Switzerland can quality for Euro 2024 if they beat Kosovo in their penultimate Group I fixture at the St. Jakob-Park in Basel on Saturday.
Kosovo, meanwhile, must claim maximum points against the Swiss if they wish to keep their slim top-two hopes alive.
Murat Yakin's side have scored 21 goals across their eight Group I games – only Portugal (32) have scored more in Euro 2024 qualifying – and they found the net at least twice in each of their first seven matches before being forced to settle for a 1-1 draw with Israel on Wednesday night.
The Swiss were seemingly on course to claim maximum points at the Pancho Arena in Hungary courtesy of a first-half header from Ruben Vargas, but they were made to rue a number of missed opportunities, including hitting the crossbar twice, as Shon Weissman netted an 88th-minute equaliser to snatch a point for Israel.
Switzerland have climbed above Romania to the top of Group I on goal difference despite dropping two points against Israel, and they have just two full days to prepare for their penultimate qualifier versus a Kosovo side who have frustrated Yakin's men in previous meetings.
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