OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 0
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SWITZERLAND<br />
Swiss Confederation<br />
<strong>2014</strong> <strong>FIFA</strong> <strong>WORLD</strong> <strong>CUP</strong> COUNTRY PR<strong>OF</strong>ILES<br />
Population: 8.1 million<br />
Main languages: French, German, Romansh, Italian<br />
Life expectancy: 83 years<br />
GDP per person: $52100<br />
Capital city: Bern<br />
Association founded: 1895<br />
No. footballers / registered: 571,700 / 232,700<br />
<strong>FIFA</strong> ranking (Jun-14): 6<br />
Highest <strong>FIFA</strong> ranking: 3 (Aug-93)<br />
Continental titles: -<br />
<strong>FIFA</strong> <strong>WORLD</strong> <strong>CUP</strong> RECORD<br />
Participations: 10 (1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1962,<br />
1966, 1994, 2006, 2010, <strong>2014</strong>)<br />
Best placing: Quarter-finalists 1954<br />
Biggest win: 4-1 v Italy (1954) & Romania (1994)<br />
Biggest loss: 0-5 v West Germany (1966)<br />
Qualified for <strong>2014</strong> edition as: UEFA Group E winners<br />
Australia's record against Switzerland (men's)<br />
Team P W D L<br />
Senior 1 0 1 0<br />
Under-23 1 0 1 0<br />
Group E<br />
DEMOGRAPHIC PR<strong>OF</strong>ILE<br />
Australian residents born in Switzerland<br />
Population count (2011 census): 11900<br />
0.2 per cent of overseas-born population<br />
Age range (years) 0-14 15-24 25-64 65+<br />
per cent distribution 7.7 7.3 64.8 20.2<br />
Median age: 48.4 years<br />
Sex ratio: 106.9 males per 100 females<br />
Arrived in Australia Before 1970 1971-2000 After 2000<br />
per cent distribution 23.6 50.9 25.6<br />
Australian citizenship rate: 77.4 per cent<br />
Main localities of residence: Mosman (NSW),<br />
Buderim (Qld), Duncraig (WA)<br />
FORM <strong>GUIDE</strong><br />
08-06-13 Cyprus W 1-0 Geneva<br />
14-08-13 Brazil W 1-0 Basel<br />
06-09-13 Iceland D 4-4 Berne<br />
10-09-13 Norway W 2-0 Oslo<br />
11-10-13 Albania W 2-1 Tirana<br />
15-10-13 Slovenia W 1-0 Berne<br />
15-11-13 Korea Republic L 1-2 Seoul<br />
05-03-14 Croatia D 2-2 St Gall<br />
30-05-14 Jamaica W 1-0 Lucerne<br />
03-06-14 Peru W 2-0 Lucerne<br />
No. of matches played 12-06-13 to 12-06-14: 9<br />
<strong>2014</strong> <strong>FIFA</strong> <strong>WORLD</strong> <strong>CUP</strong> SQUAD – SWITZERLAND<br />
# Player Pos Birthdate / Age Height Caps (gls) Club, country<br />
1 Diego BENAGLIO GK 08-09-83 / 30 195cm 57 (0) VfL Wolfsburg, Germany<br />
2 Stephan LICHTSTEINER DF 16-01-84 / 30 180cm 63 (5) Juventus, Italy<br />
3 Reto ZIEGLER DF 16-01-86 / 28 183cm 35 (1) Sassuolo, Italy<br />
4 Philippe SENDEROS DF 14-02-85 / 29 190cm 53 (5) Valencia, Spain<br />
5 Steve VON BERGEN DF 10-06-83 / 31 183cm 41 (0) Young Boys, Switzerland<br />
6 Michael LANG DF 08-02-91 / 23 185cm 6 (1) Grasshopper Club, Switzerland<br />
7 Tranquillo BARNETTA MF 22-05-85 / 29 178cm 74 (10) Eintracht Frankfurt, Germany<br />
8 Gokhan INLER MF 27-06-84 / 29 181cm 73 (6) Napoli, Italy<br />
9 Haris SEFEROVIC FW 22-02-92 / 22 187cm 11 (1) Real Sociedad, Spain<br />
10 Granit XHAKA MF 27-09-92 / 21 183cm 26 (4) B.Moenchengladbach, Germany<br />
11 Valon BEHRAMI MF 19-04-85 / 29 184cm 48 (2) Napoli, Italy<br />
12 Yann SOMMER GK 17-12-88 / 25 183cm 6 (0) Basel, Switzerland<br />
13 Ricardo RODRIGUEZ DF 25-08-92 / 21 180cm 21 (0) VfL Wolfsburg, Germany<br />
14 Valentin STOCKER MF 12-04-89 / 25 179cm 24 (3) Basel, Switzerland<br />
15 Blerim DZEMAILI MF 12-04-86 / 28 179cm 34 (1) Napoli, Italy<br />
16 Gelson FERNANDES MF 02-09-86 / 27 179cm 47 (2) Freiburg, Germany<br />
17 Mario GAVRANOVIC FW 24-11-89 / 24 175cm 11 (4) Zuerich, Switzerland<br />
18 Admir MEHMEDI FW 16-03-91 / 23 183cm 21 (1) Freiburg, Germany<br />
19 Josip DRMIC FW 08-08-92 / 21 182cm 7 (3) Nuernberg, Germany<br />
20 Johan DJOUROU DF 18-01-87 / 27 192cm 44 (1) Hamburger, Germany<br />
21 Roman BUERKI GK 14-11-90 / 23 188cm 0 (0) Grasshopper Club, Switzerland<br />
22 Fabian SCHAER DF 20-12-91 / 22 186cm 6 (3) Basel, Switzerland<br />
23 Xherdan SHAQIRI MF 10-10-91 / 22 169cm 33 (9) Bayern Muenchen, Germany<br />
COACH: Ottmar Hitzfeld (Germany) age 65 years<br />
Coach of Switzerland since 2008<br />
Previous <strong>FIFA</strong> World Cup experience (as coach): 2010 (Switzerland) Age as at 12-Jun-14, Caps (gls) as at 5-Jun-14<br />
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