sort of quirk!
The circumstances of the two Xhakas being on opposite sides are interesting; they could have both played for either country but the Albanian FA thought Taulent was more talented than Granit and made a greater effort to get him to switch to Albania, which made up Granit's mind to stay a Swiss player.

That might not be the only grudge match out on the pitch, though, as a number of the Swiss players grew up in Albania and a number of the Albanian players were born in Switzerland and played for them at youth level - so it could be quite a feisty and full-blooded match if those players go out feeling that they have points to prove.

Saying that, though, I expect a fairly comfortable Swiss victory.
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Old 11-06-2016, 13:17
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albania have done really well to get here but i reckon they will some undone in this group and will be one of the 8 sides heading home after the group stage... good luck to them though, i hope they have a right go...
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Old 11-06-2016, 13:33
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The line-ups:

Albania.
Berisha, Hysaj, Mavraj, Cana, Agolli, T Xhaka, Kukeli, Abrashi, Roshi, Lenjani, Sadiku.

Switzerland.
Sommer, Lichsteiner, Schar, Djourou, Rodriguez, Behrami, Dzemaili, G Xhaka, Shaqiri, Mehmedi, Seferovic.
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Old 11-06-2016, 13:40
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Djourou aside, Switzerland have a really good team. Embolo on the bench too- they could cause a few upsets.
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Old 11-06-2016, 13:46
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Had a couple of bets on this one to get my interest up on this game. Switzerland 2-0 with Severovic to score first and just for the crack Sadiku first scorer for Albania despite knowing absolutely nothing about him other than a BBC preview
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Old 11-06-2016, 13:47
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Fascinating insight from Thierry suggesting he went to tournaments with France where they knew before a ball had been kicked they weren't going to win it.
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Old 11-06-2016, 13:57
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great sea of red... sounds likes a good atmosphere.
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Old 11-06-2016, 13:58
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Come on Albania!
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Old 11-06-2016, 13:58
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This is the match we've all been waiting for.
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Old 11-06-2016, 13:59
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Went for the draw on a prediction thing for this one but realistically have to make Switzerland favourites. I just wanted to look like a bit of a guru if I got it right.

Albania might not even have been here if it wasn't for the trouble when they played Serbia and got awarded the match 3-0. It was 0-0 at the the time and if that had have held, or if Serbia had gone on to win it would have been Denmark who finished second with Albania going into the playoffs. Might have changed the seeding, but if not it would've been them facing Sweden.
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Old 11-06-2016, 14:01
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Great to see Albania on the big stage : you could tell how excited their fans were during the anthems.
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Old 11-06-2016, 14:03
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Great to see Albania on the big stage : you could tell how excited their fans were during the anthems.
And how much they loathe the Swiss
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Old 11-06-2016, 14:03
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sounds likes a good atmosphere.
Cracking atmosphere. Nice stadium, too.
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Old 11-06-2016, 14:06
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Another goalkeeping error!

Dear me, the Albanian keeper really flapped at that.
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Old 11-06-2016, 14:06
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Dodgy keepers everywhere.
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Old 11-06-2016, 14:06
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Keeper's had nightmare there.
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Old 11-06-2016, 14:07
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Dear oh dear, what a mess the keeper made of that.
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Old 11-06-2016, 14:07
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no mans land... keepers had a shocker.
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Old 11-06-2016, 14:14
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Brothers on opposing national teams isn't new. I had that during Euro 2000 - Gary Neville was with England while Phil played for Romania.

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Old 11-06-2016, 14:19
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Does Senderos still play football? Thought he captained Swiss last year
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Old 11-06-2016, 14:20
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This definitely wont end 11 vs 11
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Old 11-06-2016, 14:25
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This definitely wont end 11 vs 11
Was thinking that. Also this ref seems like he will be strict and naive to play acting
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Old 11-06-2016, 14:26
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This game is very stop start, it's taking the enjoyment out of it.
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