Switzerland at the FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946 due to World War II.

Switzerland vs Costa Rica match in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the World Cup Finals). The qualification phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals. The current format of the Finals involves 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month. The World Cup Finals is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final.

Switzerland have appeared in the finals of the World Cup on twelve occasions. They have reached the quarter-finals three times, in 1934, 1938 and 1954.

World Cup record

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Switzerland's record at FIFA World Cups:[1]

Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
  1930 Did not enter
  1934 Quarter-finals 7th 2 1 0 1 5 5
  1938 7th 3 1 1 1 5 5
  1950 Group stage 6th 3 1 1 1 4 6
  1954 Quarter-finals 8th 4 2 0 2 11 11
  1958 Did not qualify
  1962 Group stage 16th 3 0 0 3 2 8
  1966 16th 3 0 0 3 1 9
  1970 Did not qualify
  1974
  1978
  1982
  1986
  1990
  1994 Round of 16 16th 4 1 1 2 5 7
  1998 Did not qualify
    2002
  2006 Round of 16 10th 4 2 2 0 4 0
  2010 Group stage 19th 3 1 1 1 1 1
  2014 Round of 16 11th 4 2 0 2 7 7
  2018 14th 4 1 2 1 5 5
  2022 12th 4 2 0 2 5 9
      2026 To be determined
      2030
  2034
Total Quarter-finals 12/25 41 14 8 19 55 73
*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

By match

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World Cup Round Opponent Score Result Venue Switzerland scorers
1934 Round of 16   Netherlands 3–2 W Milan Kielholz (2), Abegglen
Quarter-finals   Czechoslovakia 2–3 L Turin Kielholz, Jäggi
1938 Round of 16   Germany 1–1 (a.e.t.) D Paris Abegglen
  Germany (replay) 4–2 W Paris Walaschek, Bickel, Abegglen (2)
Quarter-finals   Hungary 0–2 L Lille
1950 Group 1   Yugoslavia 0–3 L Belo Horizonte
  Brazil 2–2 D São Paulo Fatton (2)
  Mexico 2–1 W Porto Alegre Bader, Antenen
1954 Group 2   Italy 2–1 W Lausanne Ballaman, Hügi
  England 0–2 L Bern
  Italy (play-off) 4–1 W Basel Hügi (2), Ballaman, Fatton
Quarter-final   Austria 5–7 L Lausanne Ballaman (2), Hügi (3)
1962 Group 2   Chile 1–3 L Santiago Wüthrich
  West Germany 1–2 L Santiago Schneiter
  Italy 0–3 L Santiago
1966 Group 2   West Germany 0–5 L Sheffield
  Spain 1–2 L Sheffield Quentin
  Argentina 0–2 L Sheffield
1994 Group A   United States 1–1 D Pontiac Bregy
  Romania 4–1 W Pontiac Sutter, Chapuisat, Knup (2)
  Colombia 0–2 L Palo Alto
Round of 16   Spain 0–3 L Washington
2006 Group G   France 0–0 D Stuttgart
  Togo 2–0 W Dortmund Frei, Barnetta
  South Korea 2–0 W Hanover Senderos, Frei
Round of 16   Ukraine 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(0–3 p)
D Cologne
2010 Group H   Spain 1–0 W Durban Fernandes
  Chile 0–1 L Port Elizabeth
  Honduras 0–0 D Bloemfontein
2014 Group E   Ecuador 2–1 W Brasília Mehmedi, Seferovic
  France 2–5 L Salvador Džemaili, Xhaka
  Honduras 3–0 W Manaus Shaqiri (3)
Round of 16   Argentina 0–1 (a.e.t.) L São Paulo
2018 Group E   Brazil 1–1 D Rostov-on-Don Zuber
  Serbia 2–1 W Kaliningrad Xhaka, Shaqiri
  Costa Rica 2–2 D Nizhny Novgorod Džemaili, Drmić
Round of 16   Sweden 0–1 L Saint Petersburg
2022 Group G   Cameroon 1–0 W Al Wakrah Embolo
  Brazil 0–1 L Doha
  Serbia 3–2 W Doha Shaqiri, Embolo, Freuler
Round of 16   Portugal 1–6 L Lusail Akanji

Match records

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The group stage used in the first World Cup was discarded in favour of a straight knockout tournament.

Switzerland  3–2  Netherlands
Kielholz   7', 43'[2]
Abegglen   69'
Report Smit   19'
Vente   84'
Attendance: ~40,000
Referee: Ivan Eklind (Sweden)

Czechoslovakia  3–2   Switzerland
Svoboda   24'
Sobotka   49'
Nejedlý   82'
Report Kielholz   18'
Jäggi   78'
Attendance: ~12,000
Switzerland  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Germany
Abegglen   43' Report Gauchel   29'
Attendance: 27,162

Germany  2–4   Switzerland
Hahnemann   8'
Lörtscher   22' (o.g.)
Report Walaschek   42'
Bickel   64'
Abegglen   75', 78'
Attendance: 20,265
Referee: Ivan Eklind (Sweden)

Switzerland  0–2  Hungary
Report Sárosi   40'
Zsengellér   89'[3]
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Rinaldo Barlassina (Italy)
Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
  Brazil 3 2 1 0 8 2 5
  Yugoslavia 3 2 0 1 7 3 4
   Switzerland 3 1 1 1 4 6 3
  Mexico 3 0 0 3 2 10 0
Yugoslavia  3 – 0   Switzerland
Mitić   59'
Tomašević   70'
Ognjanov   75'
Report

Brazil  2 – 2   Switzerland
Alfredo   3'
Baltazar   32'
Report Fatton   17', 88'

Switzerland  2 – 1  Mexico
Bader   10'
Antenen   44'
Report Casarín   89'

Switzerland hosted the tournament in 1954 and reached the quarter-final for a third time, where the team was beaten 7–5 by neighbouring Austria.

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
  England 2 1 1 0 6 4 3
   Switzerland 2 1 0 1 2 3 2
  Italy 2 1 0 1 5 3 2
  Belgium 2 0 1 1 5 8 1
  • Switzerland finished ahead of Italy by winning a play-off
Switzerland  2–1  Italy
Ballaman   18'
Hügi   78'
Report Boniperti   44'
Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Mario Vianna (Brazil)

England  2–0   Switzerland
Mullen   43'
Wilshaw   69'
Report
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Istvan Zsolt (Hungary)

Switzerland  4–1  Italy
Hügi   14', 85'
Ballaman   48'
Fatton   90'
Report Nesti   67'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Benjamin Griffiths (Wales)

Austria  7–5   Switzerland
Wagner   25', 27', 53'
R. Körner   26', 34'
Ocwirk   32'
Probst   76'
Report Ballaman   16', 39'
Hügi   17', 19', 58'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Charlie Faultless (Scotland)

After missing out on the previous tournament, Switzerland qualified for the 1962 edition, held in Chile. Unfortunately, they finished at the bottom of Group 2 without a single point, having lost all their matches.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
  West Germany 3 2 1 0 4 1 4.00 5
  Chile 3 2 0 1 5 3 1.67 4
  Italy 3 1 1 1 3 2 1.50 3
   Switzerland 3 0 0 3 2 8 0.25 0
Chile  3–1   Switzerland
L. Sánchez   44', 55'
Ramírez   51'
Report Wüthrich   6'
Attendance: 65,000

West Germany  2–1   Switzerland
Brülls   45'
Seeler   59'
Report Schneiter   73'
Attendance: 64,922

Italy  3–0   Switzerland
Mora   1'
Bulgarelli   65', 67'
Report

Despite securing back-to-back qualification for the FIFA World Cups, Switzerland's performance in the 1966 edition was far more abysmal. They lost all of their matches once more, including a 5-0 walloping by eventual runners-up West Germany in their opening game. To date, this remains as Switzerland's worst performance.

This was also Switzerland's last FIFA World Cup campaign in 28 years, as their next appearance at the tournament would come in the 1994 edition.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
  West Germany 3 2 1 0 7 1 7.00 5
  Argentina 3 2 1 0 4 1 4.00 5
  Spain 3 1 0 2 4 5 0.80 2
   Switzerland 3 0 0 3 1 9 0.11 0
West Germany  5–0   Switzerland
Held   16'
Haller   21', 77' (pen.)
Beckenbauer   40', 52'
Report

Spain  2–1   Switzerland
Sanchís   57'
Amancio   75'
Report Quentin   31'

Argentina  2–0   Switzerland
Artime   52'
Onega   79'
Report
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Romania 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6 Advance to knockout stage
2    Switzerland 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
3   United States (H) 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4   Colombia 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts
United States  1–1   Switzerland
Wynalda   45' Report Bregy   39'
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
United States
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Switzerland
GK 1 Tony Meola (c)
SW 17 Marcelo Balboa
RB 4 Cle Kooiman
CB 22 Alexi Lalas
LB 20 Paul Caligiuri
RM 9 Tab Ramos
CM 16 Mike Sorber
CM 5 Thomas Dooley
LM 6 John Harkes   89'
CF 8 Earnie Stewart   81'
CF 11 Eric Wynalda   58'
Substitutions:
FW 10 Roy Wegerle   58'
FW 13 Cobi Jones   81'
Manager:
  Bora Milutinović
GK 1 Marco Pascolo
SW 5 Alain Geiger (c)
RB 2 Marc Hottiger
CB 4 Dominique Herr   26'
LB 3 Yvan Quentin
CM 6 Georges Bregy
CM 10 Ciriaco Sforza   77'
RW 8 Christophe Ohrel
AM 16 Thomas Bickel   72'
LW 7 Alain Sutter
CF 11 Stéphane Chapuisat
Substitutions:
FW 14 Nestor Subiat   82'   72'
MF 21 Thomas Wyss   77'
Manager:
  Roy Hodgson

Assistant referees:
Ernesto Taibi (Argentina)
Venancio Zarate (Paraguay)
Fourth official:
Ernesto Filippi (Uruguay)


Romania  1–4   Switzerland
Hagi   35' Report Sutter   16'
Chapuisat   52'
Knup   65', 72'
Attendance: 61,428
Referee: Neji Jouini (Tunisia)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Romania
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Switzerland
GK 12 Bogdan Stelea
DF 2 Dan Petrescu
DF 3 Daniel Prodan
DF 4 Miodrag Belodedici   47'
MF 5 Ioan Lupescu   40'   85'
MF 6 Gheorghe Popescu
MF 7 Dorinel Munteanu
FW 9 Florin Răducioiu
MF 10 Gheorghe Hagi (c)
MF 11 Ilie Dumitrescu   70'
DF 14 Gheorghe Mihali   32'
Substitutions:
MF 15 Basarab Panduru   85'
FW 16 Ion Vlădoiu   73'   70'
Manager:
Anghel Iordănescu
GK 1 Marco Pascolo
DF 2 Marc Hottiger
DF 3 Yvan Quentin
DF 4 Dominique Herr
DF 5 Alain Geiger (c)
MF 6 Georges Bregy
MF 7 Alain Sutter   71'
DF 8 Christophe Ohrel   83'
FW 9 Adrian Knup
MF 10 Ciriaco Sforza
FW 11 Stéphane Chapuisat
Substitutions:
MF 16 Thomas Bickel   71'
MF 20 Patrick Sylvestre   83'
Manager:
  Roy Hodgson

Assistant referees:
Abdel-Magid Hassan (Egypt)
Davoud Fanaei (Iran)
Fourth official:
Joël Quiniou (France)

Note: Switzerland's fourth goal is also credited to Georges Bregy.


Switzerland  0–2  Colombia
Report Gaviria   44'
Lozano   90'
Attendance: 83,401
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Switzerland
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Colombia
GK 1 Marco Pascolo
DF 2 Marc Hottiger
DF 3 Yvan Quentin
DF 4 Dominique Herr
DF 5 Alain Geiger (c)
MF 6 Georges Bregy   85'
MF 7 Alain Sutter   82'
DF 8 Christophe Ohrel
FW 9 Adrian Knup   39'   82'
MF 10 Ciriaco Sforza
FW 11 Stéphane Chapuisat
Substitutions:
FW 14 Nestor Subiat   82'
FW 15 Marco Grassi   82'
Manager:
  Roy Hodgson
GK 1 Óscar Córdoba
DF 2 Andrés Escobar
DF 3 Alexis Mendoza
DF 4 Luis Fernando Herrera
MF 5 Hernán Gaviria   58'   79'
MF 10 Carlos Valderrama (c)   62'
FW 11 Adolfo Valencia   64'
MF 14 Leonel Álvarez   80'
MF 19 Freddy Rincón
DF 20 Wilson Pérez
FW 21 Faustino Asprilla
Substitutions:
FW 7 Antony de Ávila   64'
MF 8 John Harold Lozano   79'
Manager:
Francisco Maturana

Assistant referees:
Carl-Johan Meyer Christensen (Denmark)
Douglas Micael James (Trinidad and Tobago)
Fourth official:
Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)


Spain  3–0   Switzerland
Hierro   15'
Luis Enrique   74'
Begiristain   86' (pen.)
Report
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Spain
 
 
 
 
 
 
Switzerland
GK 1 Andoni Zubizarreta (c)
DF 2 Albert Ferrer   19'
DF 4 Paco Camarasa   22'
DF 5 Abelardo
DF 6 Fernando Hierro   76'
MF 7 Andoni Goikoetxea   18'   61'
MF 10 José Mari Bakero
DF 12 Sergi
DF 18 Rafael Alkorta
MF 20 Miguel Ángel Nadal
MF 21 Luis Enrique
Substitutions:
MF 11 Txiki Begiristain   61'
DF 3 Jorge Otero   87'   76'
Manager:
Javier Clemente
GK 1 Marco Pascolo   85'
DF 2 Marc Hottiger   23'
DF 3 Yvan Quentin   58'
DF 4 Dominique Herr
DF 5 Alain Geiger (c)
MF 6 Georges Bregy
DF 8 Christophe Ohrel   73'
FW 9 Adrian Knup
MF 10 Ciriaco Sforza
FW 11 Stéphane Chapuisat
MF 16 Thomas Bickel
Substitutions:
DF 19 Jürg Studer   69'   58'
FW 14 Nestor Subiat   77'   73'
Manager:
  Roy Hodgson
 
The Swiss line-up against China, just before World Cup 2006

The World Cup 2006 in Germany was the first World Cup for Switzerland since their participation at the World Cup 1994. After finishing second behind France in qualifying group 4, they defeated Turkey in the play-off round 2–0 and 4–2 to qualify for the main tournament.

In the group stage, they played again against France. The game played in Stuttgart ended in a goalless draw. After defeating Togo 2–0 in Dortmund and South Korea also 2–0 in Hannover, they finished first in group G and qualified for the knockout stage. In the second round of the tournament, they faced Ukraine in Cologne. The game had to be decided in a penalty shootout since no goal was scored after 120 minutes. Ukraine won the shootout 3–0. Switzerland was the only team in tournament not to have conceded a goal during regulation time in their matches. Switzerland's top scorer at the tournament was Alexander Frei with two goals. When Switzerland lost 3–0 on penalties, that was the first time that a team lost on penalties without scoring a single goal in the penalties.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1    Switzerland 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   France 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5
3   South Korea 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
4   Togo 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

France  0–0   Switzerland
Report
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
France
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Switzerland
GK 16 Fabien Barthez
RB 19 Willy Sagnol   90+3'
CB 15 Lilian Thuram
CB 5 William Gallas
LB 3 Eric Abidal   64'
CM 4 Patrick Vieira
CM 6 Claude Makélélé
RW 22 Franck Ribéry   70'
AM 10 Zinedine Zidane (c)   72'
LW 11 Sylvain Wiltord   84'
CF 12 Thierry Henry
Substitutions:
FW 14 Louis Saha   70'
MF 8 Vikash Dhorasoo   84'
Manager:
Raymond Domenech
 
GK 1 Pascal Zuberbühler
RB 23 Philipp Degen   56'
CB 20 Patrick Müller   75'
CB 4 Philippe Senderos
LB 3 Ludovic Magnin   42'
DM 6 Johann Vogel (c)
RM 16 Tranquillo Barnetta
LM 8 Raphaël Wicky   82'
AM 7 Ricardo Cabanas   72'
CF 9 Alexander Frei   90+3'
CF 11 Marco Streller   45'   57'
Substitutions:
FW 10 Daniel Gygax   57'
DF 2 Johan Djourou   75'
MF 5 Xavier Margairaz   82'
Manager:
Köbi Kuhn

Man of the Match:
Claude Makélélé (France)

Assistant referees:
Nikolay Golubev (Russia)
Evgueni Volnin (Russia)
Fourth official:
Kevin Stott (United States)
Fifth official:
Gregory Barkey (United States)


Togo  0–2   Switzerland
Report Frei   16'
Barnetta   88'
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Togo
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Switzerland
GK 16 Kossi Agassa
RB 5 Massamasso Tchangai (c)
CB 2 Daré Nibombé
CB 13 Richmond Forson
LB 23 Assimiou Touré
DM 15 Alaixys Romao   53'
RM 9 Thomas Dossevi   69'
CM 10 Mamam Cherif Touré   87'
LM 8 Kuami Agboh   25'
SS 4 Emmanuel Adebayor   47'
CF 17 Mohamed Kader
Substitutions:
FW 7 Moustapha Salifou   45'   25'
FW 18 Yao Junior Senaya   69'
FW 11 Robert Malm   87'
Manager:
  Otto Pfister
 
GK 1 Pascal Zuberbühler
RB 23 Philipp Degen
CB 20 Patrick Müller
CB 4 Philippe Senderos
LB 3 Ludovic Magnin
DM 6 Johann Vogel (c)   90+2'
RM 16 Tranquillo Barnetta
LM 8 Raphaël Wicky
AM 7 Ricardo Cabanas   77'
CF 9 Alexander Frei   87'
CF 10 Daniel Gygax   46'
Substitutions:
MF 22 Hakan Yakin   46'
FW 11 Marco Streller   77'
FW 18 Mauro Lustrinelli   87'
Manager:
Köbi Kuhn

Man of the Match:
Alexander Frei (Switzerland)

Assistant referees:
Amelio Andino (Paraguay)
Manuel Bernal (Paraguay)
Fourth official:
Mohamed Guezzaz (Morocco)
Fifth official:
Brahim Djezzar (Algeria)


Switzerland  2–0  South Korea
Senderos   23'
Frei   77'
Report
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Switzerland
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Korea Republic
GK 1 Pascal Zuberbühler
RB 23 Philipp Degen
CB 20 Patrick Müller
CB 4 Philippe Senderos   43'   53'
LB 17 Christoph Spycher   82'
DM 6 Johann Vogel (c)
RM 16 Tranquillo Barnetta
LM 8 Raphaël Wicky   69'   88'
AM 7 Ricardo Cabanas
SS 22 Hakan Yakin   55'   71'
CF 9 Alexander Frei
Substitutions:
DF 2 Johan Djourou   90'   53'
MF 5 Xavier Margairaz   71'
MF 19 Valon Behrami   88'
Manager:
Köbi Kuhn
 
GK 1 Lee Woon-jae (c)
RB 12 Lee Young-pyo   63'
CB 4 Choi Jin-cheul   78'
CB 6 Kim Jin-kyu   37'
LB 3 Kim Dong-jin
RM 17 Lee Ho
CM 5 Kim Nam-il
LM 10 Park Chu-young   23'   66'
AM 14 Lee Chun-soo   80'
AM 7 Park Ji-sung
CF 19 Cho Jae-jin
Substitutions:
FW 9 Ahn Jung-hwan   78'   63'
FW 11 Seol Ki-hyeon   66'
Manager:
  Dick Advocaat

Man of the Match:
Alexander Frei (Switzerland)

Assistant referees:
Darío García (Argentina)
Rodolfo Otero (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Essam Abd El Fatah (Egypt)
Fifth official:
Dramane Danté (Mali)


Switzerland  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Ukraine
Report
Penalties
Streller  
Barnetta  
Cabanas  
0–3   Shevchenko
  Milevskyi
  Rebrov
  Husyev
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Switzerland
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ukraine
GK 1 Pascal Zuberbühler
RB 23 Philipp Degen
CB 20 Patrick Müller
CB 2 Johan Djourou   34'
LB 3 Ludovic Magnin
DM 6 Johann Vogel (c)
RM 16 Tranquillo Barnetta   59'
LM 8 Raphaël Wicky
AM 7 Ricardo Cabanas
SS 22 Hakan Yakin   64'
CF 9 Alexander Frei   117'
Substitutions:
DF 13 Stéphane Grichting   34'
FW 11 Marco Streller   64'
FW 18 Mauro Lustrinelli   117'
Manager:
Köbi Kuhn
 
GK 1 Oleksandr Shovkovskyi
CB 9 Oleh Husyev
CB 17 Vladislav Vashchuk
CB 2 Andriy Nesmachniy
RM 8 Oleh Shelayev
CM 14 Andriy Husin
LM 4 Anatoliy Tymoschuk
AM 16 Andriy Vorobei   94'
AM 19 Maksym Kalynychenko   75'
SS 10 Andriy Voronin   111'
CF 7 Andriy Shevchenko (c)
Substitutions:
MF 21 Ruslan Rotan   75'
FW 11 Serhii Rebrov   94'
FW 15 Artem Milevskyi   111'
Manager:
Oleg Blokhin

Man of the Match:
Oleksandr Shovkovskyi (Ukraine)

Assistant referees:
José Ramírez (Mexico)
Héctor Vergara (Canada)
Fourth official:
Jerome Damon (South Africa)
Fifth official:
Justice Yeboah (Ghana)

Switzerland were the only team to beat eventual world champion Spain, by a 0–1 victory in the group stage. In spite of this, they did not survive the first round.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Spain 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6 Advance to knockout stage
2   Chile 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6
3    Switzerland 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4
4   Honduras 3 0 1 2 0 3 −3 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
Spain  0–1   Switzerland
Report Fernandes   52'
Attendance: 62,453
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Spain[5]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Switzerland[5]
GK 1 Iker Casillas (c)
RB 15 Sergio Ramos
CB 5 Carles Puyol
CB 3 Gerard Piqué
LB 11 Joan Capdevila
DM 16 Sergio Busquets   61'
CM 14 Xabi Alonso
CM 8 Xavi
RW 21 David Silva   62'
LW 6 Andrés Iniesta   77'
CF 7 David Villa
Substitutions:
FW 9 Fernando Torres   61'
MF 22 Jesús Navas   62'
FW 18 Pedro   77'
Manager:
Vicente del Bosque
 
GK 1 Diego Benaglio   90+1'
RB 2 Stephan Lichtsteiner
CB 4 Philippe Senderos   36'
CB 13 Stéphane Grichting   30'
LB 17 Reto Ziegler   73'
RM 7 Tranquillo Barnetta   90+2'
CM 8 Gökhan Inler (c)
CM 6 Benjamin Huggel
LM 16 Gélson Fernandes
SS 19 Eren Derdiyok   79'
CF 10 Blaise Nkufo
Substitutions:
DF 5 Steve von Bergen   36'
MF 15 Hakan Yakin   90+4'   79'
DF 22 Mario Eggimann   90+2'
Manager:
  Ottmar Hitzfeld

Man of the Match:
Gélson Fernandes (Switzerland)

Assistant referees:
Darren Cann (England)[4]
Mike Mullarkey (England)[4]
Fourth official:
Martin Hansson (Sweden)[4]
Fifth official:
Stefan Wittberg (Sweden)[4]


Chile  1–0   Switzerland
González   75' Report
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chile[6]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Switzerland[6]
GK 1 Claudio Bravo (c)
RB 4 Mauricio Isla
CB 17 Gary Medel   61'
CB 3 Waldo Ponce   25'
LB 18 Gonzalo Jara
RM 8 Arturo Vidal   46'
CM 6 Carlos Carmona   22'
LM 14 Matías Fernández   60'   65'
RW 7 Alexis Sánchez
CF 9 Humberto Suazo   2'   46'
LW 15 Jean Beausejour
Substitutions:
FW 10 Jorge Valdivia   90+2'   46'
MF 11 Mark González   46'
FW 22 Esteban Paredes   65'
Manager:
  Marcelo Bielsa
 
GK 1 Diego Benaglio
RB 2 Stephan Lichtsteiner
CB 5 Steve von Bergen
CB 13 Stéphane Grichting
LB 17 Reto Ziegler
RM 11 Valon Behrami   31'
CM 8 Gökhan Inler   60'
CM 6 Benjamin Huggel
LM 16 Gélson Fernandes   77'
SS 9 Alexander Frei (c)   42'
CF 10 Blaise Nkufo   18'   68'
Substitutions:
MF 7 Tranquillo Barnetta   48'   42'
FW 19 Eren Derdiyok   68'
FW 18 Albert Bunjaku   77'
Manager:
  Ottmar Hitzfeld

Man of the Match:
Mark González (Chile)

Assistant referees:
Hassan Kamranifar (Iran)
Saleh Al Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates)
Fourth official:
Martín Vázquez (Uruguay)
Fifth official:
Miguel Nievas (Uruguay)


Switzerland  0–0  Honduras
Report
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Switzerland[7]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Honduras[7]
GK 1 Diego Benaglio
RB 2 Stephan Lichtsteiner
CB 5 Steve von Bergen
CB 13 Stéphane Grichting
LB 17 Reto Ziegler
RM 7 Tranquillo Barnetta
CM 6 Benjamin Huggel   78'
CM 8 Gökhan Inler (c)
LM 16 Gélson Fernandes   34'   46'
CF 19 Eren Derdiyok
CF 10 Blaise Nkufo   69'
Substitutions:
MF 15 Hakan Yakin   46'
FW 9 Alexander Frei   69'
MF 23 Xherdan Shaqiri   78'
Manager:
  Ottmar Hitzfeld
 
GK 18 Noel Valladares (c)
RB 16 Mauricio Sabillón
CB 2 Osman Chávez   64'
CB 5 Víctor Bernárdez
LB 3 Maynor Figueroa
CM 8 Wilson Palacios   89'
CM 6 Hendry Thomas   4'
RW 17 Edgar Álvarez
LW 7 Ramón Núñez   67'
CF 10 Jerry Palacios   78'
CF 11 David Suazo   58'   87'
Substitutions:
FW 15 Walter Martínez   67'
FW 12 Georgie Welcome   78'
MF 19 Danilo Turcios   87'
Manager:
  Reinaldo Rueda

Man of the Match:
Noel Valladares (Honduras)

Assistant referees:
Ricardo Casas (Argentina)
Hernan Maidana (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)
Fifth official:
Jose Manuel Silva Cardinal (Portugal)

2014 FIFA World Cup

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At the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Switzerland were drawn in Group E along with Ecuador, France, and Honduras. They opened their campaign with a 2–1 victory over Ecuador in Brasilia. However, in their next match, they suffered a 5–2 defeat to France. Despite the initial setback, a 3–0 victory in their final game against Honduras, courtesy of a hat-trick by Xherdan Shaqiri sent them into the round of 16, where they faced the two-time world champions and eventual runners-up Argentina.

The game was goalless and nearly heading to penalties when Ángel Di María scored a 118th-minute extra time goal to send Argentina into the quarter-finals. Despite being eliminated in the round of 16, it was Switzerland's best performance in eight years.

Legend
Group winners and runners-up advance to the round of 16

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   France 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7 Advance to knockout stage
2    Switzerland 3 2 0 1 7 6 +1 6
3   Ecuador 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4   Honduras 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

All times local: five matches are in Brasília official time (UTC−3), while Honduras v Switzerland, played in Manaus, is in the Amazon time zone (UTC−4).


Switzerland  2–1  Ecuador
Mehmedi   48'
Seferovic   90+3'
Report E. Valencia   22'

Switzerland  2–5  France
Džemaili   81'
Xhaka   87'
Report Giroud   17'
Matuidi   18'
Valbuena   40'
Benzema   67'
Sissoko   73'

Honduras  0–3   Switzerland
Report Shaqiri   6', 31', 71'
Attendance: 40,322

Argentina  1–0 (a.e.t.)   Switzerland
Di María   118' Report
Attendance: 63,255

Record players

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Xherdan Shaqiri became Switzerland's record World Cup player in 2022.
Rank Player Matches World Cups
1 Xherdan Shaqiri 14 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022
2 Ricardo Rodríguez 12 2014, 2018 and 2022
Granit Xhaka 12 2014, 2018 and 2022
4 Stephan Lichtsteiner 10 2010, 2014 and 2018
Valon Behrami 10 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018
Haris Seferovic 10 2014, 2018 and 2022
7 Kiki Antenen 8 1950, 1954 and 1962
Johan Djourou 8 2006, 2014 and 2018
Manuel Akanji 8 2018 and 2022
Breel Embolo 8 2018 and 2022
11 Roger Bocquet 7 1950 and 1954
Jacky Fatton 7 1950 and 1954
André Neury 7 1950 and 1954
Tranquillo Barnetta 7 2006 and 2010
Diego Benaglio 7 2010 and 2014
Gökhan Inler 7 2010 and 2014
Josip Drmić 7 2014 and 2018
Blerim Džemaili 7 2014 and 2018
Yann Sommer 7 2018 and 2022

Top goalscorers

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With six goals at Switzerland's home tournament in 1954, Josef Hügi won the shared Silver Boot - the only individual FIFA World Cup award ever received by a Swiss player.

Rank Player Goals World Cups
1 Josef Hügi 6 1954
2 Xherdan Shaqiri 5 2014 (3), 2018 and 2022
3 André Abegglen 4 1934 (1) and 1938 (3)
Robert Ballaman 4 1954
5 Leopold Kielholz 3 1934
Jacques Fatton 3 1950 (2) and 1954 (1)
7 Adrian Knup 2 1994
Alexander Frei 2 2006
Granit Xhaka 2 2014 and 2018
Blerim Džemaili 2 2014 and 2018
Breel Embolo 2 2022

Squads

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup - Statistics for Switzerland". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on June 14, 2009.
  2. ^ RSSSF credits this goal as occurring in the 29th minute.
  3. ^ RSSSF credits this goal as coming in the 90th minute.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Referee designations for matches 1-16" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
  5. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Group H – Spain-Switzerland" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 16 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 22, 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
  6. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Group H – Chile-Switzerland" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 21 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
  7. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Group H – Switzerland-Honduras" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 25 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
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