Switzerland manager Vladimir Petkovic on Friday named his squad to face England in their opening 2016 European Championship qualifier in Basel on September 8.

Goalkeepers: Roman Buerki (Freiburg/GER), Marwin Hitz (Augsburg/GER), Yann Sommer (Moenchengladbach/GER)

Defenders: Loris Benito (Benfica/POR), Johan Djourou (Hamburg/GER), Stephan Lichtsteiner (Juventus/ITA), Ricardo Rodriguez (Wolfsburg/GER), Fabian Schaer (Basel), Philippe Senderos (Aston Villa/ENG), Steve Von Bergen (Young Boys), Silvan Widmer (Udinese/ITA)

Midfielders: Valon Behrami (Hamburg), Blerim Dzemaili (Napoli/ITA), Gelson Fernandes (Rennes/FRA), Fabian Frei (Basel), Goekhan Inler (Napoli), Pajtim Kasami (Olympiakos/GRE), Valentin Stocker (Hertha Berlin/GER), Granit Xhaka (Moenchengladbach)

Forwards: Josip Drmic (Bayer Leverkusen/GER), Admir Mehmedi (Freiburg), Haris Seferovic (Eintracht Frankfurt/GER), Xherdan Shaqiri (Bayern Munich/GER)