Portugal v Switzerland live stream, Saturday 9 July, 5.00pm
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These two nations made their European Championship bow five years ago, where they were both knocked out in the group stage.
They face a daunting task to reach the knockout stages this time around, with Olympic silver medallists Sweden and reigning European champions Netherlands for company in Group C.
Getting an opening day win will therefore be crucial to both sides’ chances, but Portugal originally didn’t think they would be competing in England at all.
A 1-0 play-off defeat to Russia ended their qualification hopes, but Portuguese dreams were revived after the Russians were kicked out of the tournament following the invasion of Ukraine..
They head to England in good form after racking up a run of four wins and a draw in preparation for the Euros.
It has been a different story for Switzerland, who are winless in their last six matches ahead of their Euro 2022 bow.
Two heavy friendly defeats directly before the tournament – 7-0 against Germany and 4-0 against England – were a blow, and the Swiss have scored just once in their last five games, conceding 16 goals in that time.
This will be the first meeting between the sides since March 2019, when Switzerland ran out 3-1 winners at the Algarve Cup.
Kick-off is at 5.00pm BST on Saturday 9 July and it is being shown by BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website in the UK. See below for international broadcast options.
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VPN guide
Use a VPN to watch Euro 2022 football from outside your country
If you’re out of the country for a round of Euro 2022 fixtures, then annoyingly your domestic on-demand services won’t work – the broadcaster knows where you are because of your IP address (boo!). You'll be blocked from watching it, which is not ideal if you’ve paid up for a subscription and still want to catch the action without resorting to illegal feeds you’ve found on Reddit.
But assistance is on hand. To get around that, all you have to do is get a Virtual Private Network (VPN), assuming it complies with your broadcaster’s T&Cs. A VPN creates a private connection between your device and t'internet, meaning the service can’t work out where you are and won't automatically block the service you've paid for. All the info going between is entirely encrypted – and that's a result.
There are plenty of good-value options out there, including:
UK TV rights
How to watch Euro 2022 live streams for UK subscribers
The BBC has the rights to show Euro 2022 in the UK.
US TV rights
How to watch Euro 2022 live streams for US subscribers
ESPN and TUDN have the rights to show Euro 2022 in the USA.
Australia TV rights
How to watch Euro 2022 live streams for Australian subscribers
Optus have the rights to show Euro 2022 in Australia.
