Soccer-Switzerland recall Zakaria for Nations League matches

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Euro 2020 - Quarter Final - Switzerland v Spain - Saint Petersburg Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia - July 2, 2021 Switzerland's Denis Zakaria in action Pool via REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo

ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland recalled midfielder Denis Zakaria to their squad on Friday for this month’s Nations League matches and handed Cedric Itten and Dan Ndoye a chance to make a case for their World Cup selection.

Switzerland meet Spain in Zaragoza on Sept. 24 and the Czech Republic in St. Gallen three days later as they look climb off the bottom of their Nations League group and prepare for the World Cup.