The knockout stage gets underway with a match between neighbouring countries.
Italy
A few years ago Mrs Wilbur and I did a train tour. In Italy we started in Bologna, moved on to Venice, Verona & Lake Como, before ending in Tirano on the Swiss border.
Rooftops, BolognaGrand Canal, VeniceVerona Arena, ItalyLake ComoTirano Station (Italy)
Switzerland
We then took the famed Bernina Express through amazing landscapes to Brug and back down to St Moritz, followed by the Glacier Express to Zermatt and finally on to Zurich.
Tirano Station (Switzerland)The Bernina Express, SwitzerlandSt Moritz RegionSt Moritz Regional TrainMatterhorn in ZermattLake Zurich
Match Prediction Italy 1 Switzerland 1 (Italy win on penalties)