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Swiss look to roll over Czechs

Stuart Pearce’s Young Lions crashed out of the European Under-21 Championship on Sunday evening but the show must go on in Denmark, and there are two semi-final encounters on Wednesday as the much-fancied Spanish face Belarus while a closer contest is anticipated with Switzerland up against the Czech Republic. Switzerland v Czech Republic (8pm) The Swiss (4/1 [...]
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Fabio keen to avoid Swiss miss

England boss Fabio Capello is expected to name his strongest possible team for Saturday’s Euro 2012 qualifier against Switzerland at Wembley on Saturday. The Three Lions are the current leaders of Group G but they are level on points with Montenegro, who host Bulgaria on the same day, and Capello is keen to wrap up qualification [...]
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Gerrard wary of mean Swiss

England captain Steven Gerrard has warned fans not to expect a goal rush against Switzerland in Basle on Tuesday night (Switzerland 16/5 – To Keep A Clean Sheet). The Three Lions move on from the 4-0 hammering of Bulgaria at Wembley in the opening game of the Euro 2012 qualifying campaign by taking on the stingy [...]
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Rooney makes Swiss trip

England striker Wayne Rooney will be available for selection against Switzerland in Tuesday night’s Euro 2012 qualifier in Basle (Switzerland 10/3, draw 5/2, England 5/6 – 90 minutes). The Manchester United forward has travelled with the rest of the squad despite strong allegations over his private life being made in the Sunday tabloids. Speculation suggesting Rooney might [...]
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Frei confident Swiss can grab goals

Striker Alexander Frei believes Switzerland are capable of meeting their goals target to qualify for the next phase of the World Cup (Switzerland 8/15, Honduras 11/2, draw 3/1). The Swiss captain said his team, who need to win by two clear goals to make it through to the last 16, were focusing on that target. A draw [...]
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