The early kick-off in Abu Dhabi pits two teams with differing hopes for the tournament against each other as the Black Stars face a tough battle to get out of their group.
A meeting with the Swiss will help prepare Ghana for their opener with Portugal next week while their opponents are due to meet Cameroon as they look to qualify out of Group G.
Date, kick-off time and venue
Ghana vs Switzerland is scheduled for a 10 am GMT kick-off this morning, November 17, 2022.
Ghana vs Switzerland team news
The Black Stars must use this game to settle on a new first-choice goalkeeper after Jojo Wollacott was ruled out of the World Cup with a thumb injury.
Tariq Lamptey can continue to make his claim for the right-back spot against Denis Odoi while Jeffrey Schlupp and Felix Afena-Gyan were two surprise names left out of the squad.
Granit Xhaka is fit for Switzerland after an illness.
Young midfielder Fabian Rieder will hope to win his first cap.