Hitzfeld: Switzerland have steadily improved

Hitzfeld is set to retire after the World Cup but declared at a press conference on Monday that he does not expect the round of 16 encounter with Argentina to be his last.

Switzerland started their tournament with a come-from-behind 2-1 win over Ecuador, before being thrashed 5-2 by France and defeating Honduras 3-0 to advance from Group E.

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