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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 edit

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 edit

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 stage   Yugoslavia 0–3 L Belo Horizonte
  Brazil 2–2 D São Paulo Fatton (2)
  Mexico 2–1 W Porto Alegre Bader, Antenen
1954 Group stage   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 stage   Chile 1–3 L Santiago Wüthrich
  West Germany 1–2 L Santiago Schneiter
  Italy 0–3 L Santiago
1966 Group stage   West Germany 0–5 L Sheffield
  Spain 1–2 L Sheffield Quentin
  Argentina 0–2 L Sheffield
1994 Group stage   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 stage   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 stage   Spain 1–0 W Durban Fernandes
  Chile 0–1 L Port Elizabeth
  Honduras 0–0 D Bloemfontein
2014 Group stage   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 stage   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 stage   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 edit

1934 FIFA World Cup edit

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'
Smit   19'
Vente   84'
Attendance: ~40,000
Referee: Ivan Eklind (Sweden)

Czechoslovakia  3–2   Switzerland
Svoboda   24'
Sobotka   49'
Nejedlý   82'
Kielholz   18'
Jäggi   78'
Attendance: ~12,000

1938 FIFA World Cup edit

Switzerland  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Germany
Abegglen   43' Gauchel   29'
Attendance: 27,162

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

Switzerland  0–2  Hungary
Sárosi   40'
Zsengellér   89'[3]
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Rinaldo Barlassina (Italy)

1950 FIFA World Cup edit

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'
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Giovanni Galeati (Italy)

Brazil  2 – 2   Switzerland
Alfredo   3'
Baltazar   32'
Fatton   17', 88'
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Ramón Azon Roma (Spain)

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

1954 FIFA World Cup edit

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'
Boniperti   44'
Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Mario Vianna (Brazil)

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

Switzerland  4–1  Italy
Hügi   14', 85'
Ballaman   48'
Fatton   90'
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'
Ballaman   16', 39'
Hügi   17', 19', 58'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Charlie Faultless (Scotland)

1962 FIFA World Cup edit

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'
Wüthrich   6'
Attendance: 65,000

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

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

1966 FIFA World Cup edit

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'
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Hugh Phillips (Scotland)

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

Argentina  2–0   Switzerland
Artime   52'
Onega   79'
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Joaquim Campos (Portugal)

1994 FIFA World Cup edit

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' 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

Romania  1–4   Switzerland
Hagi   35' 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
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.)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 edit

 
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
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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
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'
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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
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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 Contents 1 World Cup record 2 By match 3 Match records 3 1 1934 FIFA World Cup 3 2 1938 FIFA World Cup 3 3 1950 FIFA World Cup 3 4 1954 FIFA World Cup 3 5 1962 FIFA World Cup 3 6 1966 FIFA World Cup 3 7 1994 FIFA World Cup 3 8 2006 FIFA World Cup 3 9 2010 FIFA World Cup 3 10 2014 FIFA World Cup 4 Record players 5 Top goalscorers 6 Squads 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksWorld Cup record editSwitzerland s record at FIFA World Cups 1 Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA nbsp 1930 Did not enter nbsp 1934 Quarter finals 7th 2 1 0 1 5 5 nbsp 1938 7th 3 1 1 1 5 5 nbsp 1950 Group stage 6th 3 1 1 1 4 6 nbsp 1954 Quarter finals 8th 4 2 0 2 11 11 nbsp 1958 Did not qualify nbsp 1962 Group stage 16th 3 0 0 3 2 8 nbsp 1966 16th 3 0 0 3 1 9 nbsp 1970 Did not qualify nbsp 1974 nbsp 1978 nbsp 1982 nbsp 1986 nbsp 1990 nbsp 1994 Round of 16 16th 4 1 1 2 5 7 nbsp 1998 Did not qualify nbsp nbsp 2002 nbsp 2006 Round of 16 10th 4 2 2 0 4 0 nbsp 2010 Group stage 19th 3 1 1 1 1 1 nbsp 2014 Round of 16 11th 4 2 0 2 7 7 nbsp 2018 14th 4 1 2 1 5 5 nbsp 2022 12th 4 2 0 2 5 9 nbsp nbsp nbsp 2026 To be determined nbsp nbsp nbsp 2030 nbsp 2034Total Quarter finals 12 25 41 14 8 19 55 73 Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot out Switzerland s World Cup recordFirst Match nbsp Switzerland 3 2 Netherlands nbsp 27 May 1934 Milan Italy Biggest Win nbsp Switzerland 4 1 Italy nbsp 23 June 1954 Basel Switzerland nbsp Switzerland 4 1 Romania nbsp 22 June 1994 Pontiac United States nbsp Honduras 0 3 Switzerland nbsp 25 June 2014 Manaus Brazil Biggest Defeat nbsp West Germany 5 0 Switzerland nbsp 12 July 1966 Sheffield England nbsp Portugal 6 1 Switzerland nbsp 6 December 2022 Lusail Qatar Best Result Quarter finals in 1934 1938 and 1954Worst Result Group stage in 1950 1962 1966 and 2010By match editWorld Cup Round Opponent Score Result Venue Switzerland scorers1934 Round of 16 nbsp Netherlands 3 2 W Milan Kielholz 2 AbegglenQuarter finals nbsp Czechoslovakia 2 3 L Turin Kielholz Jaggi1938 Round of 16 nbsp Germany 1 1 a e t D Paris Abegglen nbsp Germany replay 4 2 W Paris Walaschek Bickel Abegglen 2 Quarter finals nbsp Hungary 0 2 L Lille 1950 Group stage nbsp Yugoslavia 0 3 L Belo Horizonte nbsp Brazil 2 2 D Sao Paulo Fatton 2 nbsp Mexico 2 1 W Porto Alegre Bader Antenen1954 Group stage nbsp Italy 2 1 W Lausanne Ballaman Hugi nbsp England 0 2 L Bern nbsp Italy play off 4 1 W Basel Hugi 2 Ballaman FattonQuarter final nbsp Austria 5 7 L Lausanne Ballaman 2 Hugi 3 1962 Group stage nbsp Chile 1 3 L Santiago Wuthrich nbsp West Germany 1 2 L Santiago Schneiter nbsp Italy 0 3 L Santiago 1966 Group stage nbsp West Germany 0 5 L Sheffield nbsp Spain 1 2 L Sheffield Quentin nbsp Argentina 0 2 L Sheffield 1994 Group stage nbsp United States 1 1 D Pontiac Bregy nbsp Romania 4 1 W Pontiac Sutter Chapuisat Knup 2 nbsp Colombia 0 2 L Palo Alto Round of 16 nbsp Spain 0 3 L Washington 2006 Group stage nbsp France 0 0 D Stuttgart nbsp Togo 2 0 W Dortmund Frei Barnetta nbsp South Korea 2 0 W Hanover Senderos FreiRound of 16 nbsp Ukraine 0 0 a e t 0 3 p D Cologne 2010 Group stage nbsp Spain 1 0 W Durban Fernandes nbsp Chile 0 1 L Port Elizabeth nbsp Honduras 0 0 D Bloemfontein 2014 Group stage nbsp Ecuador 2 1 W Brasilia Mehmedi Seferovic nbsp France 2 5 L Salvador Dzemaili Xhaka nbsp Honduras 3 0 W Manaus Shaqiri 3 Round of 16 nbsp Argentina 0 1 a e t L Sao Paulo 2018 Group stage nbsp Brazil 1 1 D Rostov on Don Zuber nbsp Serbia 2 1 W Kaliningrad Xhaka Shaqiri nbsp Costa Rica 2 2 D Nizhny Novgorod Dzemaili DrmicRound of 16 nbsp Sweden 0 1 L Saint Petersburg 2022 Group stage nbsp Cameroon 1 0 W Al Wakrah Embolo nbsp Brazil 0 1 L Doha nbsp Serbia 3 2 W Doha Shaqiri Embolo FreulerRound of 16 nbsp Portugal 1 6 L Lusail AkanjiMatch records edit1934 FIFA World Cup edit The group stage used in the first World Cup was discarded in favour of a straight knockout tournament 27 May 1934 first round 16 30 CEST Switzerland nbsp 3 2 nbsp NetherlandsKielholz nbsp 7 43 2 Abegglen nbsp 69 Report Smit nbsp 19 Vente nbsp 84 Stadio San Siro MilanAttendance 40 000Referee Ivan Eklind Sweden 31 May 1934 Quarter Finals 16 30 CEST Czechoslovakia nbsp 3 2 nbsp SwitzerlandSvoboda nbsp 24 Sobotka nbsp 49 Nejedly nbsp 82 Report Kielholz nbsp 18 Jaggi nbsp 78 Stadio Benito Mussolini TurinAttendance 12 000Referee Alois Beranek Austria 1938 FIFA World Cup edit 4 June 1938 first round 17 00 WEST Switzerland nbsp 1 1 a e t nbsp GermanyAbegglen nbsp 43 Report Gauchel nbsp 29 Parc des Princes ParisAttendance 27 162Referee John Langenus Belgium 9 June 1938 first round Replay 18 00 WEST Germany nbsp 2 4 nbsp SwitzerlandHahnemann nbsp 8 Lortscher nbsp 22 o g Report Walaschek nbsp 42 Bickel nbsp 64 Abegglen nbsp 75 78 Parc des Princes ParisAttendance 20 265Referee Ivan Eklind Sweden 12 June 1938 Quarter Finals 17 00 WEST Switzerland nbsp 0 2 nbsp HungaryReport Sarosi nbsp 40 Zsengeller nbsp 89 3 Stade Victor Boucquey LilleAttendance 14 000Referee Rinaldo Barlassina Italy 1950 FIFA World Cup edit Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts nbsp Brazil 3 2 1 0 8 2 5 nbsp Yugoslavia 3 2 0 1 7 3 4 nbsp Switzerland 3 1 1 1 4 6 3 nbsp Mexico 3 0 0 3 2 10 025 June 1950 first round 18 00 BRT UTC 03 Yugoslavia nbsp 3 0 nbsp SwitzerlandMitic nbsp 59 Tomasevic nbsp 70 Ognjanov nbsp 75 ReportEstadio Independencia Belo HorizonteAttendance 7 500Referee Giovanni Galeati Italy 28 June 1950 first round 15 00 BRT UTC 03 Brazil nbsp 2 2 nbsp SwitzerlandAlfredo nbsp 3 Baltazar nbsp 32 Report Fatton nbsp 17 88 Estadio do Pacaembu Sao PauloAttendance 42 000Referee Ramon Azon Roma Spain 2 July 1950 first round 15 40 BRT UTC 03 Switzerland nbsp 2 1 nbsp MexicoBader nbsp 10 Antenen nbsp 44 Report Casarin nbsp 89 Estadio dos Eucaliptos Porto AlegreAttendance 4 000Referee Ivan Eklind Sweden 1954 FIFA World Cup edit 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 nbsp England 2 1 1 0 6 4 3 nbsp Switzerland 2 1 0 1 2 3 2 nbsp Italy 2 1 0 1 5 3 2 nbsp Belgium 2 0 1 1 5 8 1Switzerland finished ahead of Italy by winning a play off17 June 1954 first round 17 50 CET Switzerland nbsp 2 1 nbsp ItalyBallaman nbsp 18 Hugi nbsp 78 Report Boniperti nbsp 44 Stade Olympique de la Pontaise LausanneAttendance 43 000Referee Mario Vianna Brazil 20 June 1954 first round 17 10 CET England nbsp 2 0 nbsp SwitzerlandMullen nbsp 43 Wilshaw nbsp 69 ReportWankdorf Stadium BernAttendance 50 000Referee Istvan Zsolt Hungary 23 June 1954 first round Play off 18 00 CET Switzerland nbsp 4 1 nbsp ItalyHugi nbsp 14 85 Ballaman nbsp 48 Fatton nbsp 90 Report Nesti nbsp 67 St Jakob Stadium BaselAttendance 30 000Referee Benjamin Griffiths Wales Main article Austria v Switzerland 1954 FIFA World Cup 26 June 1954 Quarter Finals 17 00 CET Austria nbsp 7 5 nbsp SwitzerlandWagner nbsp 25 27 53 R Korner nbsp 26 34 Ocwirk nbsp 32 Probst nbsp 76 Report Ballaman nbsp 16 39 Hugi nbsp 17 19 58 Stade Olympique de la Pontaise LausanneAttendance 35 000Referee Charlie Faultless Scotland 1962 FIFA World Cup edit 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 nbsp West Germany 3 2 1 0 4 1 4 00 5 nbsp Chile 3 2 0 1 5 3 1 67 4 nbsp Italy 3 1 1 1 3 2 1 50 3 nbsp Switzerland 3 0 0 3 2 8 0 25 030 May 1962 first round 15 00 CLT UTC 04 Chile nbsp 3 1 nbsp SwitzerlandL Sanchez nbsp 44 55 Ramirez nbsp 51 Report Wuthrich nbsp 6 Estadio Nacional SantiagoAttendance 65 000Referee Kenneth Aston England 3 June 1962 first round 15 00 CLT UTC 04 West Germany nbsp 2 1 nbsp SwitzerlandBrulls nbsp 45 Seeler nbsp 59 Report Schneiter nbsp 73 Estadio Nacional SantiagoAttendance 64 922Referee Leo Horn Netherlands 7 June 1962 first round 15 00 CLT UTC 04 Italy nbsp 3 0 nbsp SwitzerlandMora nbsp 1 Bulgarelli nbsp 65 67 ReportEstadio Nacional SantiagoAttendance 59 828Referee Nikolay Latyshev Soviet Union 1966 FIFA World Cup edit 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 nbsp West Germany 3 2 1 0 7 1 7 00 5 nbsp Argentina 3 2 1 0 4 1 4 00 5 nbsp Spain 3 1 0 2 4 5 0 80 2 nbsp Switzerland 3 0 0 3 1 9 0 11 0West Germany was placed first due to superior goal average 12 July 1966 first round 19 30 BSTWest Germany nbsp 5 0 nbsp SwitzerlandHeld nbsp 16 Haller nbsp 21 77 pen Beckenbauer nbsp 40 52 ReportHillsborough Stadium SheffieldAttendance 36 000Referee Hugh Phillips Scotland 15 July 1966 first round 19 30 BSTSpain nbsp 2 1 nbsp SwitzerlandSanchis nbsp 57 Amancio nbsp 75 Report Quentin nbsp 31 Hillsborough Stadium SheffieldAttendance 32 000Referee Tofik Bakhramov Soviet Union 19 July 1966 first round 19 30 BSTArgentina nbsp 2 0 nbsp SwitzerlandArtime nbsp 52 Onega nbsp 79 ReportHillsborough Stadium SheffieldAttendance 32 000Referee Joaquim Campos Portugal 1994 FIFA World Cup edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 nbsp Romania 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6 Advance to knockout stage2 nbsp Switzerland 3 1 1 1 5 4 1 43 nbsp United States H 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 44 nbsp Colombia 3 1 0 2 4 5 1 3Source FIFA H Hosts 18 June 1994 first round 11 30 EDTUnited States nbsp 1 1 nbsp SwitzerlandWynalda nbsp 45 Report Bregy nbsp 39 Pontiac Silverdome PontiacAttendance 73 425Referee Francisco Oscar Lamolina Argentina nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp United States nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp SwitzerlandGK 1 Tony Meola c SW 17 Marcelo BalboaRB 4 Cle KooimanCB 22 Alexi LalasLB 20 Paul CaligiuriRM 9 Tab RamosCM 16 Mike SorberCM 5 Thomas DooleyLM 6 John Harkes nbsp 89 CF 8 Earnie Stewart nbsp 81 CF 11 Eric Wynalda nbsp 58 Substitutions FW 10 Roy Wegerle nbsp 58 FW 13 Cobi Jones nbsp 81 Manager nbsp Bora Milutinovic GK 1 Marco PascoloSW 5 Alain Geiger c RB 2 Marc HottigerCB 4 Dominique Herr nbsp 26 LB 3 Yvan QuentinCM 6 Georges BregyCM 10 Ciriaco Sforza nbsp 77 RW 8 Christophe OhrelAM 16 Thomas Bickel nbsp 72 LW 7 Alain SutterCF 11 Stephane ChapuisatSubstitutions FW 14 Nestor Subiat nbsp 82 nbsp 72 MF 21 Thomas Wyss nbsp 77 Manager nbsp Roy HodgsonAssistant referees Ernesto Taibi Argentina Venancio Zarate Paraguay Fourth official Ernesto Filippi Uruguay 22 June 1994 first round 16 00 EDTRomania nbsp 1 4 nbsp SwitzerlandHagi nbsp 35 Report Sutter nbsp 16 Chapuisat nbsp 52 Knup nbsp 65 72 Pontiac Silverdome PontiacAttendance 61 428Referee Neji Jouini Tunisia nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Romania nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp SwitzerlandGK 12 Bogdan SteleaDF 2 Dan PetrescuDF 3 Daniel ProdanDF 4 Miodrag Belodedici nbsp 47 MF 5 Ioan Lupescu nbsp 40 nbsp 85 MF 6 Gheorghe PopescuMF 7 Dorinel MunteanuFW 9 Florin RăducioiuMF 10 Gheorghe Hagi c MF 11 Ilie Dumitrescu nbsp 70 DF 14 Gheorghe Mihali nbsp 32 Substitutions MF 15 Basarab Panduru nbsp 85 FW 16 Ion Vlădoiu nbsp 73 nbsp 70 Manager Anghel Iordănescu GK 1 Marco PascoloDF 2 Marc HottigerDF 3 Yvan QuentinDF 4 Dominique HerrDF 5 Alain Geiger c MF 6 Georges BregyMF 7 Alain Sutter nbsp 71 DF 8 Christophe Ohrel nbsp 83 FW 9 Adrian KnupMF 10 Ciriaco SforzaFW 11 Stephane ChapuisatSubstitutions MF 16 Thomas Bickel nbsp 71 MF 20 Patrick Sylvestre nbsp 83 Manager nbsp Roy HodgsonAssistant referees Abdel Magid Hassan Egypt Davoud Fanaei Iran Fourth official Joel Quiniou France Note Switzerland s fourth goal is also credited to Georges Bregy 26 June 1994 first round 13 00 PDTSwitzerland nbsp 0 2 nbsp ColombiaReport Gaviria nbsp 44 Lozano nbsp 90 Stanford Stadium Palo AltoAttendance 83 401Referee Peter Mikkelsen Denmark nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Switzerland nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp ColombiaGK 1 Marco PascoloDF 2 Marc HottigerDF 3 Yvan QuentinDF 4 Dominique HerrDF 5 Alain Geiger c MF 6 Georges Bregy nbsp 85 MF 7 Alain Sutter nbsp 82 DF 8 Christophe OhrelFW 9 Adrian Knup nbsp 39 nbsp 82 MF 10 Ciriaco SforzaFW 11 Stephane ChapuisatSubstitutions FW 14 Nestor Subiat nbsp 82 FW 15 Marco Grassi nbsp 82 Manager nbsp Roy Hodgson GK 1 oscar CordobaDF 2 Andres EscobarDF 3 Alexis MendozaDF 4 Luis Fernando HerreraMF 5 Hernan Gaviria nbsp 58 nbsp 79 MF 10 Carlos Valderrama c nbsp 62 FW 11 Adolfo Valencia nbsp 64 MF 14 Leonel Alvarez nbsp 80 MF 19 Freddy RinconDF 20 Wilson PerezFW 21 Faustino AsprillaSubstitutions FW 7 Antony de Avila nbsp 64 MF 8 John Harold Lozano nbsp 79 Manager Francisco MaturanaAssistant referees Carl Johan Meyer Christensen Denmark Douglas Micael James Trinidad and Tobago Fourth official Arturo Brizio Carter Mexico 2 July 1994 round of 16 16 35Spain nbsp 3 0 nbsp SwitzerlandHierro nbsp 15 Luis Enrique nbsp 74 Begiristain nbsp 86 pen ReportRFK Stadium WashingtonAttendance 53 121Referee Mario van der Ende Netherlands nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Spain nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp SwitzerlandGK 1 Andoni Zubizarreta c DF 2 Albert Ferrer nbsp 19 DF 4 Paco Camarasa nbsp 22 DF 5 AbelardoDF 6 Fernando Hierro nbsp 76 MF 7 Andoni Goikoetxea nbsp 18 nbsp 61 MF 10 Jose Mari BakeroDF 12 SergiDF 18 Rafael AlkortaMF 20 Miguel Angel NadalMF 21 Luis EnriqueSubstitutions MF 11 Txiki Begiristain nbsp 61 DF 3 Jorge Otero nbsp 87 nbsp 76 Manager Javier Clemente GK 1 Marco Pascolo nbsp 85 DF 2 Marc Hottiger nbsp 23 DF 3 Yvan Quentin nbsp 58 DF 4 Dominique HerrDF 5 Alain Geiger c MF 6 Georges BregyDF 8 Christophe Ohrel nbsp 73 FW 9 Adrian KnupMF 10 Ciriaco SforzaFW 11 Stephane ChapuisatMF 16 Thomas BickelSubstitutions DF 19 Jurg Studer nbsp 69 nbsp 58 FW 14 Nestor Subiat nbsp 77 nbsp 73 Manager nbsp Roy Hodgson2006 FIFA World Cup edit nbsp The Swiss line up against China just before World Cup 2006The 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 Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 nbsp Switzerland 3 2 1 0 4 0 4 7 Advance to knockout stage2 nbsp France 3 1 2 0 3 1 2 53 nbsp South Korea 3 1 1 1 3 4 1 44 nbsp Togo 3 0 0 3 1 6 5 0Source FIFARules for classification Tie breaking criteria All times local CEST UTC 2 13 June 2006 first round 18 00France nbsp 0 0 nbsp SwitzerlandReportGottlieb Daimler Stadion StuttgartAttendance 52 000Referee Valentin Ivanov Russia nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp France nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp SwitzerlandGK 16 Fabien BarthezRB 19 Willy Sagnol nbsp 90 3 CB 15 Lilian ThuramCB 5 William GallasLB 3 Eric Abidal nbsp 64 CM 4 Patrick VieiraCM 6 Claude MakeleleRW 22 Franck Ribery nbsp 70 AM 10 Zinedine Zidane c nbsp 72 LW 11 Sylvain Wiltord nbsp 84 CF 12 Thierry HenrySubstitutions FW 14 Louis Saha nbsp 70 MF 8 Vikash Dhorasoo nbsp 84 Manager Raymond Domenech nbsp GK 1 Pascal ZuberbuhlerRB 23 Philipp Degen nbsp 56 CB 20 Patrick Muller nbsp 75 CB 4 Philippe SenderosLB 3 Ludovic Magnin nbsp 42 DM 6 Johann Vogel c RM 16 Tranquillo BarnettaLM 8 Raphael Wicky nbsp 82 AM 7 Ricardo Cabanas nbsp 72 CF 9 Alexander Frei nbsp 90 3 CF 11 Marco Streller nbsp 45 nbsp 57 Substitutions FW 10 Daniel Gygax nbsp 57 DF 2 Johan Djourou nbsp 75 MF 5 Xavier Margairaz nbsp 82 Manager Kobi Kuhn nbsp Wikinews has related news France draw with Switzerland in Group G Man of the Match Claude Makelele France Assistant referees Nikolay Golubev Russia Evgueni Volnin Russia Fourth official Kevin Stott United States Fifth official Gregory Barkey United States 19 June 2006 first round 15 00Togo nbsp 0 2 nbsp SwitzerlandReport Frei nbsp 16 Barnetta nbsp 88 FIFA WM Stadion Dortmund DortmundAttendance 65 000Referee Carlos Amarilla Paraguay nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Togo nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp SwitzerlandGK 16 Kossi AgassaRB 5 Massamasso Tchangai c CB 2 Dare NibombeCB 13 Richmond ForsonLB 23 Assimiou ToureDM 15 Alaixys Romao nbsp 53 RM 9 Thomas Dossevi nbsp 69 CM 10 Mamam Cherif Toure nbsp 87 LM 8 Kuami Agboh nbsp 25 SS 4 Emmanuel Adebayor nbsp 47 CF 17 Mohamed KaderSubstitutions FW 7 Moustapha Salifou nbsp 45 nbsp 25 FW 18 Yao Junior Senaya nbsp 69 FW 11 Robert Malm nbsp 87 Manager nbsp Otto Pfister nbsp GK 1 Pascal ZuberbuhlerRB 23 Philipp DegenCB 20 Patrick MullerCB 4 Philippe SenderosLB 3 Ludovic MagninDM 6 Johann Vogel c nbsp 90 2 RM 16 Tranquillo BarnettaLM 8 Raphael WickyAM 7 Ricardo Cabanas nbsp 77 CF 9 Alexander Frei nbsp 87 CF 10 Daniel Gygax nbsp 46 Substitutions MF 22 Hakan Yakin nbsp 46 FW 11 Marco Streller nbsp 77 FW 18 Mauro Lustrinelli nbsp 87 Manager Kobi Kuhn nbsp Wikinews has related news Switzerland too much for Togo in Group G 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 23 June 2006 first round 21 00Switzerland nbsp 2 0 nbsp South KoreaSenderos nbsp 23 Frei nbsp 77 ReportFIFA WM Stadion Hannover HanoverAttendance 43 000Referee Horacio Elizondo Argentina nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Switzerland nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Korea RepublicGK 1 Pascal ZuberbuhlerRB 23 Philipp DegenCB 20 Patrick MullerCB 4 Philippe Senderos nbsp 43 nbsp 53 LB 17 Christoph Spycher nbsp 82 DM 6 Johann Vogel c RM 16 Tranquillo BarnettaLM 8 Raphael Wicky nbsp 69 nbsp 88 AM 7 Ricardo CabanasSS 22 Hakan Yakin nbsp 55 nbsp 71 CF 9 Alexander FreiSubstitutions DF 2 Johan Djourou nbsp 90 nbsp 53 MF 5 Xavier Margairaz nbsp 71 MF 19 Valon Behrami nbsp 88 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