Switzerland National Football Team

Governing body Schweizerischer Fussballverband Affiliated 1904 Stadium St. Jakob-Park (38,512 seats) Manager M. Yakin

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Goalkeepers
J. Omlin	Y. Sommer	G. Kobel
Y. Mvogo
Defenders
F. Schär	J. Lotomba	L. Stergiou
E. Cömert	M. Akanji	N. Elvedi
R. Rodríguez	K. Mbabu	S. Widmer
Midfielders
S. Zuber	R. Freuler	R. Vargas
M. Aebischer	F. Frei	D. Sow
R. Steffen	G. Xhaka	X. Shaqiri
Attackers
M. Bottani	B. Embolo	Z. Amdouni
N. Okafor Goals: 1	H. Seferović Goals: 1	M. Gavranović

#	Name	Age								A
Goalkeepers
	J. Omlin	28	90	1	1	0	0	2	0		0	1	0
	Y. Sommer	33	180	2	2	0	0	1	0		0	0	0
	G. Kobel	24	90	1	1	0	0	2	0		0	0	0
	Y. Mvogo	28	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		0	0	0
Defenders
	F. Schär	30	180	2	2	0	0	1	0		0	2	0
	J. Lotomba	23	93	2	1	1	0	2	0		0	0	0
	L. Stergiou	20	11	1	0	1	0	1	0		0	0	0
	E. Cömert	24	90	1	1	0	0	3	0		0	0	0
	M. Akanji	26	169	2	2	0	1	0	0		0	1	0
	N. Elvedi	25	180	2	2	0	0	0	0		0	1	0
	R. Rodríguez	29	317	4	4	0	4	0	0		0	0	0
	K. Mbabu	27	90	1	1	0	0	2	0		0	0	0
	S. Widmer	29	226	3	3	0	1	1	0		1	1	0
Midfielders
	S. Zuber	30	110	3	1	2	1	2	0		0	0	0
	R. Freuler	30	291	4	3	1	0	1	0		0	0	0
	R. Vargas	23	87	1	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0
	M. Aebischer	25	74	2	1	1	1	3	0		0	0	0
	F. Frei	33	101	2	1	1	0	3	0		0	0	0
	D. Sow	25	229	4	3	1	3	1	0		0	1	0
	R. Steffen	30	141	3	1	2	1	3	0		0	1	0
	G. Xhaka	29	360	4	4	0	0	0	0		0	0	0
	X. Shaqiri	30	193	4	3	1	3	1	0		0	1	0
Attackers
	M. Bottani	31	20	1	0	1	0	2	0		0	0	0
	B. Embolo	25	273	4	3	1	2	1	0		0	1	0
	Z. Amdouni	21	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0
	N. Okafor	22	191	4	1	3	1	3	1		0	0	0
	H. Seferović	30	165	4	2	2	1	2	1		0	1	0
	M. Gavranović	32	9	2	0	2	0	4	0		0	0	0

UEFA Nations League: Advantage Portugal as Switzerland stun Spain in penultimate group encounter

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La Roja lost grip of their lead in the group after falling to an unexpected defeat at home on Saturday night.

It all started out so well for Switzerland. La Nati had won their first nine games in a row, picking up 27 points out of 30 in Group B during qualifying. However, a disappointing last matchday loss to Portugal shoved them down to second place and set up a play-off against Northern Ireland.

Controversy reigned during the two-legged play-off, as Switzerland were granted a spot-kick that some felt they shouldn't. In any case, they went on to win that leg 1-0, and hunkered down defensively to protect their narrow lead to seal their spot at this year's World Cup.

Coach's mission

Vladimir Pektovic will be aiming to prove doubters wrong and to show that Schweizer Nati are not just "lucky" to have sealed their spot. After all, the team were solid during qualifiers until their final matchday loss to Portugal, so clearly do have the quality to cause some kind of impact in Group E. While South American giants Brazil are the big favorites to top their quartet, Switzerland will be certainly to snatch a runners-up spot as they will feel they can match wits with Costa Rica and fellow European side Serbia.

New recruits

23-year-old shot-stopper Yvon Mvogo has never been capped by the senior squad, and while he's certainly the third-choice goalkeeper in this 23-man group, could he possibly make his debut this summer in Russia? Perhaps.

Here he is, alongside the 22 other members who will be featuring for La Nati this summer:

Experienced faces

Juventus defender Stephan Lichtsteiner, who serves as the team's skipper, is one of the more experienced players on this squad. Other veterans include Udinese's Valon Behrami, Bologna's Blerim Dzemaili,  Premier League duo Xherdan Shaqiri and Granit Xhaka, and AC Milan's Ricardo Rodriguez. Meanwhile, young rising star Breel Embolo will be hoping this could potentially be his breakout tournament.

Full Squad:

Goalkeepers: Roman Burki (Borussia Dortmund), Yvon Mvogo (Leipzig), Yann Sommer (Monchengladbach)

Defenders: Stephan Lichtsteiner (Juventus), Jacques-Francois Moubandje (Toulouse), Ricardo Rodriguez (AC Milan), Fabian Schaer (Deportivo La Coruna), Manuel Akanji (Borussia Dortmund), Johan Djourou (Antalyaspor), Nico Elvedi (Monchengladbach), Michael Lang (Basel)

Midfielders: Valon Behrami (Udinese), Blerim Dzemaili (Bologna), Xherdan Shaqiri (Stoke), Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), Steven Zuber (Hoffenheim), Denis Zakaria (Monchengladbach)Gelson Fernandes (Eintracht Frankfurt), Remo Freuler (Atalanta)

Forwards: Breel Embolo (Schalke), Josip Drmic (Monchengladbach), Mario Gavranovic (Dinamo Zagreb), Haris Seferovic (Benfica)