Switzerland's World Cup likely to be a quick one this time around
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With an impressive record in the last two World Cup group stages, can Switzerland progress again in Russia and knock off some of the bigger teams?
Ian Darke leads the ESPN panel in predicting the 2018 World Cup winner with names of Germany, Brazil, France and England among the list.
The ESPN FC crew break down Brazil's Group E which contains Switzerland, Costa Rica and Serbia.
The 2018 World Cup is just over a month away and all 32 teams are preparing in earnest for their shot at the trophy in Russia. ESPN FC is previewing every team ahead of the opening game on June 14. Find all 32 teams here.
Who they are
Captain: Stephan Lichtsteiner
Manager: Vladimir Petkovic
Team nickname: "Schweizer Nati"/"La Nati" ("The National Team")
FIFA rank (as of April, 2018): 6
How they qualified
It ended up being the tightest of squeezes for Switzerland, who edged past Northern...