Geneva is setting the stage for a party... yes, all of Switzerland. At least the football-interested part of the population. A point in Saturday night's qualifiers against a battered Sweden and a World Cup summer awaits in North America. That gives the national team and Graham Potter the chance to be party-killers.
FootballVictory against Sweden in Geneva next Saturday and Switzerland will be ready for the World Cup finals in football this summer. In that case, it will be without Remo Freuler. The midfielder is injured and is missing from national captain Murat Yakin's squad.
FootballWorld Championship qualification is so far a complete Swedish failure. Yet, to the highest degree, there is a chance to reach the finals in North America next summer. But then the battered national team must start by winning against Kosovo. It is an absolute must.
SportsAll players trained on Thursday ahead of the national football team's World Championship qualifying match against Switzerland. Some question marks exist regarding Isak Hien and Anton Salétros. They will both be examined by the medical team.
FootballThe reigning champion Italy is out of the European Championship. It stopped already in the round of 16 against Switzerland, who surprisingly won with 2–0. We knew that we needed a perfect day, and that's what we had, says Switzerland captain Granit Xhaka in SVT.
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