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“It is a sad moment,” said Nati coach Murat Yakin, when asked about the death of his mother Emine (†89). At the same time, he feels great gratitude for how much he and his siblings were able to learn from her: “She was not only our mother, but also our biggest fan.”
In the end, everything happened very quickly, the 49-year-old reveals. He stood by his mother’s side in the final moments, but Hakan and two other brothers were unable to be there. In these difficult times, the national coach must now focus on the final sprint in the European Championship qualification. “It is also in my mother’s interest that everything continues. Life goes on.”
With Akanji, Rodriguez and Benito, but without Sow and Itten
Next Wednesday Switzerland will play Israel in Hungary. Yakin only thinks about this task: “We can expect a difficult match, not comparable to the first leg.” They analyzed the Belarusian game thoroughly and wanted to avoid making the same mistakes again as much as possible. All energy should be focused on the Israel game: “I am not worried about who will play against Kosovo at the moment.”
The Nati coach’s team was eagerly awaited. First of all, the question was whether Manuel Akanji and Ricardo Rodriguez would be fit in time. Both will return to training at the club in the coming days, Yakin says, and that is why they are in the selection. However, he wanted to create sufficient alternatives in defense and that is why Loris Benito (31) returns to the national team for the first time since the 2021 European Championship. “He can defend both outside and centrally. He also communicates well,” says Yakin.
In addition to Noah Okafor and Ruben Vargas, Filip Ugrinic (24) is also back in the selection, after he could not make it to the last two nominations due to an injury. There are two names missing from the team who have always been there lately: Djibril Sow and Cedric Itten (both 26). The Nati coach also has to do without the recently injured Jordan Lotomba (25), which means there is no ‘real’ right wing defender.
Yakin doesn’t want to know about discrepancies
Naturally, the match against Belarus was clearly analyzed and Yakin also spoke with captain Granit Xhaka (31). But he doesn’t want to hear about disagreements within the team: “The team loves football, the atmosphere is excellent.”
He also had no worries or thoughts about himself. Most recently, SFV president Dominique Blanc and manager Pierluigi publicly recognized Tami Yakin as a coach. He says: “It’s of course great to hear that again and again. But I feel the trust of my bosses, the support has always been there.”
You can read the press conference here
This is the line-up for the final sprint of the European Championship qualifying
That’s it, the PK is over
With this, media director Adrian Arnold ends the press conference. The national team now meets next Monday before Wednesday’s match against Israel in Hungary. The episode continues on Saturday in Basel against Kosovo, and finally the national team travels to Bucharest and faces Romania on Tuesday, November 21. You will of course be present live at all matches.
Against Belarus, Yakin said that you don’t have to pay attention to the defense. Would he say that again?
You must distinguish between the defensive and defensive movement. The strikers are already responsible for carrying out the initial defense work and, for example, preventing rescue attacks. “You can’t let your opponents get into the transition game. That was the big deficit.”
Were the opponents too weak for the Swiss national team players?
«We should never underestimate an opponent. That is what the opponents are looking for.” You always want to show your opponents your own strengths and you can see in the tactical orientation of the opponents the respect we have earned internationally.
Were there any discussions with Akanji after the match against Belarus?
“We take a lot of risks, especially when you are 1-0 up and looking for the second goal.” Against Belarus they were sometimes almost too attacking and neglected their defense a bit. He doesn’t want to blame anyone, we just have to find a better balance again. Akanji is also not to blame for this, even though he is head of defense.
What about Manuel Akanji?
Akanji should return to training with Manchester City today and Yakin hopes his centre-back can play on Sunday.
What do you think of Fabian Rieder?
“We have too few personnel in midfield.” As long as Rieder and Ardon Jashari still have the opportunity to play for the U21s, they should take advantage of that opportunity. “I am always in favor of playing football.” If there is a need, this will of course be taken into account. “But just because they were at the World Cup doesn’t mean they will always play in the senior national team.”
Will all players be used because of the tension?
«The players know this kind of stress. We need fit players.” After the match against Israel we will see who recovers and how quickly. “I am not yet thinking about what the Kosovo game will look like.”
Who stands between the posts against Israel?
Gregor Kobel plays for BVB on Saturday, summer for Inter on Sunday. “Recovery is crucial.” We will talk to both of them and then decide who will play against Israel and who against Kosovo.
How important is public support?
“It is important that the media record such public statements. But that was always clear to me.” It is confirmation for him, it is of course nice to hear it again and again.
Disagreement within the team?
Yakin does not understand where such rumors come from. “The team loves football.” If the results are not correct, it is clear that there will be criticism. “But I feel the confidence of my bosses and the atmosphere in the team is excellent anyway.”
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team
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SP
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T.D
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PT
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1
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 Spain
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6
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16
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15
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2
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 Scotland
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6
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9
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15
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3
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 Norway
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7
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2
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10
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4
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 Georgia
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6
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-4
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7
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5
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 Cyprus
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7
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-23
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0
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team
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SP
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T.D
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PT
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1
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 France
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6
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12
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18
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2
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 The Netherlands
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6
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3
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12
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3
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 Greece
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7
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6
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12
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4
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 Ireland
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7
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0
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6
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5
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 Gibraltar
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6
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-21
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0
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team
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SP
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T.D
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PT
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1
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 England
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6
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16
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16
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2
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 Ukraine
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7
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3
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13
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3
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 Italy
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6
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4
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10
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4
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 North Macedonia
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6
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-7
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7
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5
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 Malta
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7
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-16
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0
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team
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SP
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T.D
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PT
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1
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 Turkiye
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7
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7
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16
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2
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 Wales
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6
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0
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10
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3
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 Croatia
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6
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6
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10
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4
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 Armenia
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6
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-1
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7
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5
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 Latvia
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7
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-12
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3
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team
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SP
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T.D
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PT
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1
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 Albania
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6
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8th
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13
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2
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 Czech Republic
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6
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3
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11
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3
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 Poland
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7
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0
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10
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4
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 Moldavia
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6
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0
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9
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5
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 Faroe Islands
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7
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-11
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1
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team
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SP
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T.D
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PT
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1
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 Belgium
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7
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13
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17
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2
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 Austria
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7
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8th
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16
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3
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 Sweden
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6
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3
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7
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4
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 Azerbaijan
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6
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-8th
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4
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5
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 Estonia
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6
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-16
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1
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team
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SP
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T.D
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PT
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1
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 Hungary
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6
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7
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14
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2
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 Serbia
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7
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6
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13
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3
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 Montenegro
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6
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-2
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8th
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4
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 Lithuania
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7
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-4
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6
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5
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 Bulgaria
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6
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-7
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2
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team
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SP
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T.D
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PT
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1
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 Slovenia
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8th
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11
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19
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2
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 Denmark
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8th
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10
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19
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3
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 Kazakhstan
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8th
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3
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15
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4
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 Finland
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8th
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3
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12
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5
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 Northern Ireland
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8th
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-2
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6
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6
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 San Marino
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8th
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-25
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0
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team
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T.D
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PT
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1
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 Romania
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8th
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9
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16
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2
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 Switzerland
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7
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12
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15
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3
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 Israel
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6
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0
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11
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4
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 Kosovo
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7
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0
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7
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5
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 Belarus
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8th
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-7
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6
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6
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 Andorra
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8th
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-14
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2
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T.D
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PT
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1
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 Portugal
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8th
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30
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24
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2
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 Slovakia
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8th
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6
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16
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3
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 Luxembourg
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8th
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-10
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11
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4
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 Iceland
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8th
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5
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10
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5
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 Bosnia and Herzegovina
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8th
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-7
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9
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6
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 Liechtenstein
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8th
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-24
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0
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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.
