{"id":36501,"date":"2026-03-22T03:40:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T03:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/36501\/"},"modified":"2026-03-22T03:40:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T03:40:21","slug":"switzerland-recalls-sanches-ahead-of-world-cup-one-year-after-he-tore-acl-on-debut-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/36501\/","title":{"rendered":"Switzerland recalls Sanches ahead of World Cup one year after he tore ACL on debut"},"content":{"rendered":"

BERN, Switzerland (AP) \u2014 Switzerland recalled Alvyn Sanches ahead of the World Cup<\/a> on Thursday, exactly one year after he tore an ACL<\/a> 25 minutes into his international debut.<\/p>\n

Sanches, AC Milan playmaker Ardon Jashari and Monaco captain Denis Zakaria are among fit-again players back in coach Murat Yakin\u2019s plans<\/a> for warmup games this month. The Nati plays two teams also going to the World Cup co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico.<\/p>\n

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Switzerland hosts Germany in Basel on March 27 then goes to face Norway in Oslo four days later.<\/p>\n

Sanches got his first call one year ago during a standout season for Lausanne, then hurt a knee deep into stoppage time of a 1-1 draw in a friendly at Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n

The 23-year-old Sanches moved to Young Boys in September while still injured for a cut-price transfer fee because his contract with Lausanne was expiring this season.<\/p>\n

Switzerland advanced to its sixth straight men\u2019s World Cup and was drawn into a group with Canada, Qatar and the winner of a European playoffs bracket on March 31 which could be Italy.<\/p>\n

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