A match at 5 o’clock, which is also a knockout match in the most prestigious competition in international football, raises many questions. Should we change our habits? Will it be possible to celebrate goals loudly at the risk of waking up the neighbors? Should we take a morning or a day off to fully enjoy the match and then celebrate the qualification or mourn the elimination? Or simply, how and where to follow this part?
Gather with other fans
If you’re used to going to a fan zone to support the Nati, and you of course have the courage to set the alarm, you’re in luck. The majority of fan zones in French-speaking Switzerland have decided to open their doors for this duel between Switzerland and Algeria. Many will even offer breakfasts to welcome the brave.
In certain cantons, such as Valais, Neuchâtel, Vaud or even Jura, it will also be possible to follow the match in bars. As long as they made the decision to open at dawn to broadcast this meeting.
At home or discreetly in the office
And if you don’t want to get up and see people at such an early hour, that’s totally understandable. You will be able to follow the meeting from home on RTS or directly on lematin.ch from 4:30 a.m.
This alternative also works if you are on the train or at the office, as long as you are discreet and your employer is accommodating.
Because this meeting could allow Switzerland to write a page in its history by winning its first knockout match in a modern World Cup after having done so twice at the Euro (2021 and 2024).
Where will you watch the Switzerland-Algeria match?
