Soccer-Yakin names experienced Swiss squad for World Cup

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - UEFA Nations League - Group B - Switzerland v Czech Republic - Kybun Park, St. Gallen, Switzerland - September 27, 2022 Switzerland coach Murat Yakin applauds fans before the match REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo

(Reuters) - Switzerland coach Murat Yakin will lean on experience at the World Cup in Qatar, naming on Wednesday several veterans, including Granit Xhaka and Xherdan Shaqiri, in a 26-man squad for this month's tournament.

"We were spoiled for choice in some positions," Yakin said in a statement.