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Swiss crash out after draw

Swiss crash out after draw

A World Cup that started so brightly for Switzerland came to a tame end as Ottmar Hitzfeld’s side failed to find a way past Honduras at the Free State Stadium. more

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CURRENT SQUAD

No.   Position Player
1 Switzerland GK Diego Benaglio
Switzerland GK Marco WOELFLI
Switzerland GK Johnny LEONI
23 Switzerland DF Philippe Senderos
13 Switzerland DF Stephane Grichting
5 Switzerland DF Stephan Lichtsteiner
3 Switzerland DF Ludovic Magnin
Switzerland DF Steve Von Bergen
Switzerland DF Reto ZIEGLER
Switzerland DF Mario Eggimann
21 Switzerland MD Valon Behrami
15 Switzerland MD Gelson Fernandes
10 Switzerland MD Hakan Yakin
8 Switzerland MD Gokhan Inler
7 Switzerland MD Tranquillo Barnetta
6 Switzerland MD Benjamin Huggel
Switzerland MD Marco PADALINO
Switzerland MD Pirmin SCHWEGLER
Switzerland MD Xherdan SHAQIRI
13 Switzerland ST Alexander Frei
12 Switzerland ST Eren Derdiyok
Switzerland ST Blaise NKUFO
Switzerland ST Albert BUNJAKU
 

CLUB INFORMATION

The Swiss completed back-to-back World Cup qualifications in fine style under the expert leadership of German coach Ottmar Hitzfeld.

They were always comfortable in their group and in the end qualified with a game to spare to reach a ninth finals tournament.

Following the World Cup success of their Under-17 side in Nigeria recently, they will be hoping this tournament also heralds a bright new dawn in Swiss football.


Coach: Ottmar Hitzfeld
Nickname: Schweizer Nati
Honours: None
Previous World Cup appearances: 8 (1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1962, 1966, 1994, 2006)
Best World Cup finish: Quarterfinals (1934, 1938, 1954)
 
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