Switzerland at the FIFA World Cup

For the women's team, see Switzerland at the FIFA Women's 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.

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

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

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

1934 FIFA World Cup

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

1938 FIFA World Cup

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)

1950 FIFA World Cup

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
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Giovanni Galeati (Italy)
Brazil 2 – 2  Switzerland
Alfredo 3'
Baltazar 32'		 Report Fatton 17', 88'
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Ramón Azon Roma (Spain)
Switzerland 2 – 1 Mexico
Bader 10'
Antenen 44'		 Report Casarín 89'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Ivan Eklind (Sweden)

1954 FIFA World Cup

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)
Main article: Austria v Switzerland (1954 FIFA World Cup)
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)

1962 FIFA World Cup

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
Attendance: 59,828

1966 FIFA World Cup

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
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Hugh Phillips (Scotland)
Spain 2–1  Switzerland
Sanchís 57'
Amancio 75'		 Report Quentin 31'
Attendance: 32,000
Argentina 2–0  Switzerland
Artime 52'
Onega 79'		 Report
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Joaquim Campos (Portugal)

1994 FIFA World Cup

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'
Attendance: 73,425
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
Attendance: 53,121
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

2006 FIFA World Cup

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
Attendance: 52,000
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
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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'
Attendance: 65,000
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
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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
Attendance: 43,000
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
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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
Attendance: 45,000
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
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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)

2010 FIFA World Cup

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
Attendance: 34,872
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
Attendance: 28,042
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

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 Brasília. 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'
Attendance: 68,351
Switzerland 2–5 France
Džemaili 81'
Xhaka 87'		 Report Giroud 17'
Matuidi 18'
Valbuena 40'
Benzema 67'
Sissoko 73'
Attendance: 51,003
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

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

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

See also

References

  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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