Global InformationSwitzerland national football team information
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| Nickname(s) | A-Team Nati (National Team) Rossocrociati (Red Crosses) | ||||||||
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| Association | Swiss Football Association | ||||||||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||||||||
| Head coach | Murat Yakin | ||||||||
| Captain | Granit Xhaka | ||||||||
| Most caps | Granit Xhaka (123) | ||||||||
| Top scorer | Alexander Frei (42) | ||||||||
| Home stadium | Various | ||||||||
| FIFA code | SUI | ||||||||
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| FIFA ranking | |||||||||
| Current | 19  (4 April 2024)[1] | ||||||||
| Highest | 3 (August 1993) | ||||||||
| Lowest | 83 (December 1998) | ||||||||
| First international | |||||||||
 France 1–0 Switzerland  (Paris, France; 12 February 1905) | |||||||||
| Biggest win | |||||||||
Switzerland 9–0 Lithuania  (Paris, France; 25 May 1924) | |||||||||
| Biggest defeat | |||||||||
Switzerland 0–9 England  (Basel, Switzerland; 20 May 1909)  Hungary 9–0 Switzerland (Budapest, Hungary; 29 October 1911) | |||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||
| Appearances | 12 (first in 1934) | ||||||||
| Best result | Quarter-finals (1934, 1938, 1954) | ||||||||
| European Championship | |||||||||
| Appearances | 6 (first in 1996) | ||||||||
| Best result | Quarter-finals (2020) | ||||||||
| Nations League Finals | |||||||||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2019) | ||||||||
| Best result | Fourth place (2019) | ||||||||
Medal record
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The Switzerland national football team (German: Schweizer Fussballnationalmannschaft, Italian: Nazionale di calcio della Svizzera, French: Équipe nationale suisse de football, Romansh: Squadra naziunala da ballape da la Svizra) represents Switzerland in men's international football. The national team is controlled by the Swiss Football Association.
Switzerland's best performances at the FIFA World Cup have been three quarter-finals appearances, in 1934, 1938 and 1954. They hosted the competitions in 1954, where they played against Austria in the quarter-finals match, losing 7–5, which still stands as the highest scoring World Cup match ever.[3] At the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Switzerland set a FIFA World Cup record by being eliminated from the tournament despite not conceding a single goal, being eliminated by Ukraine after penalties in the round of sixteen. They did not concede a goal until a match against Chile at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, conceding in the 75th minute, setting a World Cup tournament record for consecutive minutes without conceding a goal.[4]
Switzerland and Austria were the co-hosts of UEFA Euro 2008, where the Swiss made their third appearance in the competitions, but failed for a third time to progress from the group stage.[5][6] However, since then, the Swiss made it to the round of 16 during Euro 2016, and achieved a record-best quarter-finals showing at Euro 2020 after eliminating world champions France.[7][8]
Overall, Switzerland's best ever result at an official football competitions was the silver medal they earned in 1924, after losing to Uruguay 3–0 in the finals of the 1924 Olympic Games.[9]
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "World Cup 1954 finals". 3 January 2007. Archived from the original on 3 January 2007. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ Taylor, Daniel (21 June 2010). "Chile 1-0 Switzerland | World Cup Group H match report". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ "UEFA EURO 2008 - History - Standings". UEFA.com. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ "Switzerland 1-2 Turkey". 11 June 2008. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ "Switzerland-Poland - UEFA EURO 2016". UEFA.com. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ "Switzerland-Spain - UEFA EURO 2020". UEFA.com. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ "Olympic Football Tournament Paris 1924 - Switzerland 0:3 (0:1) Uruguay - Overview". FIFA. Retrieved 5 July 2018.