The national team for the World Cup: These 23 fly to New Zealand

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Gaelle Thalmann (aged 37, Betis Sevilla, 104 caps): Called simply “Gaga” by everyone, he will also tackle the fourth major tournament as number 1. She has already played for 16 different clubs in four countries.

Livia Peng (21, UD Levante, 3): May play in the exhibition game against Zambia, but the defense was not sure. Graubünden still lacks experience, but she is the national goalkeeper of the future.

Seraina Friedli (30, RSC Anderlecht, 10): The sports scientist graduate missed most of the move in April for personal reasons. The Engadin takes a short break to recharge its batteries. She is now a professional at Anderlecht.

Luana Buhler (27, recently TSG Hoffenheim, 39): The undisputed boss in defense. After five years in Hoffenheim, the Lucerne will take on a new challenge after the World Cup. Where is not yet known.

Viola Calligaris (27, Paris Saint-Germain, 44): Regarded within the team as a cheerful person with her contagious laugh. After six years in Spain, she switched to Paris SG after the World Cup.

Laura Felser (21, Servette Chênois, 1): The Geneva native is still a newcomer to the national team. Takes advantage of the lack of width in defense. Due to the World Cup, the sports science student moved part of the semester exams to August.

Eseosa Aigbogun (30, FC Paris, 90): It is also the fourth major tournament for the Zurich native with Nigerian roots. Has had a good season, finishing third in Ligue 1 with Paris FC behind Lyon and PSG.

Noelle Maritz (27, Arsenal London, 103): The full-back is a perennial favourite, having already played at the 2015 World Cup when she was still a teenager. Maritz spent the first ten years of his life in the US.

Julia Stierli (26, FC Zurich, 28): The Aargauer of champion Zurich has fought for a permanent place. Has had to miss international matches in the past because of her training as a physiotherapist.

Lara Martin (23, Bayer Leverkusen, 12): The bidder from Basel is a regular player in the Bundesliga, but does not get beyond the role of reservist in the national team. Studied business administration and sports management.

Nadine Giants (23, FC Zurich, 8): The native of Appenzeller was nominated for the European Championship 2022. She commutes almost every day between her hometown of Bern and Zurich. The trained dental assistant also works as a child carer. She is taking unpaid leave for the World Cup.

Lia Walter (30, Arsenal London, 108): The captain will miss two World Cup friendlies against Zambia and Morocco, but is on his way back after an ankle injury. The pivot point in the Swiss game, if it fails, the national team is in trouble.

Seraina Pipel (23, FC Zurich, 6): The outstanding player of the last Super League season. Now calling abroad. Even Champions League winner Barcelona would be interested in the daughter of former FCZ coach Urs Meier.

Geraldine Reuteler (24, Eintracht Frankfurt, 54): The Nidwaldnerin is a solid midfield bench. Was one of the best at the European Championships in England a year ago, one of the emerging leaders in the national team.

Coumba sow (28, Servette Chênois, 35): Despite a rough season, the Zurich native is making the leap to the World Cup squad. The midfielder proved that she is a threat in the friendly match against Zambia when she saved the Nati from embarrassment by equalizing shortly before the end.

Sandra Mauron (26, Servette Chênois, 32): An absolute team player and versatile in midfield. The born Vaud also has experience abroad and won massive national titles with Zurich and Servette.

Marion Rey (24, FC Zürich, 4): Grew up in Alsace as the daughter of a French father and a Swiss mother and played for the French youth teams. Besides playing soccer, she works 50 percent as a civil engineer.

Ana Maria Cronogorcevic (32, FC Barcelona, ​​​​146): With 146 international matches and 71 goals, she is the record player of the national team. The Bernese Oberlander is also the most successful at club level, winning the Champions League three times.

Ramona Bachmann (32, Paris Saint-Germain, 132): World Cup instead of honeymoon means Lucerne, which is playing its fourth major tournament. Bachmann married in Paris after the season, the big wedding party should then increase at the end of the year.

Alisha Lehman (24, Aston Villa, 37): With about 13.5 million followers on Instagram and 8.7 million on Tiktok, she is the social media queen of women’s football. For the born ex-girlfriend of Bern and Bachmann it is the first participation in a major tournament.

Iman Beney (16, Young Boys, 1): The team’s chick is the surprise of the prep. The Walliser with Brazilian roots celebrated a dream debut against Zambia when she prepared the 2: 3 wonderfully shortly after being substituted. Her father Nicolas was a goalkeeper, including at Wil and Sion. Her aunt Noémie also played in the national team.

Fabienne Hum (36, FC Zurich, 78): Holds the record for the fastest ever World Cup hat-trick since scoring three times in 274 seconds against Ecuador in 2015. While she was still doing “home office” work in the hotel at EM 2022, the logistics employee was missing a week in preparation due to the job.

Meriam Terchoun (27, FCO Dijon, 21): Has already suffered three cruciate ligament tears in her career, but always fought back. Terchoun also works for the players’ union SAFP and has also worked for the TV channel Blue.

Source : Blick