Switzerland at the FIFA World Cup

Switzerland vs Costa Rica match in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer 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 eleven occasions, the first being at the second finals in 1934 where they finished in seventh position.

They have made their eleventh appearance in the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[1][2]

World Cup record

Switzerland's record at FIFA World Cups:[3]

Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Uruguay 1930Did not enter
Italy 1934Quarter-finals7/16210155
France 19387/15311155
Brazil 1950Group stage6/13311146
Switzerland 1954Quarter-finals8/1642021111
Sweden 1958Did not qualify
Chile 1962Group stage16/16300328
England 196616/16300319
Mexico 1970Did not qualify
West Germany 1974
Argentina 1978
Spain 1982
Mexico 1986
Italy 1990
United States 1994Round of 1616/24411257
France 1998Did not qualify
South Korea Japan 2002
Germany 2006Round of 1610/32422040
South Africa 2010Group stage19/32311111
Brazil 2014Round of 1611/32420277
Russia 201814/32412155
Qatar 2022To be determined
Canada Mexico United States 2026
TotalQuarter-finals11/2137128175064
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

By match

World Cup Round Opponent Score Result Venue Switzerland scorers
1934Round of 16 Netherlands3–2WMilanKielholz (2), Abegglen
Quarter-finals Czechoslovakia2–3LTurinKielholz, Jäggi
1938Round of 16 Germany1–1 (aet)DParisAbegglen
 Germany (R)4–2WParisWalaschek, Bickel, Abegglen (2)
Quarter-finals Hungary0–2LLille&
—
1950Group stage Yugoslavia0–3LBelo Horizonte&
—
 Brazil2–2DSão PauloFatton (2)
 Mexico2–1WPorto AlegreBader, Antenen
1954Group stage Italy2–1WLausanneBallaman, Hügi
 England0–2LBern&
—
 Italy (PO)4–1WBaselHügi, Ballaman, Fatton
Quarter-final Austria5–7LLausanneBallaman (2), Hügi (3)
1962Group stage Chile1–3LSantiagoWüthrich
 West Germany1–2LSantiagoSchneiter
 Italy0–3LSantiago&
—
1966Group stage West Germany0–5LSheffield&
—
 Spain1–2LSheffieldQuentin
 Argentina0–2LSheffield&
—
1994Group stage United States1–1DPontiacBregy
 Romania4–1WPontiacSutter, Chapuisat, Knup (2)
 Colombia0–2LPalo Alto&
—
Round of 16 Spain0–3LWashington&
—
2006Group stage France0–0DStuttgart&
—
 Togo2–0WDortmundFrei, Barnetta
 South Korea2–0WHanoverSenderos, Frei
Round of 16 Ukraine0–0 (aet)DCologne&
—
2010Group stage Spain1–0WDurbanFernandes
 Chile0–1LPort Elizabeth&
—
 Honduras0–0DBloemfontein&
—
2014Group stage Ecuador2–1WBrasíliaMehmedi, Seferović
 France2–5LSalvadorDžemaili, Xhaka
 Honduras3–0WManausShaqiri (3)
Round of 16 Argentina0–1 (aet)LSão Paulo&
—
2018Group stage Brazil1–1DRostov-on-DonZuber
 Serbia2–1WKaliningradXhaka, Shaqiri
 Costa Rica2–2DNizhny NovgorodDžemaili, Drmić
Round of 16 Sweden0–1LSaint Petersburg&
—

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'[4]
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'[5]
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Rinaldo Barlassina (Italy)

1950 FIFA World Cup

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
 Brazil 3210825
 Yugoslavia 3201734
  Switzerland 3111463
 Mexico 30032100
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 2110643
  Switzerland 2101232
 Italy 2101532
 Belgium 2011581
  • 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)

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 3210414.005
 Chile 3201531.674
 Italy 3111321.503
  Switzerland 3003280.250
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 3210717.005
 Argentina 3210414.005
 Spain 3102450.802
  Switzerland 3003190.110
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) Host.
United States 1–1  Switzerland
Wynalda  45' Report Bregy  39'
Attendance: 73,425
United States
Switzerland
GK1Tony Meola(c)
SW17Marcelo Balboa
RB4Cle Kooiman
CB22Alexi Lalas
LB20Paul Caligiuri
RM9Tab Ramos
CM16Mike Sorber
CM5Thomas Dooley
LM6John HarkesYellow card 89'
CF8Earnie Stewart 81'
CF11Eric Wynalda 58'
Substitutions:
FW10Roy Wegerle 58'
FW13Cobi Jones 81'
Manager:
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bora Milutinović
GK1Marco Pascolo
SW5Alain Geiger(c)
RB2Marc Hottiger
CB4Dominique HerrYellow card 26'
LB3Yvan Quentin
CM6Georges Bregy
CM10Ciriaco Sforza 77'
RW8Christophe Ohrel
AM16Thomas Bickel 72'
LW7Alain Sutter
CF11Stéphane Chapuisat
Substitutions:
FW14Nestor SubiatYellow card 82' 72'
MF21Thomas Wyss 77'
Manager:
England 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
GK12Bogdan Stelea
DF2Dan Petrescu
DF3Daniel Prodan
DF4Miodrag BelodediciYellow card 47'
MF5Ioan LupescuYellow card 40' 85'
MF6Gheorghe Popescu
MF7Dorinel Munteanu
FW9Florin Răducioiu
MF10Gheorghe Hagi(c)
MF11Ilie Dumitrescu 70'
DF14Gheorghe MihaliYellow card 32'
Substitutions:
MF15Basarab Panduru 85'
FW16Ion VlădoiuRed card 73' 70'
Manager:
Anghel Iordănescu
GK1Marco Pascolo
DF2Marc Hottiger
DF3Yvan Quentin
DF4Dominique Herr
DF5Alain Geiger(c)
MF6Georges Bregy
MF7Alain Sutter 71'
DF8Christophe Ohrel 83'
FW9Adrian Knup
MF10Ciriaco Sforza
FW11Stéphane Chapuisat
Substitutions:
MF16Thomas Bickel 71'
MF20Patrick Sylvestre 83'
Manager:
England 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
GK1Marco Pascolo
DF2Marc Hottiger
DF3Yvan Quentin
DF4Dominique Herr
DF5Alain Geiger(c)
MF6Georges BregyYellow card 85'
MF7Alain Sutter 82'
DF8Christophe Ohrel
FW9Adrian KnupYellow card 39' 82'
MF10Ciriaco Sforza
FW11Stéphane Chapuisat
Substitutions:
FW14Nestor Subiat 82'
FW15Marco Grassi 82'
Manager:
England Roy Hodgson
GK1Óscar Córdoba
DF2Andrés Escobar
DF3Alexis Mendoza
DF4Luis Fernando Herrera
MF5Hernán GaviriaYellow card 58' 79'
MF10Carlos Valderrama(c)Yellow card 62'
FW11Adolfo Valencia 64'
MF14Leonel ÁlvarezYellow card 80'
MF19Freddy Rincón
DF20Wilson Pérez
FW21Faustino Asprilla
Substitutions:
FW7Antony de Ávila 64'
MF8John 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
GK1Andoni Zubizarreta (c)
DF2Albert FerrerYellow card 19'
DF4Paco CamarasaYellow card 22'
DF5Abelardo
DF6Fernando Hierro 76'
MF7Andoni GoikoetxeaYellow card 18' 61'
MF10José Mari Bakero
DF12Sergi
DF18Rafael Alkorta
MF20Miguel Ángel Nadal
MF21Luis Enrique
Substitutions:
MF11Txiki Begiristain 61'
DF3Jorge OteroYellow card 87' 76'
Manager:
Javier Clemente
GK1Marco PascoloYellow card 85'
DF2Marc HottigerYellow card 23'
DF3Yvan Quentin 58'
DF4Dominique Herr
DF5Alain Geiger (c)
MF6Georges Bregy
DF8Christophe Ohrel 73'
FW9Adrian Knup
MF10Ciriaco Sforza
FW11Stéphane Chapuisat
MF16Thomas Bickel
Substitutions:
DF19Jürg StuderYellow card 69' 58'
FW14Nestor SubiatYellow card 77' 73'
Manager:
England Roy Hodgson

2006 FIFA World Cup

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
Attendance: 52,000
France
Switzerland
GK16Fabien Barthez
RB19Willy SagnolYellow card 90+3'
CB15Lilian Thuram
CB5William Gallas
LB3Éric AbidalYellow card 64'
CM4Patrick Vieira
CM6Claude Makélélé
RW22Franck Ribéry 70'
AM10Zinedine Zidane (c)Yellow card 72'
LW11Sylvain Wiltord 84'
CF12Thierry Henry
Substitutions:
FW14Louis Saha 70'
MF8Vikash Dhorasoo 84'
Manager:
Raymond Domenech
GK1Pascal Zuberbühler
RB23Philipp DegenYellow card 56'
CB20Patrick Müller 75'
CB4Philippe Senderos
LB3Ludovic MagninYellow card 42'
DM6Johann Vogel (c)
RM16Tranquillo Barnetta
LM8Raphaël Wicky 82'
AM7Ricardo CabanasYellow card 72'
CF9Alexander FreiYellow card 90+3'
CF11Marco StrellerYellow card 45' 57'
Substitutions:
FW10Daniel Gygax 57'
DF2Johan Djourou 75'
MF5Xavier 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'
Attendance: 65,000
Togo
Switzerland
GK16Kossi Agassa
RB5Massamasso Tchangai (c)
CB2Daré Nibombé
CB13Richmond Forson
LB23Assimiou Touré
DM15Alaixys RomaoYellow card 53'
RM9Thomas Dossevi 69'
CM10Mamam Cherif Touré 87'
LM8Kuami Agboh 25'
SS4Emmanuel AdebayorYellow card 47'
CF17Mohamed Kader
Substitutions:
FW7Moustapha SalifouYellow card 45' 25'
FW18Yao Junior Senaya 69'
FW11Robert Malm 87'
Manager:
Germany Otto Pfister
GK1Pascal Zuberbühler
RB23Philipp Degen
CB20Patrick Müller
CB4Philippe Senderos
LB3Ludovic Magnin
DM6Johann Vogel (c)Yellow card 90+2'
RM16Tranquillo Barnetta
LM8Raphaël Wicky
AM7Ricardo Cabanas 77'
CF9Alexander Frei 87'
CF10Daniel Gygax 46'
Substitutions:
MF22Hakan Yakin 46'
FW11Marco Streller 77'
FW18Mauro 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
Attendance: 43,000
Switzerland
Korea Republic
GK1Pascal Zuberbühler
RB23Philipp Degen
CB20Patrick Müller
CB4Philippe SenderosYellow card 43' 53'
LB17Christoph SpycherYellow card 82'
DM6Johann Vogel (c)
RM16Tranquillo Barnetta
LM8Raphaël WickyYellow card 69' 88'
AM7Ricardo Cabanas
SS22Hakan YakinYellow card 55' 71'
CF9Alexander Frei
Substitutions:
DF2Johan DjourouYellow card 90' 53'
MF5Xavier Margairaz 71'
MF19Valon Behrami 88'
Manager:
Köbi Kuhn
GK1Lee Woon-jae (c)
RB12Lee Young-pyo 63'
CB4Choi Jin-cheulYellow card 78'
CB6Kim Jin-kyuYellow card 37'
LB3Kim Dong-jin
RM17Lee Ho
CM5Kim Nam-il
LM10Park Chu-youngYellow card 23' 66'
AM14Lee Chun-sooYellow card 80'
AM7Park Ji-sung
CF19Cho Jae-jin
Substitutions:
FW9Ahn Jung-hwanYellow card 78' 63'
FW11Seol Ki-hyeon 66'
Manager:
Netherlands 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
Ukraine
GK1Pascal Zuberbühler
RB23Philipp Degen
CB20Patrick Müller
CB2Johan Djourou 34'
LB3Ludovic Magnin
DM6Johann Vogel (c)
RM16Tranquillo BarnettaYellow card 59'
LM8Raphaël Wicky
AM7Ricardo Cabanas
SS22Hakan Yakin 64'
CF9Alexander Frei 117'
Substitutions:
DF13Stéphane Grichting 34'
FW11Marco Streller 64'
FW18Mauro Lustrinelli 117'
Manager:
Köbi Kuhn
GK1Oleksandr Shovkovskiy
CB9Oleh Husyev
CB17Vladislav Vashchuk
CB2Andriy Nesmachniy
RM8Oleh Shelayev
CM14Andriy Husin
LM4Anatoliy Tymoschuk
AM16Andriy Vorobei 94'
AM19Maksym Kalynychenko 75'
SS10Andriy Voronin 111'
CF7Andriy Shevchenko (c)
Substitutions:
MF21Ruslan Rotan 75'
FW11Serhiy Rebrov 94'
FW15Artem Milevskiy 111'
Manager:
Oleg Blokhin

Man of the Match:
Oleksandr Shovkovskiy (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[7]
Switzerland[7]
GK1Iker Casillas (c)
RB15Sergio Ramos
CB5Carles Puyol
CB3Gerard Piqué
LB11Joan Capdevila
DM16Sergio Busquets 61'
CM14Xabi Alonso
CM8Xavi
RW21David Silva 62'
LW6Andrés Iniesta 77'
CF7David Villa
Substitutions:
FW9Fernando Torres 61'
MF22Jesús Navas 62'
FW18Pedro 77'
Manager:
Vicente del Bosque
GK1Diego BenaglioYellow card 90+1'
RB2Stephan Lichtsteiner
CB4Philippe Senderos 36'
CB13Stéphane GrichtingYellow card 30'
LB17Reto ZieglerYellow card 73'
RM7Tranquillo Barnetta 90+2'
CM8Gökhan Inler (c)
CM6Benjamin Huggel
LM16Gélson Fernandes
SS19Eren Derdiyok 79'
CF10Blaise Nkufo
Substitutions:
DF5Steve von Bergen 36'
MF15Hakan YakinYellow card 90+4' 79'
DF22Mario Eggimann 90+2'
Manager:
Germany Ottmar Hitzfeld

Man of the Match:
Gélson Fernandes (Switzerland)

Assistant referees:
Darren Cann (England)[6]
Mike Mullarkey (England)[6]
Fourth official:
Martin Hansson (Sweden)[6]
Fifth official:
Stefan Wittberg (Sweden)[6]

Chile 1–0  Switzerland
González  75' Report
Attendance: 34,872
Chile[8]
Switzerland[8]
GK1Claudio Bravo (c)
RB4Mauricio Isla
CB17Gary MedelYellow card 61'
CB3Waldo PonceYellow card 25'
LB18Gonzalo Jara
RM8Arturo Vidal 46'
CM6Carlos CarmonaYellow card 22'
LM14Matías FernándezYellow card 60' 65'
RW7Alexis Sánchez
CF9Humberto SuazoYellow card 2' 46'
LW15Jean Beausejour
Substitutions:
FW10Jorge ValdiviaYellow card 90+2' 46'
MF11Mark González 46'
FW22Esteban Paredes 65'
Manager:
Argentina Marcelo Bielsa
GK1Diego Benaglio
RB2Stephan Lichtsteiner
CB5Steve von Bergen
CB13Stéphane Grichting
LB17Reto Ziegler
RM11Valon BehramiRed card 31'
CM8Gökhan InlerYellow card 60'
CM6Benjamin Huggel
LM16Gélson Fernandes 77'
SS9Alexander Frei (c) 42'
CF10Blaise NkufoYellow card 18' 68'
Substitutions:
MF7Tranquillo BarnettaYellow card 48' 42'
FW19Eren Derdiyok 68'
FW18Albert Bunjaku 77'
Manager:
Germany 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[9]
Honduras[9]
GK1Diego Benaglio
RB2Stephan Lichtsteiner
CB5Steve von Bergen
CB13Stéphane Grichting
LB17Reto Ziegler
RM7Tranquillo Barnetta
CM6Benjamin Huggel 78'
CM8Gökhan Inler (c)
LM16Gélson FernandesYellow card 34' 46'
CF19Eren Derdiyok
CF10Blaise Nkufo 69'
Substitutions:
MF15Hakan Yakin 46'
FW9Alexander Frei 69'
MF23Xherdan Shaqiri 78'
Manager:
Germany Ottmar Hitzfeld
GK18Noel Valladares (c)
RB16Mauricio Sabillón
CB2Osman ChávezYellow card 64'
CB5Víctor Bernárdez
LB3Maynor Figueroa
CM8Wilson PalaciosYellow card 89'
CM6Hendry ThomasYellow card 4'
RW17Edgar Álvarez
LW7Ramón Núñez 67'
CF10Jerry Palacios 78'
CF11David SuazoYellow card 58' 87'
Substitutions:
FW15Walter Martínez 67'
FW12Georgie Welcome 78'
MF19Danilo Turcios 87'
Manager:
Colombia 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 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  2–5 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

Stephan Lichtsteiner became Switzerland's record World Cup player as team captain in 2018.
No. Name Matches World Cups
1 Stephan Lichtsteiner102010, 2014 and 2018
Valon Behrami102006, 2010, 2014 and 2018
3Xherdan Shaqiri92010, 2014 and 2018
4 Kiki Antenen81950, 1954 and 1962
Johan Djourou82006, 2014 and 2018
Ricardo Rodríguez82014 and 2018
Granit Xhaka82014 and 2018
8 Roger Bocquet71950 and 1954
Jacky Fatton71950 and 1954
André Neury71950 and 1954
Tranquillo Barnetta72006 and 2010
Diego Benaglio72010 and 2014
Gökhan İnler72010 and 2014
Josip Drmić72014 and 2018
Blerim Džemaili72014 and 2018
Haris Seferović72014 and 2018

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.

No. Name Goals World Cups
1Josef Hügi61954
2 André Abegglen41934 (1) and 1938 (3)
Robert Ballaman41954
Xherdan Shaqiri42014 (3) and 2018 (1)
5 Leopold Kielholz31934
Jacques Fatton31950 (2) and 1954 (1)
7 Adrian Knup21994
Alexander Frei22006
Granit Xhaka22014 and 2018
Blerim Džemaili22014 and 2018

Squads

References

  1. ↑ "Belgium and Switzerland seeded for World Cup 2014 in Brazil". BBC Sport. 17 October 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "Blagger's guide to Switzerland in Brazil". Daily Telegraph. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "FIFA World Cup - Statistics for Switzerland". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association.
  4. ↑ RSSSF credits this goal as occurring in the 29th minute.
  5. ↑ RSSSF credits this goal as coming in the 90th minute.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "Referee designations for matches 1-16" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 June 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 July 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
  7. 1 2 "Tactical Line-up – Group H – Spain-Switzerland" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 16 June 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
  8. 1 2 "Tactical Line-up – Group H – Chile-Switzerland" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 21 June 2010. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
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