International Career
Ziegler is a former youth international and was in the Swiss U-17 squad that won the 2002 U-17 European Championships. He made his full debut for Switzerland in a 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification game against France on 26 March 2005, helping his team secure a point through a 0–0 draw at the Stade de France. He gained two more caps before drifting out of the frame, and was not named to Switzerland's squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He scored a late free kick against the Netherlands in September 2008 to send Switzerland through to the play-off round of the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. On 19 November 2008, Ziegler scored his first senior goal for Switzerland, a powerful left-footed strike against Finland which won the match.
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