FIFA World Cup 2018 Official squad: Group E – Team 20 – Switzerland

Soccer Football - International Friendly - Switzerland vs Panama - Swissporarena, Luzern, Switzerland - March 27, 2018 Switzerland team group before the match REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth - RC17FBBA3AC0

The 2018 FIFA World Cup is scheduled to be held in Russia from 14th June to 15th July. All teams have qualified for the tournament and these teams are required to register a squad of 23 players, which includes three goalkeepers. Only players from this squad can play in the tournament.

The 32 teams will be divided into eight groups of four teams each – Group A to Group H. The four teams in Group E are: Brazil, Costa Rica, Serbia and Switzerland.

Switzerland booked their spot in the World Cup thanks to a 1-0 aggregate play-off win over Northern Ireland. Their FIFA ranking is 6. Let’s look at Switzerland’s official squad for FIFA World Cup, 2018.

Coach: Vladimir Petković

Players:

1. Yann Sommer - Goalkeeper - 29 years old - 35 caps
2. Stephan Lichtsteiner (captain) - Defender - 34 years old - 99 caps
3. François Moubandje - Defender - 27 years old - 17 caps
4. Nico Elvedi - Defender - 21 years old - 5 caps
5. Manuel Akanji - Defender - 22 years old - 6 caps
6. Michael Lang - Defender - 27 years old - 24 caps
7. Breel Embolo - Forward - 21 years old - 24 caps
8. Remo Freuler - Midfielder - 26 years old - 9 caps
9. Haris Seferović - Forward - 26 years old - 50 caps
10. Granit Xhaka - Midfielder - 25 years old - 61 caps
11. Valon Behrami - Midfielder - 33 years old - 78 caps
12. Yvon Mvogo - Goalkeeper - 24 years old - 0 caps
13. Ricardo Rodríguez - Defender - 25 years old - 52 caps
14. Steven Zuber - Midfielder - 26 years old - 11 caps
15. Blerim Džemaili - Midfielder - 32 years old - 64 caps
16. Gelson Fernandes - Midfielder - 31 years old - 67 caps
17. Denis Zakaria - Midfielder - 21 years old - 10 caps
18. Mario Gavranović - Forward - 28 years old - 13 caps
19. Josip Drmić - Forward - 25 years old - 28 caps
20. Johan Djourou - Defender - 31 years old - 74 caps
21. Roman Bürki - Goalkeeper - 27 years old - 8 caps
22. Fabian Schär - Defender - 26 years old - 38 caps
23. Xherdan Shaqiri - Midfielder - 26 years old - 69 caps