The Schweizer Nati Squad for the matches against Australia and England  September 2010
Player	Birthdate	Age	Pos	Club	App	G
Affolter, François	13 March 1991	19	D	Berner Sport Club Young Boys 1898	2	0
Barnetta, Tranquillo	22 May 1985	25	M	Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Germany	55	6
	Tranquillo Barnetta missed the match against Australia due to a virus, and will also miss the match against England.
Benaglio, Diego Orlando	8 September 1983	26	G	VfL Wolfsburg, Germany	31	0
von Bergen, Steve	10 June 1983	27	D	AC Cesena, Italy	15	0
Bunjaku, Albert	29 November 1983 born in Yugoslavia	26	F	1. FC Nürnberg, Germany	6	0
Costanzo, Moreno	22 February 1988	22	M	Berner Sport Club Young Boys 1898	2	1
Degan, David	15 February 1983	27	M	Berner Sport Club Young Boys 1898	11	0
Derdiyok, Eren	12 June 1988	22	F	Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Germany	26	2
Tavares Fernandes, Gelson de Conceicao	2 September 1986 born in Cape Verde	23	M	AS Saint-Étienne Loire, France	29	2
Frei, Alexander	15 July 1979	31	F	FC Basel 1893	78	40
Grichting, Stéphane	30 March 1979	31	D	AJ Auxerroise, France	40	1
İnler, Gökhan	27 June 1984	26	M	Udinese Calcio, Italy	41	3
Lichtsteiner, Stephan	16 January 1984	26	D	SS Lazio, Italy	33	0
Margairaz, Xavier	7 January 1984	26	M	FC Zürich	17	1
	Xavier Margairaz was called into the squad on 31 August as a replacement for Hakin Yakin.
Padalino, Marco	8 December 1983	26	M	UC Sampdoria, Italy	9	1
	Marco Padalino was called into the squad on 3 September as a replacement for Tranquillo Barnetta.
Schwegler, Pirmin	9 March 1987	23	M	Eintracht Frankfurt, Germany	6	0
	Pirmin Schwelger received a nasty ankle injury against Australia which left him a doubt for the match against England.
Shaqiri, Xherdan	10 October 1991 born in Yugoslavia	18	M	FC Basel 1983	5	1
Stocker, Valentin	12 April 1989	21	M	FC Basel 1893	4	1
Streller, Marco	18 June 1981	29	F	FC Basel 1893	32	11
Sutter, Scott Lee	13 May 1986 born in Enfield, England	24	D	Berner Sport Club Young Boys 1898	1	0
Vailati, Germano	30 August 1980	29	G	FC St Gallen 1879	0	0
Wölfli, Marco	22 August 1982	28	G	Berner Sport Club Young Boys 1898	6	0
Yakin, Hakan	22 February 1977	33	M	FC Luzern	84	20
	Hakan Yakin was withdrawn from the Swiss squad on 31 August due to a thigh injury.
Ziegler, Reto	16 January 1986	24	D	UC Sampdoria, Italy	17	1

Squad details correct up to and including Switzerland's match against Australia on 3 September 2010.
Tallies taken from ASF/SFV

Diary

Friday, 27 August 2010 - Young Boys defender Scott Sutter, a dual British-Swiss national, received his first call up for Switzerland's squad to face Australia and England next month.  Swiss coach Ottmar Hitzfeld included the 24-year-old in his squad of 21 for the friendly and then the opening Euro 2012 qualifier on the strength of his showing for the Bernese side against Tottenham, the team he supported as a boy, in their Champions League qualifiers.  Sutter, who grew up in London, said he was overjoyed.  Sutter also owed his selection to the absence of Stuttgart's Philipp Degen, who is ill with an infection.  Switzerland's top goalscorer, Alexander Frei, returns to the squad after injury, along with fellow Basel player Marco Streller.

Tuesday, 31 August 2010 - Hakan Yakin will not play any part in their upcoming matches against England and Australia due to a thigh injury.  The 33-year-old sustained the knock during a league match for his club Lucerne on Sunday and has been declared unfit to play by the Swiss football federation. He will not be available for their friendly against Australia or the start of their European Championship qualifying campaign, when they face the Three Lions in Basle. Yakin is one of the Swiss' most experienced campaigners with 84 appearances and a mainstay in the side over the past 10 years, as well as one of the few creative players in their side.  FC Zürich's Xavier Margairaz has been called up to replace the veteran Swiss international.

Friday, 3 September 2010 - A dismal draw against Australia saw the Swiss goal record to four in ten matches.  Alexander Frei missed a penalty and Pirmin Schwelger received lengthy treatment on an ankle injury that leaves him in doubt for their opening Euro qualifying campaign against England.

Saturday, 4 September 2010 - Tranquillo Barnetta will definitely miss the match against England, after missing the match against Australia on Tuesday night, due to a virus.  Hitzfeld, in consultation with the team doctor, Roland Great, has decided against using Barnetta.  Instead, he has decided to call on the services of Sampdoria's Marco Padalino as a precaution.

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