Bern: In a final warm-up before both teams go to the World Cup, Switzerland will host Japan on June 8.

The Switzerland Football Federation says the friendly will be at Lugano. The Swiss team have a training camp in the town near the Swiss-Italian border before travelling to Russia.

The federation says it is seeking another match before the Japan game.

Switzerland leave for Russia on June 11 ahead of their opening game against Brazil in Group E on June 17. The group also includes Serbia and Costa Rica.

Japan are in Group H with Poland, Colombia and Senegal.