Represented by six of the eight teams: quarter-finals of the DFB Cup in Swiss hands

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Three Bundesliga teams, four teams from the 2nd Bundesliga and one representative from the 3rd league compete in the quarter-finals of the DFB Cup. What is particularly striking is that six of them have at least one Swiss in their ranks.

Fabian Hürzeler has been on the sidelines at FC St. Pauli since December 2022. At thirty years old, he is the youngest coach in German professional football. And extremely successful. Because his team has not suffered a defeat in the 19 rounds of the 2nd Bundesliga and is in the quarter-finals of the cup. The opponent there is Fortuna Düsseldorf (2nd Bundesliga), one of the two teams without Swiss.

The other is third division club Saarbrücken. In return he has to deal with two Swiss. At least in theory. Because goalkeeper Jonas Omlin (30) is still missing from Borussia Mönchengladbach (1st Bundesliga) due to an injury. However, Nico Elvedi (27) is said to be ready to play.

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His twin brother Jan Elvedi (27) also participates in the DFB Cup. He and Filip Stojilkovic (24) meet Hertha BSC (2nd Bundesliga) with Kaiserslautern (2nd Bundesliga). Haris Tabakovic (29) is under contract there. The Bosnian-Swiss dual citizen only decided against the national team last year and made his debut for Bosnia-Herzegovina in November 2023.

There will also be a Swiss match in the fourth quarter-finals. Nati captain Granit

The DFB Cup is therefore in Swiss hands. And since direct duels cannot be avoided, it is already clear that at least two teams with Swiss participation will reach the semi-finals.

Source : Blick