In the first match of Group I qualification for the European Championship, Belarus welcomes Switzerland as the nominal host. Due to the well-known situation, Belarus cannot play its matches in its own country, so this match will be played in Serbia. With that, Belarus will be deprived of the support of their fans in large numbers, and even if it were not so, they would be underdogs again in this match. In addition to these two teams, the group also includes Israel, Kosovo, Andorra and Romania. It is realistic to expect the Swiss to take first place, while Israel and Romania will most likely fight for the second position. Belarus has rejuvenated the team a lot in an attempt to qualify for the European Championship, and we will see how that idea will prove against Switzerland, which counts for a very high-quality team. Belarusians played a disastrous League of Nations in which they were relegated to League D with only three points won. Generally speaking, Belarus is one of the worst European national teams and for them it would be a great success in this match if they managed to avoid a big defeat.
On the other hand, Switzerland is among the better teams in Europe. They played quite decently at the World Cup in Qatar, where even Brazil, who beat them 1-0, had a hard time. This team is made up of players who play in big European clubs like Xhaka from Arsenal, Embolo from Monaco, Schar from Newcastle, Akanji from Manchester City and of course one of the best goalkeepers in the world, Sommer who has been playing for Bayern Munich since recently. At the last European Championship, they reached the 1/4 finals, where they were unlucky and were eliminated by the Spaniards on penalties. They have been playing at a very high level for years and are able to create a lot of difficulties for far better teams than today's opponents. There is no reason for their coach to use a mixed lineup for this match, and I expect that they will manage to achieve a convincing victory at the opening of the qualifiers.
