Liechtenstein squad announced

Liechtenstein national team coach Konrad Fünfstück summoned 23 players for the upcoming 2026 World Cup qualifying matches against Macedonia and Kazakhstan, both at home.

photo by LFV: the Liechtenstein team last year

For various reasons absent are keeper Justin Ospelt, defender Noah Frommelt, midfielders Marcel Büchel, Livio Meier, Alessio Hasler, Liam Kranz and attacker Julien Hasler.

It is interesting that among the 5 debutantes is 30-year-old Italian forward Willy Pizzi, who holds Liechtenstein citizenship and has previously features for the youth national teams.

Benjamin Büchel – Vaduz Liechtenstein
Gabriel Foser – Eschen/Mauren Liechtenstein
Tim-Tiado Öhri – Vaduz Liechtenstein

Niklas Beck – Balzers Liechtenstein
Maximilian Göppel – YF Juventus Switzerland
Andreas Malin – Rot-Weiß Rankweil Austria
Felix Oberwaditzer – Altach Austria
Lars Traber – Vaduz Liechtenstein
Sandro Wieser – Vaduz Liechtenstein

Nicolas Hasler – Vaduz Liechtenstein
Jens Hofer – Düdingen Switzerland
Kenny Kindle – Vaduz Liechtenstein
Jakob Lorenz – Blau-Weiss Feldkirch Austria
Simon Lüchinger – no club
Severin Schlegel – Vaduz Liechtenstein
Aron Sele – YF Juventus Switzerland
Fabio Wolfinger – Balzers Liechtenstein
Sandro Wolfinger – Balzers Liechtenstein
Emanuel Zünd – Meyrin Switzerland

Fabio Luque-Notaro – Vaduz Liechtenstein
Villiam Pizzi – Eschen/Mauren Liechtenstein
Ferhat Saglam – Balzers Liechtenstein
Dennis Salanović – no club

Liechtenstein faces Macedonia on Saturday the 22nd of March at 15.00 CET in Vaduz, while three days later will face Kazakhstan, also at home.

Previous encounters:

Macedonia vs. Liechtenstein (G11 W10 D1 L0 GD 42:5)
24.04.1996 3:0 win (match report) Q
09.11.1996 11:1 win (match report) Q
08.09.2002 1:1 draw (match report) Q
07.06.2003 3:1 win (match report) Q
12.11.2005 2:1 win (match report) F
24.03.2017 3:0 win (match report) Q
09.10.2017 4:0 win (match report) Q
13.10.2018 4:1 win (match report) NL
16.11.2018 2:0 win (match report) NL
28.03.2021 5:0 win (match report) Q
08.10.2021 4:0 win (match report) Q

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