World Cup Game Preview: Ukraine vs Switzerland

Switzerland and Ukraine square off on Monday as a pair of World Cup darkhouses look to advance to the Round of 16 in Cologne. Switzerland, who won Group G ahead of France, are without Arsenal defender Philippe Senderos for the rest of the tournament after he suffered a dislocated shoulder in the 2-0 win over Korea Republic.

Therefore, Johan Djourou will deputize for him and Daniel Gygax will be able to play after missing the match against the Koreans, but Hakan Yakin will likely start again in attack. Ukraine have two players suspended for the game against the

Swiss, as Vyacheslav Sviderskyi and Andriy Rusol are absent.

After not shutting out an opponent in 22 all-time World Cup games, Switzerland were the only side not to allow a goal in the group stage.

Ukraine have been scored against in one game this year, their 4-0 Group H opening defeat to Spain, and they are one of two debutants (Ghana) to advance to the knockout rounds of this tournament.

Head to head:

This will be the first meeting between these two nations.

Probable line-ups:

Switzerland: Zuberbühler, Spycher, Djourou, Müller, P. Degen, Wicky, Vogel, Cabañas, Barnetta, Frei, Yakin.

Ukraine: Shovkovskyi, Yezerskyi, Vashchuk, Nesmachnyi, Gusev, Tymoschuk, Shelayev, Kalinichenko, Rebrov, Shevchenko, Voronin.