Valon Behrami has been back in training with Switzerland this week after recovering from an injury that meant he missed out on the last match of the season.
The midfielder was one of a number of players to return to action in the picturesque mountain town of Bienne, where the Swiss are in the first phase of their FIFA World Cup preparations. A knee knock had meant Behrami was absent for the 1-1 draw with Manchester City on 9 May.
A special training camp will start next Tuesday that will focus the Swiss squad on their friendlies against Costa Rica and Italy on 1 and 5 June respectively. Behrami is eager to go to the finals, having had a taste of the 2006 edition, and would love his team to improve on their second-round showing of four years ago.
"A good World Cup would be to go further than we did in Germany in 2006," he said. "Four years ago, we finished top of our group ahead of France and South Korea, but we lost in the second round.
"If we could get to the quarter-finals, it would be a great result for us. The fans were happy four years ago, so if we get through the group again, they will be happy again, because we are a small country. To get through the group is a big thing.
"We have a good team and it will be important for our country. We can finish in the top two in our group, but we must give 100 per cent, like every other team in the World Cup. We must think like this, then we have a chance but it will be difficult."