Switzerland's 2026 World Cup squad is officially confirmed, named by head coach M. Yakin on May 20, 2026. The 26-player roster brings together three goalkeepers, nine defenders, eight midfielders and six forwards. Switzerland is drawn into Group B, where it faces Canada, Bosnia & Herzegovina and Qatar. The most-played player in the last 12 months of national-team football is Manuel Akanji, with 1,387 minutes across 16 caps, the squad's most in-form option heading into the tournament. Close behind is Nico Elvedi on 1,379 minutes, another of the side's most-used players over the same period. Over the past twelve months the team has posted 8 wins, 6 draws and 2 losses, scoring 32 goals and conceding 14. Our ranking orders the squad purely by national-team minutes, not club minutes, and every name links to a player profile with the full minutes and recent-form breakdown.
Matches & results
Group standings
Group B
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Switzerland |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 |
| 2 |  Canada |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 4 |
| 3 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 4 |
| 4 |  Qatar |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | -8 | 1 |
26-man squad
| # | Player | Position | Club | NT minutes (12mo) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manuel Akanji | Defender | Inter | 1,387 |
| 2 | Nico Elvedi | Defender | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1,379 |
| 3 | Gregor Kobel | Goalkeeper | Borussia Dortmund | 1,320 |
| 4 | Granit Xhaka | Midfielder | Sunderland | 1,311 |
| 5 | Remo Freuler | Midfielder | Bologna | 1,201 |
| 6 | Breel Embolo | Forward | Rennes | 1,192 |
| 7 | Ricardo Rodríguez | Defender | Real Betis | 1,140 |
| 8 | Dan Ndoye | Midfielder | Nottingham Forest | 1,064 |
| 9 | Rubén Vargas | Forward | Sevilla | 861 |
| 10 | Silvan Widmer | Defender | FSV Mainz 05 | 816 |
| 11 | Fabian Rieder | Midfielder | FC Augsburg | 769 |
| 12 | Johan Manzambi | Forward | SC Freiburg | 604 |
| 13 | Michel Aebischer | Midfielder | Pisa | 584 |
| 14 | Mohameth Sow | Midfielder | Sevilla | 573 |
| 15 | Denis Zakaria | Defender | Monaco | 541 |
| 16 | Miro Muheim | Defender | Hamburger SV | 292 |
| 17 | Ardon Jashari | Midfielder | AC Milan | 230 |
| 18 | Mohamed Amdouni | Forward | Switzerland | 190 |
| 19 | Luca Jaquez | Defender | VfB Stuttgart | 190 |
| 20 | Yvon Mvogo | Goalkeeper | Lorient | 135 |
| 21 | Eray Cömert | Defender | Valencia | 126 |
| 22 | Cedric Itten | Forward | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 99 |
| 23 | Aurèle Amenda | Defender | Eintracht Frankfurt | 92 |
| 24 | Christian Fassnacht | Midfielder | BSC Young Boys | 77 |
| 25 | Marvin Keller | Goalkeeper | BSC Young Boys | 43 |
| 26 | Noah Okafor | Forward | Leeds | 30 |
Methodology
Players are ranked by minutes played for the national team over the last 365 days. Ties are broken by appearances. The top 16 are labeled Locked, ranks 17–22 Likely, ranks 23–30 Bubble — a starting frame, not a verdict.
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