En route to Euro 2008

Swiss players holds a banner reading "Thank you Köbi", a reference to Switzerland's coach Köbi Kuhn (front) after their 2-0 win against Portugal in Basel on June 15. Kuhn is retiring after seven years. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) Keystone
Switzerland's Hakan Yakin converts a penalty against Portugal in Basel on June 15. Switzerland won 2-0 - their first ever win at the European Championships. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) Keystone
Swiss defenders Philippe Senderos (centre) and Patrick Müller after Turkey's second goal on June 11, which eliminated the co-hosts from Euro 2008. (EPA/Gerry Penny) Keystone
Switzerland's injured team captain Alex Frei supports his team during the opening match of Euro 2008 on June 7. The co-hosts lost 1-0. (Keystone/ Alessandro Della Bella) Keystone
Alex Frei and Köbi Kuhn after a friendly against Liechtenstein on May 30. Frei scored twice, becoming the all-time record goal scorer for Switzerland with 35. (KEYSTONE/Urs Flueeler) Keystone
The final squad. Upper row, from left to right: Diego Benaglio, Pascal Zuberbühler, Eldin Jakupovic, Johan Djourou, Ludovic Magnin, Philippe Senderos, Patrick Müller and Stephane Grichting. Middle row, from left to right: Christoph Spycher, Stephan Lichtsteiner, Valon Behrami, Philipp Degen, Gelson Fernandes, Gökhan Inler, Hakan Yakin and Daniel Gygax. Bottom row, from left to right: Tranquillo Barnetta, Ricardo Cabanas, Benjamin Huggel, Johan Vonlanthen, Alexander Frei, Marco Streller, Eren Derdiyok and Köbi Kuhn. (Keystone) Keystone
Valon Behrami (left) gives Switzerland the lead in a friendly against Slovakia on May 24. The Swiss won the match 2-0. (EQ Images/Valeriano Di Domenico) EQ Images
Steve von Bergen (left) and Tranquillo Barnetta feeling the pain during a training session in Lugano on May 20. Von Bergen broke a bone in his hand and has been ruled out of Euro 2008, adding to Swiss injury problems. (Reuters/Keystone) Keystone
Goalkeepers Eldin Jakupovic from Grasshoppers Zurich (left) and Fabio Coltorti, who plays for Spanish side Santander. On May 19 it was announced that third-choice keeper Coltorti was ruled out of Euro 2008 with post-viral fatigue and would be replaced by Jakupovic. (Keystone/Alessandro Della Bella/AP Photo/Tom Hevezi) Keystone
National team members Stefan Grichting, Johan Djourou, Gelson Fernandes and Philippe Senderos (front, from left) having breakfast at the government's country retreat just outside Bern on May 19. The event marked the beginning of the official Euro 2008 preparations in Switzerland and Austria. (Keystone/Lukas Lehmann) Keystone
Basel's David Degen, here coming a cropper against FC Thun, has been ruled out of Euro 2008 having picked up an injury in training. (Giuseppe Esposito/EQ Images)
Steve von Bergen, Mario Eggimann, Goekhan Inler, Blaise Nkufo, Stephan Lichtsteiner and goalkeeper Diego Benaglio stand disappointed after a friendly between Switzerland and Germany in Basel on March 26. (Keystone/Laurent Gillieron) Keystone
Swiss captain Alex Frei on March 24 before a friendly against Germany. Frei returned to the national team for the first time after a yearlong absence due to injury. (Keystone/Walter Bieri) Keystone
Euro 2008 will have to go ahead without Xavier Margairaz. During a match with his club Osasuna (Spain), the Swiss player tore several ligaments in his right knee. The result: six months out of action. Here is Margairaz making a splash during a friendly against Argentina, on June 2 2007 in Bern. (Keystone/Peter Klaunzer) Keystone
Philippe Senderos gets there too late as Wayne Rooney grabs the header! February 6 2008, England defeated Switzerland 2:1 in a friendly at the impressive setting of the new Wembley Stadium in London. (Keystone/Eddy Risch) Keystone
November 16 2007: the Swiss goalie trains ahead of the game against Nigeria. Diego Benaglio (centre) is the newly appointed goalie for the national team. Pascal Zuberbühler (left) and Fabio Coltorti are the substitutes. (Keystone/Eddy Risch) Keystone
October 12. 2007, Freienbach: trainer Köbi Kuhn puts his players through their paces before the friendly against Euro 08 co-host Austria. (Keystone/Eddy Risch) Keystone
Amanda Ammann, Miss Switzerland 2007, tests her skills with Ludovic Magnin on the day the new national kit was presented to the public in November 2007. (Keystone/Alessandro della Bella) Keystone
October 17. 2007, when Switzerland met the USA at Jacob's stadium in Basel. Ludovic Magnin (left) strives for possession against Michael Bradley. Switzerland lost the game 0:1(Keystone/Georgios Kefalas) Keystone