ThoseBefore the 2026 World Cup
But what will the Swiss team do in the United States?
It will be necessary to watch late to watch the matches of the national team, Saturday against Mexico (10 p.m.) against the USA (2 a.m.).
The Genevan Johan Manzambi (Dr.) was called for the first time in selection.
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The United States has carved out the lion’s share in terms of sports competitions: the Club World Cup on June 15, most of the World Cup next summer, the Olympic Games in three years. When the American Football Federation took its most flattering tone at the start of the year to offer the Swiss team to spend ten days with Uncle Sam, it logically felt a little special.
Murat Yakin and his men, 20th in the FIFA classification, may belong to the same football fold as the two opponents who await him on the spot (Mexico is 17eThe USA 16th), to be invited to a five -star stay by such a important country in the sports square has something gratifying. But was it a good idea to accept? Many elements come into play. We weigh the pros and cons.
The money promised by the United States
During the last euro in Germany, The Swiss delegation had to spend between 4000 and 5,000 francs per member per day. And it takes around sixty people mobilized when the national team meets. The Swiss Football Association does not communicate on the costs of an internship, like the one that started in the United States. But the total amount quickly becomes impressive.
Except that this week, Switzerland is invited. The American federation pays almost everything from its pocket, except for the flights and some “details”. Better still: the ASF will even pocket the allowances of the two matches which it is preparing to play. Which could make it beneficiary in the end. As a host who must be ready for its future major deadlines, the United States has naturally assured that the Swiss benefit from comfortable working and life conditions. “It is valuing for a selection like ours to have been invited under these conditions,” says Adrian Arnold, the communications manager of the Swiss association.
The Swiss internationals have taken up their neighborhoods at the heart of the University of Utah.
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In the middle of the night in Switzerland
The knockdows should have no trouble keeping their eyes open until Switzerland and Mexico dislodged it on Saturday. The kick -off is scheduled at 10 p.m. Swiss time (2 p.m. to Salt Lake City). It will be another matter on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday, where Granite Xhaka and its partners will be struggling with the United States from 2 am, Swiss time (7 p.m. in Nashville).
In terms of image, it is a notable loss for the national team. With two friendly matches that will go unnoticed in the eyes of part of the public, and the TV audiences negatively affected. “Contacts have taken place between us and the SSR, reassures Adrian Arnold. It is not ideal for her and we realize it. The good side, if we can speak like this, is that TV rights cost less than if the meetings had taken place in prime time in Switzerland. ”
Wasn’t there a way to find a slightly more profitable compromise for the Swiss public? “Thanks to the negotiations carried out with the American Federation, we were able to adjust the time of the meeting against Mexico. On the other hand, it was not possible for the second match. The United States wants to have the prime time match. ”
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An tracking before the 2026 World Cup
On Thursday, Uzbekistan and Jordan validated their accession to the 2026 World Cup. More than a year of the launch of the competition, the list of qualified is already long of ten selections. Switzerland has not even played the first of the matches that should allow her to add to it, since everything will be played for her between September and November against Kosovo, Slovenia and Sweden. That is to say if it is still far from its sixth world in a row.
There would be something presumptuous for the ASF to see in the current internship a general location for the World Cup. The fact remains that that’s a bit of that it is. As a precaution more than by pretension. “Two animals. We took with us a coffee machine and the machine used to mold the players’ shoes, details Adrian Arnold. Both do not work. Because the voltage of sockets is not the same in the United States as in Switzerland. It may seem basic, but these are mistakes that we will not reproduce if we come back next summer. ”
And then, he tells himself that Murat Yakin insisted on the merits of a camp across the Atlantic for psychological reasons. “Our speech with the players is:” Look where you are: let’s do our best to be back in twelve months! ” A way of visualizing a possible future, with an ambition, ”continues the head of communication.
Murat Yakin has only two friendly matches available before returning to serious things, in September, with the qualifications for the World Cup.
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Sports and logistical evidence for ASF
The Swiss team has taken up residence in the heart of the University of Utah campus for the first part of its North American journey. It is here that stadium rice-eccles stands, where up to 40,000 people should Mass massage Saturday for Switzerland – MexicoAccording to ASF estimates. If the duel could go unnoticed with us, this will not be the case on site.
The question is no less arising: is it very reasonable to ask players leaving a long season to cross the Atlantic twice, theft and time difference? “We consult with the players’ council before stopping our destination,” poses Adrian Arnold. They were ready. Especially because some had never come to the United States. ”
Sports adversity promises to be of good level. In a context where two details have oriented the choice of Switzerland. Preparations for the Women’s Euro are lessons and prevent the holding of international matches in the stadiums selected for the competition. In addition, the majority of good European selections are currently in the running either in the League of Nations, or in qualifying for the World Cup. This reduces the field of possibilities. So when the American Federation Toque toas at the door laden with gifts …
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