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Switzerland have impressed on their route to a QF showdown with England on Saturday – Jack Manship looks at their tactical playbook.

Germany vs Spain is a heavyweight clash – David Astill previews the quarter-final where two of the best sides so far go head to head.

In the Copa America, Brazil continue to progress – Karim El-Shesheiny analyses their set-piece game and calls out some strengths and weaknesses.

Venezuela have qualified with a 100% record – Fintan O’Reilly explains how they play and why it is working with one eye on Canada.

That’s all for this morning – we will be back later with some articles from the #archives

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