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2026 World Cup - Switzerland - National-Team - Squad

Switzerland  Group B  Squad

Sunderland captain Granit Xhaka will take part in his fourth successive Fifa World Cup after being included in the Switzerland squad for this summer's tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Xhaka, Switzerland's most capped player with 144 appearances, is one of four Premier League players called up by manager Murat Yakin.

Switzerland
2026 World Cup Squad

Goalkeepers

Marvin Keller 
(Young Boys)

Gregor Kobel 
(Borussia Dortmund)

Yvon Mvogo 
(Lorient)

 

Defenders

Manuel Akanji 
(Inter Milan)

Aurele Amenda 
(Eintracht Frankfurt)

Eray Comert 
(Valencia)

Nico Elvedi 
(Borussia Moenchengladbach)

Luca Jaquez 
(VfB Stuttgart)

Miro Muheim 
(Hamburg)

Ricardo Rodriguez 
(Real Betis)

Silvan Widmer 
(Mainz)


Midfielders

Michel Aebischer 
(Pisa)

Christian Fassnacht 
(Young Boys)

Remo Freuler 
(Bologna)

Ardon Jashari 
(AC Milan)

Johan Manzambi 
(Freiburg)

Fabian Rieder 
(Augsburg)

Djibril Sow 
(Sevilla)

Ruben Vargas 
(Sevilla)

Granit Xhaka 
(Sunderland)

Denis Zakaria 
(Monaco)

 

Forwards

Zeki Amdouni 
(Burnley)

Breel Embolo 
(Stade Rennais)

Cedric Itten 
(Fortuna Dusseldorf)

Dan Ndoye 
(Nottingham Forest)

Noah Okafor 
(Leeds United)

 

 

10 Jun 2026
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