Switzerland will play in the European Championship final for the fifth time this summer. It ended the first three times after the preliminary round. Until the tournament five years ago, the national team advanced to the round of 16 when they lost on penalties against Poland. Switzerland finished first in the qualifying group for the European Championship.

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Switzerland now wants to win against Wales, Italy and Turkey. Among the games in Bacchus, the away game in Italy is on June 16th. With better performance, the second EM round of 16 could be a continuum.

The Swiss squad has a concentrated Bundesliga strength: only the German and Austrian national teams have more professionals with experience in the German top division. However, the Swiss player is making his debut in the Premier League – Granit Shaka.

Former Gladbach made his Swiss selection debut in June 2011. Shakka is the team leader. In a team with a lot of “fall” touch. In addition to the Arsenal professional, the current four members of the Swiss squad are Denis Zacharia, Jan Somer, Nico Elvedi and Braille Embolo, and another former Gladbach, Jibril So (Frankfurt).

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Coach: Vladimir Petkovich (July 1, 2014)

Stars: Manuel Akanji (Central Defense / Borussia Dortmund), Granit Shaka (Defensive Midfield / Arsenal FC), Sherdan Shakiri (Right Winger / FC Liverpool), Brill Donald Embolog (Sturm / Boru)

Route to EM: First in qualifying group with Denmark, Ireland, Georgia and Gibraltar. They have five wins from eight games (19: 6 goals).

Previous Partnerships (4): 1996 (Preliminary Round), 2004 (Preliminary Round), 2008 (Preliminary Round), 2016 (16 Round)

Switzerland squad at EM 2021

Switzerland will compete in the 2021 European Championship with this team:

• Tor: Jan Somer (Borussia Manchengladbach), Joan Mwogo (PSV Einhoven), Jonas Omlin (Montpellier HSC)
• Defense: Manuel Akanji (Borussia Dortmund), Loris Benito (Girontins Bordeaux), Ere Comet (FC Basel), Nico Elvedi (Borussia Manchengladbach), Jordan Lottomba (Ogis Nice), Kevin FB (Newcastle United), Sylvan Widmer (FC Basel)
• Midfield: Christian Fassnach (Young Boys Born), Edmilson Fernandes (1. FSV Mains 05), Remo Froller (Atlanta Bergamo), Admir Mehmadi (VFL Wolfsburg), Sherdan Shakiri (Liverpool FC)) (Arsenal FC), Denis Zacharia (Borussia Manchengladbach), Steven Zuber (Eintracht Frankfurt)
• Attack: Braille Embolo (Borussia Manchengladbach), Mario Gavranovic (Dynamo Zagreb), Harris Seferovic (Benfica Lisbon)