Switzerland National Football Team

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

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Goalkeepers
J. Omlin	Y. Sommer	Y. Mvogo
Defenders
F. Schär Assists: 2	L. Benito	T. Klose
M. Lang Goals: 1, Assists: 1	N. Elvedi Goals: 1, Assists: 1	R. Rodríguez Goals: 1, Assists: 1
F. Moubandje	K. Mbabu Assists: 1	L. Lacroix
Midfielders
S. Zuber Goals: 1	R. Freuler	D. Zakaria Goals: 1, Assists: 1
D. Sow	C. Fassnacht	G. Xhaka Assists: 1
E. Fernandes Assists: 1
Attackers
D. Oberlin	A. Ajeti Goals: 1	H. Seferović Goals: 5, Assists: 1
X. Shaqiri Goals: 1, Assists: 3	M. Gavranović Goals: 1

#	Name	Age								A
Goalkeepers
21	J. Omlin	24	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	Y. Sommer	29	270	3	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
12	Y. Mvogo	24	90	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
22	F. Schär	26	270	3	3	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0
5	L. Benito	26	3	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
20	T. Klose	30	90	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
6	M. Lang	27	180	2	2	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0
4	N. Elvedi	22	270	3	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
13	R. Rodríguez	26	270	3	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
3	F. Moubandje	28	90	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
2	K. Mbabu	23	180	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
13	L. Lacroix	26	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
14	S. Zuber	27	344	4	4	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0
8	R. Freuler	26	166	2	2	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
17	D. Zakaria	22	274	4	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0
18	D. Sow	21	11	1	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
15	C. Fassnacht	25	5	2	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
10	G. Xhaka	26	360	4	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0
11	E. Fernandes	22	118	3	1	2	0	3	0	1	0	0	0
Attackers
7	D. Oberlin	21	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
16	A. Ajeti	21	25	3	0	3	0	4	1	0	0	0	0
9	H. Seferović	26	321	4	4	0	4	0	5	1	1	0	0
23	X. Shaqiri	27	360	4	4	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0
19	M. Gavranović	28	90	2	1	1	1	3	1	0	0	0	0

Lindsey Vonn Makes Her Highly-Anticipated Return & More From Team USA This Weekend - TeamUSA.org

As you settle into your weekend, Team USA athletes are getting ready to compete all around the world.

TeamUSA.org (19 hours ago)

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)