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The selection of the Swiss women’s national team for the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand has been announced. National coach Inka Grings will announce her final selection two and a half weeks before the start of the tournament.
Four players were eliminated from the roster, which now contains the required 23 players. Somewhat surprisingly, 20-year-old Riola Xhemaili didn’t make it. The midfielder, who has hardly been used for Freiburg this season and will switch to Champions League finalist Wolfsburg after the summer, is no longer there, just like Ella Touon, Amira Arfaoui and Elvira Herzog. Fabienne Humm, who took a break last week due to professional commitments, is back in preparation for the World Cup and is definitely in the squad.
Humm is one of seven players in the squad to have won 70 caps or more. Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic (146 international matches), Ramona Bachmann (132), Lia Wälti (108), Gaëlle Thalmann (104) and Noelle Maritz (103) have even played more than 100 matches for Switzerland. The youngest in the selection is Iman Beney, who made a strong international debut against Zambia last week. She celebrates her 17th birthday two days after Switzerland’s first World Cup appearance in New Zealand.
Switzerland will start the World Cup against the Philippines on July 21. The other group opponents in Dunedin and Hamilton are Norway and host New Zealand. The team will play their last friendly match against Morocco on Wednesday in Winterthur. (SDA/mom/dti)
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Conclusion
That’s it from the team announcement. In the last selection, Inka Grings eliminated two players from the Bundesliga with Riola Xhemaili and Amira Arfaoui and again offered the experienced Fabienne Humm. While Arfaoui took the non-nomination calmly and, according to coach Grings, was simply grateful for the three weeks in the national team, it is a bitter disappointment for Xhemaili. “She cried too,” says Grings. For Xhemaili, not qualifying for the World Cup this summer with a view to the home European Championship in 2025 should also be a motivation to do more.
Fabienne Humm, with her extensive experience, was taken into account. She belongs to the more experienced tribe of seven players with more than 70 caps. Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic (the record player with 146 international matches), Ramona Bachmann (132), Lia Wälti (108), Gaëlle Thalmann (104) and Noelle Maritz (103) will lead the Grings team as leaders. Meanwhile, it is the final premiere of the quintet around Iman Beney, Laura Felber, Seraina Piubel, Marion Rey and Alisha Lehman.
Haven’t found the regular elf yet?
There have been many changes to the starting lineup since Inka Grings took office. The fact that she has not found a base eleven, Nati’s coach does not want to leave it at that. “It is already clear to me that we have to have a starting eleven at the start of the World Cup. But that doesn’t mean you don’t have to change it.” The framework that will be used in Australia and New Zealand is in place.
Praise for 16-year-old debutante
“Let’s see where your journey goes,” says Grings about the team of Iman Beney (16). The Swiss jewel is a great promise for the future and deserves the selection as she showed a lot of energy and took her chance in the game against Zambia last Friday.
Grings justifies Humm Squad
“I think the team knows what qualities they have.” For Inka Grings, it was probably never possible to do without Fabienne Humm – even though she missed the last week of preparation due to work. You have to think about the situation, why a national player has to go to work, says Grings.
Tears at Riola Xhemaili
“She can become a very important player for me in the future,” says Inka Grings about the absent Riola Xhemaili. The simple reason for the decision: Xhemaili did not have enough playing time in the Bundesliga for Freiburg. It was not enough for a contingent, especially in the physical field. With a view to the home match EM 2025, this should also be a motivation to fight in the team again in two years. “She also cried. It is also logical that the footballer’s heart crumbles a little.”
Goalie hierarchy
For a long time, Inka Grings left it open which player will be number 1 in goal at the World Cup. “We start with Gaëlle Thalmann, who played a very good season”, she says now. Livia Peng will be number 2 and Seraina Friedli number 3 at the start of the tournament.
The Swiss squad for the World Cup
And these are the 23 women who will represent Switzerland in the World Cup final from July 21.
Big surprise
National coach Inka Grings leaves Riola Xhemaili and Amira Arfaoui at home! Above all, the decision against Xhemaili comes as a surprise.
Inka Grings enters the stage
Now let’s get down to business. Coach Inka Grings makes an appearance and announces at any moment which players still have the World Cup dream. You can positively say that “it was not an easy decision in the end”.
football and art
An art project of the Swiss national women’s team is presented. 756 photos were taken around Wälti, Lehmann and Co.
It begins
All attendees are welcome in the CS branch on Europaallee. Coach Inka Grings and players Lia Wälti and Alisha Lehmann are on site.
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Source : Blick
I’m Emma Jack, a news website author at 24 News Reporters. I have been in the industry for over five years and it has been an incredible journey so far. I specialize in sports reporting and am highly knowledgeable about the latest trends and developments in this field.
