The Euro 2020 quarterfinals will look to match and possibly better their last-eight showing at the 1954 Mundial, the country’s best mark in the competition
Manchester City defender Manuel Akanji and Red Bull Salzburg forward Noah Okafor have been included in Switzerland’s squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
Both Akanji and Okafor have Nigerian parentage.
Akanji was born in Neftenbach, Switzerland, to a Nigerian father and a Swiss mother. He represented Switzerland at youth levels, though, before making his debut for the senior side in 2017.
