World Cup Team Guide: Switzerland

Manager: Valdimir Petkovic

Key player: Xherdan Shaqiri - With 20 goals to his name already for his country, the Stoke City man is on the verge of becoming one of their all-time record goalscorers and at the age of 26 he is just approaching his peak. Switzerland's strikers have often left a lot to be desired in recent years but with exciting prospects such as Dimitri Oberlin and Breel Embolo starting to break into the team Shaqiri will finally have pace, power and quality to aim at in the final third.

Qualifying:

The Swiss bounced back from missing out on first place in Group B to Portugal on goal difference by edging to a narrow 1-0 victory over Northern Ireland in a play-off, with the only goal coming from a controversial Ricardo Rodriguez penalty.

Last time out: 

2014 World Cup:

Switzerland defeated Ecuador and Honduras to finish second behind France in Group E, but after pushing Argentina all the way in the round of 16 they eventually succumbed to a late Angel Di Maria goal in extra time.

History:

Switzerland have feature in 10 World Cups, with their best showings coming in 1934, 1938 and 1954 when they reached the quarter-finals.

Who will they face?

Brazil (7pm, June 17, Rostov-On-Don), Serbia (7pm, June 22, Kaliningrad), Costa Rica (7pm, June 27, Nizhny Novgorod).

Final squad:

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

Defenders: Stephan Lichtsteiner (Juventus), Michael Lang (Basel), Johan Djourou (Antalyaspor), Fabian Schar (Deportivo), Manuel Akanji (Borussia Dortmund), Nico Elvedi (Borussia Monchegladbach), Francois Moubandje (Toulouse), Ricardo Rodriguez (AC Milan).

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

Forwards: Josip Drmic (Borussia Monchengladbach), Breel Embolo (Schalke), Haris Seferovic (Benfica).