ZURICH (SWITZERLAND) (ITALPRESS) – Switzerland is ready. Murat Yakin, coach of the national team that denied us a spot in the 2022 World Cup as group winners and then eliminated us from the 2024 European Championships, has made his selections, releasing the 26-man squad for the 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. The Swiss are in Group B along with Canada, Qatar, and Bosnia.
Yakin’s list includes four players who play in the Italian league: Inter defender Manuel Akanji and Bologna, Milan, and Pisa midfielders Remo Freuler, Ardon Jashari, and Michel Aebischer, respectively.
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Goalkeepers: Gregor Kobel (Borussia Dortmund), Marvin Keller (Young Boys), Yvon Mvogo (Lorient).
Defenders: Ricardo Rodriguez (Betis), Silvan Widmer (Mainz), Manuel Akanji (Inter), Miro Muheim (Hamburg), Nico Elvedi (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Aurele Amenda (Eintracht Frankfurt), Luca Jaquez (Stuttgart), Eray Comert (Valencia).
Midfielders: Johan Manzambi (Freiburg), Granit Xhaka (Sunderland), Remo Freuler (Bologna), Denis Zakaria (Monaco), Ardon Jashari (Milan), Michel Aebischer (Pisa), Djibril Sow (Sevilla), Christian Fassnacht (Young Boys), Fabian Rieder (Augsburg).
Forwards: Noah Okafor (Leeds United), Dan Ndoye (Nottingham Forest), Zeki Amdouni (Burnley), Breel Embolo (Rennes), Ruben Vargas (Sevilla), Cedric Itten (Fortuna Düsseldorf).
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