Switzerland have named their 23 man squad to travel to South Africa for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Swiss coach Ottmar Hitzfeld has selected a squad made up of players based in Switzerland (7), Germany (7), Italy (4), England (2), France (2) and Holland (1).
The Swiss side does not feature many big name players, but has a core of very solid defenders as well as a number os seasoned campaigners which will make them a tricky outfit to break down.
Switzerland will be hoping to progress from Group H which also features Chile, Honduras and favourites Spain.
Switzerland 23 Man Squad – FIFA World Cup 2010
Nr. | Name | D.O.B | Pos | Club | Ht |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Diego BENAGLIO | 08/09/1983 | GK | Wolfsburg (GER) | 193 |
2 | Stephan LICHTSTEINER | 16/01/1984 | DF | Lazio (ITA) | 180 |
3 | Ludovic MAGNIN | 20/04/1979 | DF | FC Zurich (SUI) | 186 |
4 | Philippe SENDEROS | 14/02/1985 | DF | Everton (ENG) | 190 |
5 | Steve VON BERGEN | 10/06/1983 | DF | Hertha Berlin (GER) | 183 |
6 | Benjamin HUGGEL | 07/07/1977 | MF | Basel (SUI) | 190 |
7 | Tranquillo BARNETTA | 22/05/1985 | MF | Bayer Leverkusen (GER) | 178 |
8 | Gokhan INLER | 27/06/1984 | MF | Udinese (ITA) | 183 |
9 | Alexander FREI | 15/07/1979 | FW | Basel (SUI) | 180 |
10 | Blaise NKUFO | 25/05/1975 | FW | Twente Enschede (NED) | 186 |
11 | Valon BEHRAMI | 19/04/1985 | MF | West Ham Utd. (ENG) | 184 |
12 | Marco WOELFLI | 22/08/1982 | GK | Young Boys (SUI) | 185 |
13 | Stephane GRICHTING | 30/03/1979 | DF | Auxerre (FRA) | 186 |
14 | Marco PADALINO | 08/12/1983 | MF | Sampdoria (ITA) | 177 |
15 | Hakan YAKIN | 22/02/1977 | MF | Lucerne (SUI) | 180 |
16 | Gelson FERNANDES | 02/09/1986 | MF | Saint-Etienne (FRA) | 183 |
17 | Reto ZIEGLER | 16/01/1986 | DF | Sampdoria (ITA) | 183 |
18 | Albert BUNJAKU | 29/11/1983 | FW | Nuremberg (GER) | 178 |
19 | Eren DERDIYOK | 12/06/1988 | FW | Bayer Leverkusen (GER) | 190 |
20 | Pirmin SCHWEGLER | 09/03/1987 | MF | Eintracht Frankfurt (GER) | 178 |
21 | Johnny LEONI | 30/06/1984 | GK | FC Zurich (SUI) | 189 |
22 | Mario EGGIMANN | 24/01/1981 | DF | Hannover 96 (GER) | 184 |
23 | Xherdan SHAQIRI | 10/10/1991 | MF | Basel (SUI) | 169 |