The European giants have ended their 3-game winning streak, with a 10-point lead, and the big dark horses are chasing after them. The 3 teams in the European preliminaries have conceded 0 goals so far

The first group match of the World Cup European Qualifiers begins, and Switzerland is a guest to challenge Slovenia. Switzerland won its first three group matches, first sweeping Kosovo 4-0, then beating Slovenia 3-0, and then beating Sweden 2-0. Switzerland has kept clean sheets in all three games. Now Switzerland faces Slovenia again, and the goal is still to score all 3 points. As a result, Switzerland only got one draw, and its three-game winning streak ended.

Switzerland has a 433 formation. Ndoye, Embolo and Vargas formed the offensive trident. Sou, Xhaka and Freuler started the game in the midfield. The back four of Ricardo Rodriguez, Akanji, Elvedi and Widmer played together. Kerber serves as the starting goalkeeper. The Swiss starting lineup is worth a total of 156 million euros, while the Slovenian starting lineup is worth a total of 135 million euros.

Switzerland, playing away in this game, took the initiative, with a ball possession rate of 65%, and created 11 shooting opportunities. However, only 3 shots were on target and they were unable to score. Slovenia, which was fully defensive, only had 4 shots in the game, none of which were on target, so it was understandable that they failed to score. Slovenia used pragmatic tactics to get a 0-0 draw. However, Slovenia is still hard to win, with 3 draws and 1 loss in 4 group matches, and only 3 points, ranking third.

Swiss forward Embolo played very poorly in this game. He didn't even have a single shot in the game, and he didn't try anyone. He had no sense of presence on the court. In the two World Cup preliminaries in September, Embolo performed very well, scoring 2 goals in the game against Kosovo and 1 goal in the first round against Slovenia. However, in the two group matches during this period, he performed poorly and failed to score.

Although the game ended in a draw, Switzerland still occupied the first place in the group. Switzerland has an unbeaten record of 3 wins and 1 draw in 4 group matches and is the only undefeated team in this group. Switzerland has kept clean sheets in 4 games, which is a very remarkable achievement. There are only three teams that have not conceded a goal in the European preliminaries so far. In addition to Switzerland, there are also England and Spain.

Switzerland ranks first with 10 points, and the promotion situation is relatively optimistic. Kosovo, the dark horse ranked 91st in the world, scored 7 points, closely chasing Switzerland, ranking second. Kosovo beat Sweden twice, which was unexpected. Slovenia ranks 3rd with 3 points. Sweden only scored 1 point and ranked at the bottom.