Swiss Pin World Cup Hopes on Immigrants
Switzerland’s prospects of advancing to the knockout stage of the soccer World Cup rests on an issue that has split the country: immigration. According to Bloomberg, 15 members of the 23-player squad, which faces Honduras today in Switzerland’s final group game, have parents or grandparents who weren’t born in the country.
UPDATE (4:30 PST): Switzerland beat Honduras 4-0.
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