Through the World Cup group stage for a fourth straight time, the Nati are organised and hard to beat under Yakin. Captain Xhaka, at his fourth World Cup, sets the tempo; Akanji anchors the defence and Embolo leads the line. Won Group B over hosts Canada.
Head coach
Murat Yakin
Since Aug 2021
Group result
Group B (winners)
R32: vs Algeria
Squad avg age
27.4
26-player squad
Squad market value
€332m
est., 26 of 26
Next fixture
Jul 2 · Vancouver →
Euro 2024 quarter-finalists
Squad
Full 26-man squad · club at selection · senior caps| # | Pos | Player | Club (league) | Age | Caps | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Gregor Kobel | Borussia Dortmund (GER) | 28 | 21 | €40m |
| 12 | GK | Yvon Mvogo | Lorient (FRA) | 31 | 13 | €2.5m |
| 21 | GK | Marvin Keller | Young Boys (SUI) | 23 | 1 | €6m |
| 2 | DF | Miro Muheim | Hamburger SV (GER) | 28 | 10 | €5m |
| 3 | DF | Silvan Widmer | Mainz 05 (GER) | 32 | 60 | €800k |
| 4 | DF | Nico Elvedi | Borussia Mönchengladbach (GER) | 29 | 67 | €8m |
| 5 | DF | Manuel Akanji | Inter Milan (ITA) | 30 | 81 | €17m |
| 13 | DF | Ricardo Rodríguez | Real Betis (ESP) | 33 | 138 | €1.4m |
| 18 | DF | Eray Cömert | Valencia (ESP) | 27 | 22 | €2.5m |
| 24 | DF | Aurèle Amenda | Eintracht Frankfurt (GER) | 22 | 7 | €10m |
| 25 | DF | Luca Jaquez | VfB Stuttgart (GER) | 22 | 3 | €10m |
| 6 | MF | Denis Zakaria | Monaco (FRA) | 29 | 65 | €25m |
| 8 | MF | Remo Freuler | Bologna (ITA) | 33 | 88 | €3m |
| 9 | MF | Johan Manzambi | SC Freiburg (GER) | 20 | 12 | €50m |
| 10 | MF | Granit Xhaka(C) | Sunderland (ENG) | 33 | 146 | €8m |
| 14 | MF | Ardon Jashari | Milan (ITA) | 23 | 8 | €25m |
| 15 | MF | Djibril Sow | Sevilla (ESP) | 28 | 52 | €7.5m |
| 20 | MF | Michel Aebischer | Pisa (ITA) | 28 | 40 | €4m |
| 22 | MF | Fabian Rieder | FC Augsburg (GER) | 23 | 28 | €12m |
| 7 | FW | Breel Embolo | Rennes (FRA) | 28 | 86 | €15m |
| 11 | FW | Dan Ndoye | Nottingham Forest (ENG) | 25 | 31 | €32m |
| 16 | FW | Christian Fassnacht | Young Boys (SUI) | 32 | 23 | €2m |
| 17 | FW | Rubén Vargas | Sevilla (ESP) | 27 | 61 | €12m |
| 19 | FW | Noah Okafor | Leeds United (ENG) | 25 | 25 | €25m |
| 23 | FW | Zeki Amdouni | Burnley (ENG) | 25 | 29 | €7m |
| 26 | FW | Cédric Itten | Fortuna Düsseldorf (GER) | 29 | 15 | €1.8m |