Swiss football fans are breathing a sigh of relief after the World Cup draw.
Pundits say the teams Switzerland is set to face should favour them.
It’s been drawn to play Qatar and Canada and then one slot is still to be filled, it’ll be either Wales, Bosnia, Italy or Northern Ireland.
The coach, Murat Yakin says ‘it could have been worse.’
Switzerland opens against Qatar in San Francisco on June 13th, before heading to Los Angeles and Vancouver for the remaining group matches.
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US NGO discovers Swiss child abuse cases
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French singer banned by Paleo
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Cars going uninspected
The cantons are struggling to keep up with mandatory vehicle inspections, leaving more than 550,000 checks overdue nationwide.
War may lead to rent rises
Rents may rise again, says the bank Raiffeisen.
Not a heatwave, yet
Summer has arrived, with temperatures climbing past 30 over the long weekend. Basel reached 31 and Sion hit 32.4, but MeteoSwiss, says this does not yet count as an official heatwave.
