Switzerland coach Vladimir Petkovic named on Wednesday a 29-man preliminary squad for the European Championship, together with uncapped trio Dan Ndoye, Andi Zeqiri and Gregor Kobel.
Switzerland will face the United States in a pleasant on May 30 and play Liechtenstein 4 days later, earlier than which era Petkovic can have introduced his remaining squad by the June 1 deadline.
“All 29 gamers now have the chance to fulfil their dream of collaborating in the Euro,” Petkovic said in a Swiss Football Association statement.
“But the performance principle applies. The best at the moment will take part in the tournament.
“It will be the 26 players who fit together best as a group. Some young players have the opportunity to be there and gain valuable experience.”
Striker Zeqiri, 21, performed for Brighton & Hove Albion in their 3-2 Premier League win over Manchester City on Tuesday however has been used sparingly by his membership this season.
Winger Ndoye, 20, has been used largely off the bench by French Ligue 1 aspect Nice, whereas goalkeeper Kobel has been the primary at Bundesliga group Stuttgart this marketing campaign.
Switzerland have been drawn alongside Wales, Italy and Turkey in Group A on the finals, with matches to be performed in Baku and Rome.
Switzerland preliminary squad:
Goalkeepers: Gregor Kobel, Yvon Mvogo, Jonas Omlin, Yann Sommer
Defenders: Manuel Akanji, Loris Benito, Eray Cömert, Nico Elvedi, Jordan Lotomba, Kevin Mbabu, Becir Omeragic, Ricardo Rodriguez, Fabian Schär, Silvan Widmer
Midfielders and forwards: Breel Embolo, Christian Fassnacht, Edimilson Fernandes, Remo Freuler, Mario Gavranovic, Admir Mehmedi, Dan Ndoye, Haris Seferovic, Xherdan Shaqiri, Djibril Sow, Ruben Vargas, Granit Xhaka, Denis Zakaria, Andi Zeqiri, Steven Zuber
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