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UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE - 2020/21 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS St UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE - 2020/21 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS St. Jakob-Park - Basel Sunday 6 September 2020 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Switzerland Group A4 - Matchday 2 Germany Last updated 06/09/2020 10:33CET Squad list 2 Legend 4 1 Switzerland - Germany Sunday 6 September 2020 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit St. Jakob-Park, Basel Squad list Switzerland League phase No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Yann Sommer 17/12/1988 31 Mönchengladbach - 1 0 12 Yvon Mvogo 06/06/1994 26 PSV - 0 0 21 Jonas Omlin 10/01/1994 26 Montpellier - 0 0 Defenders 2 Kevin Mbabu 19/04/1995 25 Wolfsburg - 1 0 4 Nico Elvedi 30/09/1996 23 Mönchengladbach * 1 0 5 Manuel Akanji 19/07/1995 25 Dortmund - 1 0 6 Michael Lang 08/02/1991 29 Mönchengladbach - 0 0 13 Ricardo Rodríguez 25/08/1992 28 Torino - 1 0 22 Becir Omeragic 20/01/2002 18 Zürich - 0 0 23 Loris Benito 07/01/1992 28 Bordeaux - 0 0 Midfielders 3 Silvan Widmer 05/03/1993 27 Basel - 0 0 8 Michel Aebischer 06/01/1997 23 Young Boys - 1 0 10 Granit Xhaka 27/09/1992 27 Arsenal - 1 0 11 Renato Steffen 03/11/1991 28 Wolfsburg * 1 0 14 Steven Zuber 17/08/1991 29 Frankfurt - 1 0 15 Djibril Sow 06/02/1997 23 Frankfurt - 1 0 16 Christian Fassnacht 11/11/1993 26 Young Boys - 0 0 18 Ruben Vargas 05/08/1998 22 Augsburg - 1 0 20 Simon Sohm 11/04/2001 19 Zürich - 0 0 Forwards 7 Breel Embolo 14/02/1997 23 Mönchengladbach - 1 0 9 Haris Seferović 22/02/1992 28 Benfica - 1 1 17 Albian Ajeti 26/02/1997 23 Celtic - 1 0 19 Mario Gavranović 24/11/1989 30 Dinamo Zagreb - 0 0 Coach - Vladimir Petković 15/08/1963 57 - 1 0 2 Switzerland - Germany Sunday 6 September 2020 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit St. Jakob-Park, Basel Germany League phase No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Kevin Trapp 08/07/1990 30 Frankfurt - 1 0 12 Bernd Leno 04/03/1992 28 Arsenal - 0 0 22 Oliver Baumann 02/06/1990 30 Hoffenheim - 0 0 Defenders 2 Thilo Kehrer 21/09/1996 23 Paris - 1 0 3 Robin Gosens 05/07/1994 26 Atalanta - 1 0 4 Matthias Ginter 19/01/1994 26 Mönchengladbach - 1 0 5 Jonathan Tah 11/02/1996 24 Leverkusen - 0 0 15 Niklas Süle 03/09/1995 25 Bayern - 1 0 16 Antonio Rüdiger 03/03/1993 27 Chelsea - 1 0 17 Robin Koch 17/07/1996 24 Leeds - 1 0 23 Emre Can 12/01/1994 26 Dortmund - 1 0 Midfielders 6 Florian Neuhaus 16/03/1997 23 Mönchengladbach - 0 0 7 Julian Draxler 20/09/1993 26 Paris - 1 0 8 Toni Kroos 04/01/1990 30 Real Madrid - 1 0 10 Julian Brandt 02/05/1996 24 Dortmund - 0 0 19 Leroy Sané 11/01/1996 24 Bayern - 1 0 20 Suat Serdar 11/04/1997 23 Schalke - 1 0 21 İlkay Gündoğan 24/10/1990 29 Man. City - 1 0 Forwards 9 Timo Werner 06/03/1996 24 Chelsea - 1 1 11 Luca Waldschmidt 19/05/1996 24 Benfica - 0 0 Coach - Joachim Löw 03/02/1960 60 - 1 0 3 Switzerland - Germany Sunday 6 September 2020 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit St. Jakob-Park, Basel Legend Competitions Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com. 4.
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