EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2016/18 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Kybunpark St. Gallen - St Gallen Thursday 31 August 2017 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Switzerland Group B - Matchday 7 Andorra Last updated 31/08/2017 11:01CET EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS OFFICIAL SPONSORS Previous meetings 2 Squad list 3 Head coach 6 Match officials 7 Competition facts 8 Match-by-match lineups 9 Legend 11 1 Switzerland - Andorra Thursday 31 August 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Kybunpark St. Gallen, St Gallen Previous meetings Head to Head FIFA World Cup Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Alex Martínez 90+1; 10/10/2016 QR (GS) Andorra - Switzerland 1-2 Andorra la Vella Schär 19 (P), Mehmedi 77 Final Qualifying Total tournament Home Away Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Total Switzerland - - - - 1 1 0 0 - - - - 1 1 0 0 2 1 Andorra 1 0 0 1 - - - - - - - - 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 Switzerland - Andorra Thursday 31 August 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Kybunpark St. Gallen, St Gallen Squad list Switzerland Current season Qual. FT No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Yann Sommer 17/12/1988 28 Mönchengladbach - 5 0 0 0 - Roman Bürki 14/11/1990 26 Dortmund - 1 0 0 0 - Marwin Hitz 18/09/1987 29 Augsburg - 0 0 0 0 Defenders - Stephan Lichtsteiner 16/01/1984 33 Juventus - 5 1 0 0 - Johan Djourou 18/01/1987 30 Antalyaspor - 4 0 0 0 - Michael Lang 08/02/1991 26 Basel * 1 0 0 0 - Ricardo Rodríguez 25/08/1992 25 Milan * 4 1 0 0 - François Moubandje 21/06/1990 27 Toulouse - 2 0 0 0 - Fabian Schär 20/12/1991 25 Deportivo - 5 1 0 0 - Nico Elvedi 30/09/1996 20 Mönchengladbach - 2 0 0 0 - Manuel Akanji 19/07/1995 22 Basel - 1 0 0 0 Midfielders - Valon Behrami 19/04/1985 32 Udinese - 4 0 0 0 - Blerim Džemaili 12/04/1986 31 Montreal * 5 0 0 0 - Gelson Fernandes 02/09/1986 30 Frankfurt * 4 0 0 0 - Xherdan Shaqiri 10/10/1991 25 Stoke - 4 1 0 0 - Steven Zuber 17/08/1991 26 Hoffenheim - 2 0 0 0 - Granit Xhaka 27/09/1992 24 Arsenal - 5 1 0 0 - Remo Freuler 15/04/1992 25 Atalanta - 2 0 0 0 - Denis Zakaria 20/11/1996 20 Mönchengladbach - 1 0 0 0 - Edimilson Fernandes 15/04/1996 21 West Ham - 1 0 0 0 Forwards - Eren Derdiyok 12/06/1988 29 Galatasaray - 4 1 0 0 - Admir Mehmedi 16/03/1991 26 Leverkusen * 6 2 0 0 - Haris Seferović 22/02/1992 25 Benfica - 6 1 0 0 Coach - Vladimir Petković 15/08/1963 54 - 6 0 0 0 3 Switzerland - Andorra Thursday 31 August 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Kybunpark St. Gallen, St Gallen Andorra Current season Qual. FT No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers FC - Ferran Pol 28/02/1983 34 - 1 0 0 0 Andorra - Josep Gomes 03/12/1985 31 Illescas - 5 0 0 0 FC - Victor Silverio 15/04/1997 20 Santa - 0 0 0 0 Coloma Defenders FC - Ildefons Lima 10/12/1979 37 Santa * 5 0 0 0 Coloma AEC - Marc Garcia 21/03/1988 29 - 3 0 0 0 Manlleu UE - Jordi Rubio 01/11/1987 29 Santa - 3 0 0 0 Coloma - Emili Garcia 11/01/1989 28 Andorra - 2 0 0 0 UE - David Maneiro 16/02/1989 28 Santa * 1 0 0 0 Coloma - Max Llovera 08/01/1997 20 Lleida - 6 0 0 0 Midfielders FC - Marc Pujol 21/08/1982 35 * 6 0 0 0 Andorra FC - Gabriel Riera 05/06/1985 32 Santa - 3 0 0 0 Coloma FC - Sergi Moreno 25/11/1987 29 - 0 0 0 0 Andorra - Marcio Vieira 10/10/1984 32 Monzón - 5 0 0 0 FC - Victor Moreira 05/10/1982 34 - 3 0 0 0 Andorra FC - Marc Rebés 03/07/1994 23 Santa - 3 1 0 0 Coloma FC - Marc Ferré 11/01/1994 23 - 0 0 0 0 Andorra FC - Victor Rodríguez 07/09/1987 29 Santa * 3 0 0 0 Coloma FC - Jordi Aláez 23/01/1998 19 * 5 0 0 0 Andorra Forwards FC - Ludovic Clemente 09/05/1986 31 * 4 0 0 0 Andorra FC - Sebastiàn Gómez 01/11/1983 33 - 0 0 0 0 Andorra 4 Switzerland - Andorra Thursday 31 August 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Kybunpark St. Gallen, St Gallen Andorra Current season Qual. FT - Aaron Sánchez 05/06/1996 21 Lleida - 0 0 0 0 FC - Alex Martínez 10/10/1998 18 - 4 1 0 0 Andorra Coach - Koldo Alvarez 04/09/1970 46 - 6 0 0 0 5 Switzerland - Andorra Thursday 31 August 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Kybunpark St. Gallen, St Gallen Head coach Vladimir Petković Date of birth: 15 August 1963 Nationality: Swiss Playing career: FK Sarajevo (twice), FK Rudar Ljubija, FC Koper, FC Chur 97 (twice), FC Sion, FC Martigny-Sports, AC Bellinzona (twice), FC Locarno Coaching career: AC Bellinzona (twice), FC Malcantone Agno, AC Lugano, BSC Young Boys, Samsunspor, FC Sion, SS Lazio, Switzerland • Started his career in midfield with Sarajevo, losing in the 1983 Yugoslavian Cup final but featuring twice as his team took the 1984/85 league title, the only major honour of his playing days. Moved to Switzerland in 1987, playing for second-tier Chur and then ascending to the top flight with Sion in 1988/89; returned to the second division to represent Martigny, Bellinzona and Locarno. • Petković hung up his boots in 1999, aged 36, following a season as player-coach at Bellinzona. Then led Malcantone Agno to promotion from the third divison in 2002/03 before becoming the first coach of AC Lugano – successors to FC Lugano. • Rejoined Bellinzona in October 2005, steering them to the 2007/08 Swiss Cup final, where they lost 4-1 to FC Basel 1893, but consolation came two weeks later as victory in a relegation/promotion play-off against FC St Gallen gave Bellinzona a Super League berth. • Was appointed Young Boys coach in August 2008, guiding them to second-placed finishes in his first two campaigns in charge as well the 2008/09 Swiss Cup final. After short spells in charge of Turkey's Samsunspor and Sion back in Switzerland, was named Lazio coach in June 2012 and won the Coppa Italia in his first term in Italy, also helping the side to seventh position in the final standings. • Left in January 2014 after being anointed Switzerland coach Ottmar Hitzfeld's successor, taking the reins after the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Promptly guided his charges to UEFA EURO 2016, where they lost to Poland in the last 16. Koldo Alvarez Date of birth: 4 September 1970 Nationality: Andorran Playing career: Club Atlético de Madrid, CD Toledo, UD Salamanca, FC Andorra (twice), CF Balaguer Coaching career: Andorra • A reserve goalkeeper at Atlético, Koldo came through the club's youth ranks and lifted the Copa del Rey with the Spanish side in 1991/92. • Leaving the capital in search of first-team football, Koldo played for Toledo before winning promotion to the Spanish second division with Salamanca in 1993/94. • Signed for FC Andorra in the summer of 1994, dividing his time between playing for the club's first team and acting as a youth coach with the national Under-17, U19 and U21 sides. • Capped 79 times by Andorra before his retirement following a 6-0 loss to England at Wembley in June 2009. Named his country's best player of the last 50 years by the Andorran Football Federation (FAF). • Took over as coach of the national team in February 2010 after the departure of David Rodrigo, though his side finished bottom of their qualifying groups for UEFA EURO 2012 and the 2014 FIFA World Cup. That was again the case in the UEFA EURO 2016 preliminaries, although Andorra did score four goals – setting a new best mark for the competition. 6 Switzerland - Andorra Thursday 31 August 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Kybunpark St. Gallen, St Gallen Match officials Referee Tore Hansen (NOR) Assistant referees Jon-Michael Knutsen (NOR) , Øystein Ytterland (NOR) Fourth official Espen Eskås (NOR) FIFA Match Commissioner Thomas Weyhing (GER) Referee observer Karen Nalbandyan (ARM) Referee Name Date of birth UEFA matches Tore Hansen 06/02/1978 0 24 FIFA Wold Cup matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match No such matches refereed Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match No such matches refereed 7 Switzerland - Andorra Thursday 31 August 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Kybunpark St. Gallen, St Gallen Competition facts The Week of Football concept enables fans around the world to enjoy the very best action from the European Qualifiers – which will determine UEFA's representatives at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup comprises nine groups of six teams, with matches played on a home-and- away basis. Qualifying takes place under the 'Week of Football' concept, introduced ahead of the UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying campaign, in which games are spread out from Thursday to Tuesday, shining the spotlight on more teams on the road to the finals in Russia. Moreover, thanks to the Week of Football, at least 43% of matches will be played on weekends, giving fans a better chance to follow the action on television, in the stadiums and on UEFA.com.