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Yann Sommer, Xherdan Shaqiri and Fabian Schär are three important pillars of the Swiss national team’s successful past years who have retired. They now need to be replaced.
Gregor Kobel, who has been delivering world-class performances at Borussia Dortmund for years, will take over the role of number 1 in the Swiss goal. Schär’s position in the three-man line-up is likely to be filled by Nico Elvedi, who was also a regular for the national team for a long time. It is less clear who will replace the genius of Shaqiri.
Although the 32-year-old only played a minor role at the European Championships, he was still able to make the difference with his playing qualities and his sometimes somewhat cheeky style of play. For example, with his goal to make it 1-1 in the preliminary round against Scotland. The attacking player is not only an extremely experienced player with 125 international matches, but also the best active Swiss goalscorer with 32 goals in the national team jersey.
How coach Murat Yakin and the rest of the team plan to deal with this will become clear today. The Nations League season begins with the match against Denmark in Copenhagen, and will reach an early climax on Sunday with the home match in Geneva against European champions Spain. Almost exactly two months after the quarter-final exit at the European Championships against England, a new era for the Swiss national team is beginning.
Back in March, Denmark welcomed the Swiss national team to Copenhagen’s Parken Stadium. The friendly match in preparation for the European Championship ended goalless. You can follow the outcome of today’s match from 8:45 p.m. here in the live ticker and on the SRF stream.
The record players of the Swiss national team
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The record players of the Swiss national team
In 1905, the Swiss national football team played its first game. These players played 75 times or more for Switzerland. [Stand: 03.09.2024]
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