Swiss team on their way to South Africa

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6.9.2008: Israel - Switzerland 2-2 Defender Stéphane Grichting (left) und keeper Diego Benaglio show their dejection after the match. (Keystone/Alessandro della Valle) Keystone

10.9.2008: Switzerland - Luxembourg 1-2 Fullback Ludovic Magnin visibly shaken by the shock defeat. (Keystone/Steffen Schmidt) Keystone

11.10.2008: Switzerland- Latvia 2-1 Striker Blaise Nkufo (left) and midfielder Valon Behrami celebrate the winning goal. (Keystone/Steffen Schmidt) Keystone

15.10.2008: Greece - Switzerland 1-2 Midfielder Valon Behrami and Greece's Vasilios Torosidis fight for the ball. (Keystone/Georgios Kefalas) Keystone

28.3.2009: Moldova - Switzerland 0-2 Swiss players build a wall to block a freekick by Molvoda.(Keystone/Alessandro Della Bella) Keystone

1.4.2009: Switzerland - Moldova 2-0 Centre back Philippe Senderos stops Molodvian forward Igor Bugaiov. (Keystone/Salvatore di Nolfi) Keystone

5.9.2009: Switzerland - Greece 2-0 Forward Marco Padalino celebrates after his decisive goal for Switzerland at home against Greece. (Keystone/Walter Bieri) swissinfo.ch

9.9.2009: Latvia - Switzerland 2-2 Stéphane Grichting (centre) and Latvia's goalkeeper Andris Vanin fight for the ball. (Keystone/Peter Klaunzer) Keystone

10.10.2009: Luxembourg - Switzerland 0-3 Midfielder Tranquillo Barnetta (right), Luxembourg's René Peters in mid-air jumping for the ball. (Keystone/Laurent Gillieron) Keystone

14.10.2009: Switzerland - Israel 0-0 We' ve done it: Coach Ottmar Hitzfeld (right) and his assistant Michel Pont celebrate Switzerland's qualification for South Africa. (EQ Images/Andy Müller) EQ Images

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The national squad's road to the World Cup stage in South Africa.

Switzerland had a slow start in their campaign for the World Cup tournament, but eventually they made it through.