Swiss coach hopes team can peak early

SWITZERLAND coach Kobi Kuhn has already created a wave of World Cup euphoria in the Alpine nation by qualifying them for the last 16of the World Cup but is confident the team can keep their run going by beating Ukraine in Cologne tonight.

Kuhn is grooming a young Swiss team with Euro 2008 in mind — a tournament the Swiss will co-host with Austria — but the coach will have no objections if his team peaks two years ahead of schedule.

“I want us to go further so we can learn even more,” he said.