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Factbox on Switzerland team for Women's World Cup

(Reuters) - Factbox on Women’s World Cup qualifiers Switzerland: - - Women's World Cup record: Previous appearances in finals: None Best performance: N/A Drawn in Group C with Japan, Cameroon, Ecuador - - Coach: Martina Voss-Tecklenburg Voss-Tecklenburg, a German national, has been in charge of the Swiss team since early 2012, and guided them to their first World Cup finals. She was a decorated international player who played in three World Cups and was part of four German teams that won the European championship. - - Key player: Ramona Bachmann. Age: 24. Forward A mainstay on the Swiss team since 2007, Bachmann has averaged almost one goal every two games for her country and was voted Swiss Women’s Player of the Year in 2009. - - FIFA world ranking: 19 - - How they qualified: Winner of European Group Three, undefeated with nine wins and one draw. - - Squad: Goalkeepers: Gaalle Thalmann, Stenia Michel, Jennifer Oehrl Defenders: Caroline Abbe, Sandra Betschart, Rahel Kiwic, Selina Kuster, Noelle Maritz, Nicole Remund, Rachel Rinast, Daniela Schwarz Midfielders: Vanessa Bernauer, Vanessa Buerki, Fabienne Humm, Florijana Ismaili, Martina Moser, Lia Waelti, Cinzia Zehnder Forwards: Eseosa Aigbogun, Ramona Bachmann, Ana Maria Crnogorcevic, Barla Deplazes, Lara Dickenmann (Compiled by Andrew Both in Cary, North Carolina; Editing by Frank Pingue)