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SWITZERLANDSwiss Confederation2014 FIFA WORLD CUP COUNTRY PROFILESPopulation: 8.1 millionMain languages: French, German, Romansh, ItalianLife expectancy: 83 yearsGDP per person: $52100Capital city: BernAssociation founded: 1895No. footballers / registered: 571,700 / 232,700FIFA ranking (May-14): 8Highest FIFA ranking: 3 (Aug-93)Continental titles: -FIFA WORLD CUP RECORDParticipations: 10 (1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1962,1966, 1994, 2006, 2010, 2014)Best placing: Quarter-finalists 1954Biggest win: 4-1 v Italy (1954) & Romania (1994)Biggest loss: 0-5 v West Germany (1966)Qualified for 2014 edition as: UEFA Group E winnersAustralia's record against Switzerland (men's)Team P W D LSenior 1 0 1 0Under-23 1 0 1 0Group EDEMOGRAPHIC PROFILEAustralian residents born in SwitzerlandPopulation count (2011 census): 119000.2 per cent of overseas-born populationAge range (years) 0-14 15-24 25-64 65+per cent distribution 7.7 7.3 64.8 20.2Median age: 48.4 yearsSex ratio: 106.9 males per 100 femalesArrived in Australia Before 1970 1971-2000 After 2000per cent distribution 23.6 50.9 25.6Australian citizenship rate: 77.4 per centMain localities of residence: Mosman (NSW),Buderim (Qld), Duncraig (WA)FORM GUIDE08/06/13 Cyprus W 1-0 Geneva14/08/13 Brazil W 1-0 Basel06/09/13 Iceland D 4-4 Berne10/09/13 Norway W 2-0 Oslo11/10/13 Albania W 2-1 Tirana15/10/13 Slovenia W 1-0 Berne15/11/13 Korea Republic L 1-2 Seoul05/03/14 Croatia D 2-2 St. Gall30/05/14 Jamaica - Lucerne03/06/14 Peru - LucerneNo. of matches played 12/06/13 to 12/06/14: 9PROVISIONAL 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP SQUAD – SWITZERLANDPlayer Age Pos ClubPlayer Age Pos ClubTranquillo Barnetta 29 Mid Eintracht Frankfurt GER Michael Lang 23 Def Grasshopper Club SUIValon Behrami 29 Mid Napoli ITAStephan Lichtsteiner 30 Def Juventus ITADiego Benaguo 30 GK VfL Wolfsburg GER Admir Mehmedi 23 For Freiburg GERRoman Buerki 23 GK Grasshopper Club SUI Ricardo Rodriguez 21 Def VfL Wolfsburg GEREren Derdiyok 26 For Bayer Leverkusen GER Fabian Schaer 22 Def Basel SUIJohan Djourou 27 Def Hamburger GERPirmin Schwegler 27 Def Eintracht Frankfurt GERJosip Drmic 21 For Nuernberg GERHaris Seferovic 22 For Real Sociedad ESPBlerim Dzemaili 28 Mid Napoli ITAPhilippe Senderos 29 Def Valencia ESPGelson Fernandes 27 Mid Freiburg GERXherdan Shaoiri 22 Mid Bayern Muenchen GERFabian Frei 25 Mid Basel SUIYann Sommer 25 GK Basel SUIMario Gavranovic 24 For Zuerich SUIValentin Stocker 25 Mid Basel SUIMarwin Hitz 26 GK Augsburg GERSteve Von Bergen 31 Def Young Boys SUIGokhan Inler 29 Mid Napoli ITASilvan Widmer 21 Def Udinese Calcio ITAPajtim Kasami 22 Mid Fulham ENGGranit Xhaka 21 Mid B.Moenchengladbach GERTimm Klose 26 Def VfL Wolfsburg GER Reto Ziegler 28 Def Sassuolo ITACOACH: Ottmar Hitzfeld (Germany) age 65 yearsCoach of Switzerland since 2008Previous FIFA World Cup experience (as coach): 2010 (Switzerland)OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 37