{"id":26698,"date":"2026-03-19T11:28:40","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T11:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/19\/switzerland-recall-albin-sanchez-ahead-of-world-cup-after-tearing-acl-in-debut-match\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T11:28:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T11:28:40","slug":"switzerland-recall-albin-sanchez-ahead-of-world-cup-after-tearing-acl-in-debut-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/19\/switzerland-recall-albin-sanchez-ahead-of-world-cup-after-tearing-acl-in-debut-match\/","title":{"rendered":"Switzerland recall Albin Sanchez ahead of World Cup after tearing ACL in debut match"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>BERN, Switzerland (AP) \u2014 Switzerland has recalled Albin Sanchez ahead of the presidential election. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">world cup<\/span> Thursday, exactly one year after he <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">I tore my ACL.<\/span> 25 minutes after debuting on the national team.<\/p>\n<p>Sanchez, AC Milan playmaker Aldon Jashari and Monaco captain Denis Zakaria are also among the returning players. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Director Murat Yakin&#8217;s plan<\/span> Ahead of this month&#8217;s warm-up match. Nati will face two teams that will also be competing in the World Cup, which is co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Switzerland hosts Germany in Basel on March 27, before playing Norway in Oslo four days later.<\/p>\n<p>Sanchez received his first call-up a year ago during a successful season with Lausanne, but suffered a deep knee injury in stoppage time of a 1-1 friendly draw with Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>Sanchez, 23, moved to Young Boys on a reduced fee in September despite being injured as his contract with Lausanne expires at the end of this season.<\/p>\n<p>Switzerland advanced to the men&#8217;s World Cup for the sixth consecutive year and were placed in the same group as Canada and Qatar, with Italy potentially the winner of the March 31 European play-off.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP Soccer: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/switzerland-alvyn-sanches-world-cup-c7979229ea4dd4672b9c50574c2ac413\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BERN, Switzerland (AP) \u2014 Switzerland has recalled Albin Sanchez ahead of the presidential election. world cup Thursday, exactly one year after he I tore my ACL. 25 minutes after debuting on the national team. 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