Switzerland National Football Team

The national team is controlled by the Swiss Football Association.

Switzerland

Nickname(s)	A-Team Nati (National Team) Rossocrociati (Red Crosses)
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
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	19 (4 April 2024)
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 Olympic Games 1924 Paris Team

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. 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.

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. 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.

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.

1924–1966: early years, host nation

 

At the 1924 Paris Olympic Games, Switzerland finished with a silver medal after losing to Uruguay in the final, losing 3–0. The team's debut appearance at the World Cup was in 1934, where they reached the quarter-finals after beating the Netherlands 3–2 in the round of sixteen before getting knocked out by Czechoslovakia. Switzerland once again reached the quarter-finals in 1938; after beating Germany in the round of sixteen, winning 4–2 after a replay but were knocked out by Hungary, losing 2–0. At the 1950 World Cup, Switzerland were drawn in a group with Brazil, Yugoslavia and Mexico, where they lost 4–0 to Yugoslavia in the opening match, drew 2–2 with Brazil in their second match and beating Mexico 2–1 in their final group mach, and finished third in their group. On 22 July 1946, Switzerland was awarded the right to host the 1954 FIFA World Cup unopposed, in Luxembourg City. At the World Cup, Switzerland finished second in their group behind England; beating Italy and losing to England, but qualified for the quarter-finals after beating Italy in a group play-off. They were knocked out of the tournament after losing 7–5 to Austria. At the 1962 World Cup, Switzerland finished bottom of the group, losing all three games, losing 3–1 to Chile, 2–1 to West Germany and 3–0 to Italy. A similar result occurred at the 1966 World Cup, where Switzerland again finished at the bottom of their group losing all three of their matches, 5–0 to West Germany, 2–1 to Spain and 2–0 to Argentina.

1992–1996: the Roy Hodgson era

In 1992, Switzerland appointed English manager Roy Hodgson as head coach of the national team; and at the time of his appointment, the Swiss had not qualified for any major tournament since 1966. Under his guidance, Switzerland rose to 3rd in the FIFA World Ranking in August 1993, which still remains their highest FIFA ranking to this day. Hodgson led Switzerland to the 1994 FIFA World Cup, losing just one game during qualifying, in a group that included Italy, and much fancied Portugal, and Scotland.^{[citation needed]} The Swiss won their home tie with Italy, and in the away game, took a 2–0 lead before being pegged back to a 2–2 draw, and also took four points from Scotland, winning 3–1 at home and drawing 1–1 away. Against the Portuguese, Switzerland drew 1–1 at home and lost 1–0 in the away fixture in Porto, their only defeat of the qualifying campaign. Their opening match against the United States, on 18 June 1994, was played indoors; in the Pontiac Silverdome, and the two teams drew 1–1 in the opening match of the 1994 FIFA World Cup. In the next match, they won 4–1 over Romania, and in their final game against Colombia, lost 2–0. Nevertheless, Switzerland still qualified from the group, but were knocked out by Spain, losing 3–0.

2000–2008: the Köbi Kuhn era

At UEFA Euro 1996, Switzerland once again easily qualified for the tournament hosted in England, as they topped their qualifying group, losing just once; which was a 1–2 defeat to Turkey. They were drawn in Group A, but their tournament was disappointing overall; as they finished bottom of the group. Their opening match was against hosts England, and the two sides drew 1–1. In their second match, they lost 2–0 to the Netherlands, and in their final group game, lost 1–0 to Scotland. Switzerland failed to qualify for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, hosted in France, as they finished fourth in their qualifying group, winning three games; 3–2 against Finland, 1–0 against Hungary and 5–0 against Azerbaijan, drawing one game against Hungary (1–1), and losing three games; 1–0 against Azerbaijan and losing both games against Norway, losing 1–0 at home and 5–0 away.

In qualifying for UEFA Euro 2004, Switzerland finished top of a group that featured Russia, the Republic of Ireland, Albania and Georgia. The Swiss finished with 21 points and qualified for the finals in Portugal; where they were drawn in Group B with defending champions France, England and Croatia. They began the tournament with 0–0 draw with Croatia before succumbing to a 3–0 defeat to England in the next match. They lost their final match against France; losing 3–1 and finishing bottom of the group. Their only goal of the entire tournament was scored by Johan Vonlanthen, who became the youngest ever goalscorer at the Euros when he scored the equalizing goal against France; surpassing the previous record set only four days earlier by Wayne Rooney by three months.

The Swiss managed to qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, overcoming Turkey by away goal rule in Istanbul, the country's first World Cup since 1994. In the tournament, Switzerland was drawn in Group G with former world champions France, 2002 World Cup's fourth-place finisher South Korea and debutant Togo. In the first encounter against France, Switzerland bravely held the mighty France of Zinedine Zidane 0–0, before overcoming the Togolese 2–0 in the second match, tied with the South Koreans four points, however the Swiss were inferior to the Koreans by number of goal scored, meaning that the last game a must-win. The Swiss then managed to beat South Korea 2–0 in the final match, occupying the first place in their group and also knocking the Asians out of the tournament. In the round of sixteen, Switzerland faced Ukraine, but lost on penalty shootout in a match that has been criticized as the "worst game" in World Cup history. Yet, Switzerland was the only team to be eliminated without conceding a single goal.

Switzerland, along with Austria, were chosen as co-hosts of UEFA Euro 2008. Switzerland were drawn in Group A with Portugal, Turkey and the Czech Republic. Their opening match was a 1–0 loss to the Czech Republic, followed by a 1–2 defeat to Turkey. Their third match was against Portugal, with Switzerland winning 2–0 to ensure that Portugal would top their group with a defeat.

2008–2014: the Ottmar Hitzfeld era

In their first match at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the team defeated eventual champions Spain 1–0 with a goal by Gelson Fernandes, but they were still eliminated in the group stage. In the second match, a goal scored by Mark González in the 75th minute of the game against Chile ended a 559-minute streak without conceding a goal in World Cup matches, beating the record previously held by Italy by nine minutes. Switzerland did not advance further than the group after a 0–0 draw with Honduras in the third and final group match.

 

Switzerland did not qualify for UEFA Euro 2012; missing out on the tournament for the first time in a decade, as they finished third in the qualifying group, a group featuring England, Montenegro, Wales and Bulgaria. Switzerland's initial start in qualifying was overall poor; losing 1–3 to England in the first game played, in which Xherdan Shaqiri scored his first goal for the national team, followed by a 1–0 defeat to Montenegro. Switzerland then recorded a 4–1 win over Wales before consecutive draws against Bulgaria (0–0) and England (2–2). Switzerland's hopes of qualifying were restored with a 3–1 win over Bulgaria, with a hat-trick from Xherdan Shaqiri. However, following a 2–0 loss to Wales (in which Reto Ziegler earned a red card) and Montenegro's surprising last-minute equalizer against England in a 2–2 draw, Switzerland's hopes of qualifying were mathematically made impossible. In the final game, Switzerland earned redemption against Montenegro as they came out with a 2–0 win. Switzerland's top goalscorer during the qualifying period was Xherdan Shaqiri, with 4 goals.

At the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, Switzerland were drawn to play France, Honduras and Ecuador in the group stage. They advanced to the round of sixteen with a 3–0 win over Honduras, with a hat-trick from Xherdan Shaqiri. In the knockout match against Argentina, they lost 1–0, conceding to Ángel Di María in the 118th minute.

2016–2021: the Vladimir Petković era

At Euro 2016, Switzerland were selected to play in Group A of the tournament; alongside hosts France, Albania and Romania.^{[citation needed]} In the first game, Switzerland won 1–0 over Albania, with the only goal being scored by Fabian Schär in the 5th minute of the game. The next match was a 1–1 draw with Romania, with Switzerland initially conceding from a penalty but equalizing in the second half following a goal from Admir Mehmedi. The final group game was against France, drawing 0–0. However, the game spread notoriety for several Swiss players' jerseys being ripped during challenges with the French players, and also for the ball bursting during a challenge between Antoine Griezmann and Valon Behrami when they both converged on the ball, with the game also attracting attention for its poor surface, which was criticized by both coaches and players of the two teams; after the game, Switzerland's kit manufacturer had blamed "faulty material" for the incidents regarding the jerseys being ripped. Switzerland, due to the draw, finished second in the group to set up a tie against Poland in the round of sixteen; initially the Swiss conceded but managed to find a late equalizer from Xherdan Shaqiri, who scored a bicycle-kick to send the game into extra-time, but the Swiss were knocked out as Granit Xhaka had missed the second penalty during the penalty shootout, as all other players managed to convert their penalties, with Poland winning 5–4 on penalties to go through and knock out the Swiss. In qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Switzerland were drawn with Portugal, Hungary, Faroe Islands, Latvia and Andorra. The Swiss began their qualifying group with a shock 2–0 win over European champions Portugal, who had won the tournament less than two months prior to playing with them on 6 September. Afterwards, they beat Hungary 2–3, Andorra 2–1, Faroe Islands 2–0, Latvia 1–0 in the first five games, leading the group on maximum points. In the reverse fixtures, they beat Faroe Islands 2–0, Andorra 3–0, Latvia 3–0 and Hungary 5–2, before facing Portugal in the final group game, where they lost 2–0, meaning they would have to play in the play-offs; where they were ranked as the best second-placed team, and were drawn to play Northern Ireland. In the first leg, played on 9 November, they won 1–0 through a controversial penalty scored by Ricardo Rodríguez, and three days later played in the second leg, drawing 0–0 and advancing to the World Cup finals in Russia with a 1–0 aggregate win. Before the World Cup, Switzerland were ranked 6th in the world ranking, even ranking higher than eventual World Cup winners France.

 

At the World Cup, Switzerland were drawn to play Brazil, Serbia and Costa Rica in Group E. They began their campaign with a 1–1 draw with Brazil, before beating Serbia 2–1 through a late winning goal from Xherdan Shaqiri. The game with Serbia sparked controversy for the celebrations performed by goalscorers Xherdan Shaqiri and Granit Xhaka (both ethnic Albanians), along with Stephan Lichtsteiner as the trio performed a celebration where they crossed their hands to depict a double-headed eagle, the official emblem of Albania, considered by many as an Albanian nationalist symbol, however, they were not banned by FIFA for this. Their final group game was with Costa Rica; which they drew 2–2, with Blerim Džemaili and Josip Drmić scoring; thus finishing second in the group. They were drawn to play Sweden in the round of sixteen; a fixture they lost 1–0, getting knocked out of the tournament.

On 23 January 2018, Switzerland were selected to play in the inaugural edition of the UEFA Nations League; a tournament contested by all UEFA member's national teams, being drawn to play in League A, in Group 2, against Belgium and Iceland.

At Euro 2020, Switzerland finished third in Group A which had Italy, Wales and Turkey; however, they managed to qualify to the next round as one of the best third-placed teams. In the round of 16, they defeated World Cup champions France on penalties, after finishing a 3–3 draw and overcoming from a 1–3 second half deficit, to have their first knockout phase win in a major tournament since the 1938 FIFA World Cup. In the subsequent quarter-final game against Spain, they once again took the game to penalties, after trailing 1–0. However, after converting only one of their four penalties, they exited the tournament at this stage.

2021–present: the Murat Yakin era

On 9 August 2021, Yakin became the manager of the Swiss national team. During the 2022 World Cup qualification, Switzerland finished in the first place ahead of Italy in Group C, which granted them a spot in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. During the World Cup, Switzerland finished second in Group G to qualify the round of 16, where they lost 6–1 to Portugal.

 

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Kit

The Switzerland national team's traditional home kit is red shirts, white shorts and red socks, with the away kit being reverse with white shirts, red shorts and white socks, although the colours of the shorts and socks are interchangeable if there is a minor clash. Switzerland, ever since being established in 1895, have always had the same colour code, as tradition and homage to the national colours which are derived from the Swiss flag. The current kit manufacturer is Puma, who have made their kits since 1998.

Kit sponsorship

Supplier	Period
Le Coq Sportif	1970–1975
Adidas	1976–1989
Blacky	1990–1992
Lotto	1992–1998
Puma	1998–present

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2023

Andorra   v    Switzerland

16 June 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Andorra	1–2	Switzerland	Andorra la Vella, Andorra
20:45 UTC+2	Vieira   67'	Report	Freuler   7' Amdouni   33'	Stadium: Estadi Nacional Attendance: 2,490 Referee: Balázs Berke (Hungary)

Switzerland   v   Romania

19 June 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Switzerland	2–2	Romania	Lucerne, Switzerland
20:45 UTC+2	Amdouni   28', 41'	Report	Mihăilă   89', 90+2'	Stadium: Swissporarena Attendance: 14,400 Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)

Kosovo   v    Switzerland

9 September 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Kosovo	2–2	Switzerland	Pristina, Kosovo
20:45 UTC+2	Muriqi   65', 90+4'	Report	Freuler   14' Am. Rrahmani   79' (o.g.)	Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium Attendance: 12,700 Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)

Switzerland   v   Andorra

12 September 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Switzerland	3–0	Andorra	Sion, Switzerland
20:45 UTC+2	Itten   49' Xhaka   84' Shaqiri   90+3' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stade Tourbillon Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Elchin Masiyev (Azerbaijan)

Switzerland   v   Belarus

15 October 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Switzerland	3–3	Belarus	St. Gallen, Switzerland
18:00 UTC+2	Shaqiri   28' Akanji   89' Amdouni   90'	Report	Ebong   61' Polyakov   69' Antilevsky   84'	Stadium: Kybunpark Attendance: 17,000 Referee: João Pinheiro (Portugal)

Israel   v    Switzerland

15 November 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Israel	1–1	Switzerland	Felcsút (Hungary)
20:45 UTC+1	Weissman   88'	Report	Vargas   36'	Stadium: Pancho Aréna Attendance: 2,024 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

Switzerland   v   Kosovo

18 November 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Switzerland	1–1	Kosovo	Basel, Switzerland
20:45 UTC+1	Vargas   47'	Report	Hyseni   82'	Stadium: St. Jakob-Park Attendance: 33,000 Referee: António Nobre (Portugal)

Romania   v    Switzerland

21 November 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying	Romania	1–0	Switzerland	Bucharest, Romania
21:45 UTC+2	Alibec   50'	Report		Stadium: Arena Națională Attendance: 50,224 Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

2024

Denmark   v    Switzerland

23 March 2024 Friendly	Denmark	0–0	Switzerland	Copenhagen, Denmark
20:00 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Parken Stadium Attendance: 30,731 Referee: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)

Republic of Ireland   v    Switzerland

26 March 2024 Friendly	Republic of Ireland	0–1	Switzerland	Dublin, Ireland
19:45 UTC±0		Report	Shaqiri   23'	Stadium: Aviva Stadium Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)

Switzerland   v   Estonia

4 June 2024 Friendly	Switzerland	v	Estonia	Lucerne, Switzerland
20:15 UTC+2				Stadium: Swissporarena

Switzerland   v   Austria

8 June 2024 Friendly	Switzerland	v	Austria	St. Gallen, Switzerland
18:00 UTC+2				Stadium: Kybunpark

Hungary   v    Switzerland

15 June 2024 UEFA Euro 2024	Hungary	v	Switzerland	Cologne, Germany
15:00 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion

Scotland   v    Switzerland

19 June 2024 UEFA Euro 2024	Scotland	v	Switzerland	Cologne, Germany
21:00 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion

Switzerland   v   Germany

23 June 2024 UEFA Euro 2024	Switzerland	v	Germany	Frankfurt, Germany
21:00 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Waldstadion

Denmark   v    Switzerland

5 September 2024 2024–25 UEFA Nations League	Denmark	v	Switzerland	Copenhagen, Denmark
20:45 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Parken Stadium

Switzerland   v   Spain

8 September 2024 2024–25 UEFA Nations League	Switzerland	v	Spain	Switzerland
20:45 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: TBD

Serbia   v    Switzerland

12 October 2024 2024–25 UEFA Nations League	Serbia	v	Switzerland	Serbia
20:45 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: TBD

Switzerland   v   Denmark

15 October 2024 2024–25 UEFA Nations League	Switzerland	v	Denmark	Switzerland
20:45 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: TBD

Switzerland   v   Serbia

15 November 2024 2024–25 UEFA Nations League	Switzerland	v	Serbia	Switzerland
20:45 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: TBD

Spain   v    Switzerland

18 November 2024 2024–25 UEFA Nations League	Spain	v	Switzerland	Spain
20:45 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: TBD

Position	Name
Head coach	Murat Yakin
Assistant coach	Giorgio Contini
Goalkeeping coach	Patrick Foletti
Fitness coach	Oliver Riedwyl
Doctor	Ludwig Scholzer
Physiotherapist	Marcel Müllenberger
Match analyst	Kevin Ehmes
Masseur	Wolfgang Frei
Nutritionist	Antonio Molina
Chef	Francesco Baraldo Sano
Team coordinator	Diego Benaglio

Coaching history

As of 26 March 2024

Nat	Name	Record
		Period	G	W	D	L	%	Major competitions
	François Dégerine	1908 – 1909	3	1	0	2	033.33
	Referee's Commission	1910 – 1924	0	0	0	0	!—
	Jimmy Hogan	1924	6	4	1	1	066.67
	Selection's Commission	14 December 1924 – 25 March 1934 14 October 1934 – 17 May 1937 18 September 1938 – 1 January 1941 15 October 1950 – 20 September 1952	45	9	8	28	020.00
	Heinrich Müller	1934	2	1	0	1	050.00	1934 World Cup – Quarter-finals
	Karl Rappan	19 September 1937 – 12 June 1938 1 February 1942 – 2 October 1949 1 July 1953 – 30 June 1954 27 March 1960 – 11 November 1963	36	10	5	21	027.78	1938 World Cup – Quarter-finals   1954 World Cup – Quarter-finals   1962 World Cup – Group stage   1964 European Championship – Failed to qualify
	Franco Andreoli	19 March 1950 – 22 November 1950	6	2	2	2	033.33	1950 World Cup – Group stage
	Hans Rüegsegger	19 September 1954 – 10 October 1954	1	0	0	1	000.00
	Jacques Spagnoli	1 May 1955 – 26 May 1958	8	1	2	5	012.50	1958 World Cup – Failed to qualify
	Willibald Hahn	20 September 1958 – 25 October 1959	2	0	0	2	000.00
	Jiří Sobotka	15 April 1964 – 10 May 1964	3	1	0	2	033.33
	Alfredo Foni	1 July 1964 – 5 January 1967 1 October 1967 – 23 December 1967	19	4	3	12	021.05	1966 World Cup – Group stage   1968 European Championship – Failed to qualify
	Erwin Ballabio	14 February 1968 – 3 November 1969	17	5	4	8	029.41	1970 World Cup – Failed to qualify
	René Hüssy	22 April 1970 – 3 May 1970 22 June 1973 – 8 September 1976	26	6	4	16	023.08	1976 European Championship – Failed to qualify
	Louis Maurer	1 July 1970 – 30 June 1972	10	5	2	3	050.00	1972 European Championship – Failed to qualify
	Bruno Michaud	26 April 1972 – 9 May 1973	7	1	5	1	014.29	1974 World Cup – Failed to qualify
	Miroslav Blažević	22 September 1976 – 9 October 1976	2	0	0	2	000.00
	Roger Vonlanthen	28 February 1977 – 28 March 1979	15	4	1	10	026.67	1978 World Cup – Failed to qualify   1980 European Championship – Failed to qualify
	Léon Walker	5 May 1979 – 21 December 1980	16	4	1	11	025.00
	Paul Wolfisberg	1 January 1981 – 31 December 1985 20 June 1989 – 22 June 1989	51	17	20	14	033.33	1982 World Cup – Failed to qualify   1984 European Championship – Failed to qualify   1986 World Cup – Failed to qualify
	Daniel Jeandupeux	12 March 1986 – 26 April 1989	28	8	8	12	028.57	1988 European Championship – Failed to qualify   1990 World Cup – Failed to qualify
	Uli Stielike	1 July 1989 – 31 December 1991	25	13	5	7	052.00	1992 European Championship – Failed to qualify
	Roy Hodgson	1 July 1992 – 30 November 1995	41	21	10	10	051.22	1994 World Cup – Round of 16
	Artur Jorge	13 March 1996 – 18 June 1996	7	1	2	4	014.29	1996 European Championship – Group stage
	Rolf Fringer	15 August 1996 – 14 October 1997	11	5	1	5	045.45	1998 World Cup – Failed to qualify
	Gilbert Gress	1 July 1998 – 31 December 1999	18	6	6	6	033.33	2000 European Championship – Failed to qualify
	Hans-Peter Zaugg	19 February 2000 – 26 April 2000	4	1	2	1	025.00
	Enzo Trossero	14 July 2000 – 8 June 2001	11	3	4	4	027.27	2002 World Cup – Failed to qualify
	Jakob "Köbi" Kuhn	11 September 2001 – 30 June 2008	73	32	18	23	043.84	2004 European Championship – Group stage   2006 World Cup – Round of 16   2008 European Championship – Group stage
	Ottmar Hitzfeld	1 July 2008 – 1 July 2014	61	30	18	13	049.18	2010 World Cup – Group stage   2012 European Championship – Failed to qualify   2014 World Cup – Round of 16
	Vladimir Petković	1 August 2014 – 27 July 2021	77	40	18	19	051.95	2016 European Championship – Round of 16   2018 World Cup – Round of 16   2020 European Championship – Quarter-finals
	Murat Yakin	9 August 2021 – present	32	14	10	8	043.75	2022 World Cup – Round of 16

Current squad

The following squad was named for friendly matches against Denmark and the Republic of Ireland on 23 and 26 March 2024, respectively.

Caps and goals updated as of 26 March 2024, after the match against the Republic of Ireland.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Yann Sommer (3rd captain)	(1988-12-17) 17 December 1988 (age 35)	88	0	Internazionale
12	1GK	Yvon Mvogo	(1994-06-06) 6 June 1994 (age 29)	8	0	Lorient
21	1GK	David von Ballmoos	(1994-12-30) 30 December 1994 (age 29)	0	0	Young Boys
2	2DF	Kevin Mbabu	(1995-04-19) 19 April 1995 (age 29)	24	0	FC Augsburg
3	2DF	Silvan Widmer	(1993-03-05) 5 March 1993 (age 31)	41	3	Mainz 05
4	2DF	Nico Elvedi	(1996-09-30) 30 September 1996 (age 27)	51	1	Borussia Mönchengladbach
5	2DF	Manuel Akanji	(1995-07-19) 19 July 1995 (age 28)	58	3	Manchester City
13	2DF	Ricardo Rodriguez	(1992-08-25) 25 August 1992 (age 31)	114	9	Torino
14	2DF	Ulisses Garcia	(1996-01-11) 11 January 1996 (age 28)	7	0	Marseille
15	2DF	Cédric Zesiger	(1998-06-24) 24 June 1998 (age 25)	3	0	VfL Wolfsburg
18	2DF	Eray Cömert	(1998-02-04) 4 February 1998 (age 26)	15	0	Nantes
22	2DF	Fabian Schär	(1991-12-20) 20 December 1991 (age 32)	80	8	Newcastle United
24	2DF	Bećir Omeragić	(2002-01-20) 20 January 2002 (age 22)	5	0	Montpellier
6	3MF	Denis Zakaria	(1996-11-20) 20 November 1996 (age 27)	54	3	Monaco
8	3MF	Remo Freuler (4th captain)	(1992-04-15) 15 April 1992 (age 32)	65	8	Bologna
10	3MF	Granit Xhaka (captain)	(1992-09-27) 27 September 1992 (age 31)	123	14	Bayer Leverkusen
16	3MF	Uran Bislimi	(1999-09-25) 25 September 1999 (age 24)	1	0	Lugano
20	3MF	Michel Aebischer	(1997-01-06) 6 January 1997 (age 27)	18	0	Bologna
23	3MF	Xherdan Shaqiri (vice-captain)	(1991-10-10) 10 October 1991 (age 32)	121	30	Chicago Fire
25	3MF	Vincent Sierro	(1995-10-08) 8 October 1995 (age 28)	1	0	Toulouse
26	3MF	Dereck Kutesa	(1997-12-06) 6 December 1997 (age 26)	1	0	Servette
7	4FW	Zeki Amdouni	(2000-12-04) 4 December 2000 (age 23)	13	6	Burnley
9	4FW	Noah Okafor	(2000-05-24) 24 May 2000 (age 23)	21	2	Milan
11	4FW	Renato Steffen	(1991-11-03) 3 November 1991 (age 32)	39	4	Lugano
17	4FW	Ruben Vargas	(1998-08-05) 5 August 1998 (age 25)	41	7	FC Augsburg
19	4FW	Dan Ndoye	(2000-10-25) 25 October 2000 (age 23)	9	0	Bologna

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up for the team in the last twelve months and are still available for a call up.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Gregor Kobel	(1997-12-06) 6 December 1997 (age 26)	5	0	Borussia Dortmund	v.   Denmark, 23 March 2024 INJ
GK	Anthony Racioppi	(1998-12-31) 31 December 1998 (age 25)	0	0	Young Boys	v.   Romania, 21 November 2023
GK	Jonas Omlin	(1994-01-10) 10 January 1994 (age 30)	4	0	Borussia Mönchengladbach	v.   Israel, 28 March 2023
GK	Jérémy Frick	(1993-03-08) 8 March 1993 (age 31)	0	0	Servette	v.   Israel, 28 March 2023
DF	Loris Benito	(1992-01-07) 7 January 1992 (age 32)	13	1	Young Boys	v.   Romania, 21 November 2023
DF	Jordan Lotomba	(1998-09-29) 29 September 1998 (age 25)	7	1	Nice	v.   Belarus, 15 October 2023
DF	Michael Lang	(1991-02-08) 8 February 1991 (age 33)	31	3	Basel	v.   Israel, 28 March 2023
DF	Dominik Schmid	(1998-03-10) 10 March 1998 (age 26)	0	0	Basel	v.   Israel, 28 March 2023
MF	Filip Ugrinic	(1999-01-05) 5 January 1999 (age 25)	2	0	Young Boys	v.   Romania, 21 November 2023
MF	Edimilson Fernandes	(1996-04-15) 15 April 1996 (age 28)	30	2	Mainz 05	v.  Israel, 15 November 2023
MF	Djibril Sow	(1997-02-06) 6 February 1997 (age 27)	41	0	Sevilla	v.   Belarus, 15 October 2023
MF	Ardon Jashari	(2002-07-30) 30 July 2002 (age 21)	2	0	Luzern	v.   Belarus, 15 October 2023
MF	Steven Zuber	(1991-08-17) 17 August 1991 (age 32)	52	10	AEK Athens	v.   Romania, 19 June 2023
MF	Fabian Rieder	(2002-02-16) 16 February 2002 (age 22)	4	0	Rennes	v.   Israel, 28 March 2023
FW	Andi Zeqiri	(1999-06-22) 22 June 1999 (age 24)	11	0	Genk	v.   Romania, 21 November 2023
FW	Cedric Itten	(1996-12-27) 27 December 1996 (age 27)	11	4	Young Boys	v.   Belarus, 15 October 2023
FW	Haris Seferovic	(1992-02-22) 22 February 1992 (age 32)	93	25	Al Wasl	v.   Romania, 19 June 2023
FW	Breel Embolo	(1997-02-14) 14 February 1997 (age 27)	63	13	Monaco	v.   Andorra, 16 June 2023 INJ
Notes COV = Player withdrew from the squad due to testing positive for COVID-19. INJ = Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury or illness. PRE = Preliminary squad. RET = Retired from international football. SUS = Serving suspension.

As of 26 March 2024.
Players in bold are still active with Switzerland.

Most appearances

 

Top goalscorers

 

Switzerland has yet to win a major international trophy, and the best result they have achieved thus far is the quarter-finals of the World Cup on three occasions, in 1934, 1938 and 1954, also reaching the same stage at Euro 2020. They earned a silver medal at the 1924 Olympic Games, held in Paris, where they lost 3–0 to Uruguay in the finals. The Swiss youth teams have been more successful; as the U-17 squad won the 2002 UEFA U-17 Euro and the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup, while the U-21 squad qualified for the semi-finals of the 2002 UEFA U-21 Euro, and were finalists of the 2011 UEFA U-21 Euro.

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record											Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930	Did not enter										Declined invitation
1934	Quarter-finals	7th	2	1	0	1	5	5	Squad		2	0	2	0	4	4
1938		7th	3	1	1	1	5	5	Squad		1	1	0	0	2	1
1950	Group stage	6th	3	1	1	1	4	6	Squad		2	2	0	0	8	4
1954	Quarter-finals	8th	4	2	0	2	11	11	Squad		Qualified as hosts
1958	Did not qualify										4	0	1	3	6	11
1962	Group stage	16th	3	0	0	3	2	8	Squad		5	4	0	1	11	10
1966		16th	3	0	0	3	1	9	Squad		6	4	1	1	7	3
1970	Did not qualify										6	2	1	3	5	8
1974											6	2	2	2	2	4
1978											4	1	0	3	3	5
1982											8	2	3	3	9	12
1986											8	2	4	2	5	10
1990											8	2	1	5	10	14
1994	Round of 16	16th	4	1	1	2	5	7	Squad		10	6	3	1	23	6
1998	Did not qualify										8	3	1	4	11	12
2002											10	4	2	4	18	12
2006	Round of 16	10th	4	2	2	0	4	0	Squad		12	5	6	1	22	11
2010	Group stage	19th	3	1	1	1	1	1	Squad		10	6	3	1	18	8
2014	Round of 16	11th	4	2	0	2	7	7	Squad		10	7	3	0	17	6
2018		14th	4	1	2	1	5	5	Squad		12	10	1	1	24	7
2022		12th	4	2	0	2	5	9	Squad		8	5	3	0	15	2
2026	To be determined										To be determined
2030
2034
Total	Quarter-finals	12/22	41	14	8	19	55	73	—		140	68	37	35	220	150

* Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
** Red border colour indicates that the tournament was held on home soil.

UEFA European Championship

UEFA European Championship record											Qualifying record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1960	Did not enter										Did not enter
1964	Did not qualify										2	0	1	1	2	4
1968											6	2	1	3	17	13
1972											6	4	1	1	12	5
1976											6	1	1	4	5	10
1980											8	2	0	6	7	18
1984											6	2	2	2	7	9
1988											8	1	5	2	9	9
1992											8	4	2	2	19	7
1996	Group stage	13th	3	0	1	2	1	4	Squad		8	5	2	1	15	7
2000	Did not qualify										8	4	2	2	9	5
2004	Group stage	15th	3	0	1	2	1	6	Squad		8	4	3	1	15	11
2008		9th	3	1	0	2	3	3	Squad		Qualified as hosts
2012	Did not qualify										8	3	2	3	12	10
2016	Round of 16	11th	4	1	3	0	3	2	Squad		10	7	0	3	24	8
2020	Quarter-finals	7th	5	1	3	1	8	9	Squad		8	5	2	1	19	6
2024	Qualified										10	4	5	1	22	11
2028	To be determined										To be determined
2032
Total	Quarter-finals	6/17	18	3	8	7	16	24	—		110	48	29	33	194	133

* Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
** Red border colour indicates that the tournament was held on home soil.

UEFA Nations League

UEFA Nations League record
League phase													Finals
Season	LG	Grp	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	P/R	RK		Year	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
2018–19	A	2	1st	4	3	0	1	14	5		4th		2019	4th	2	0	1	1	1	3	Squad
2020–21	A	4	3rd	6	1	3	2	9	8		11th		2021	Did not qualify
2022–23	A	2	3rd	6	3	0	3	6	9		9th		2023
2024–25	A	4	To be determined										2025	To be determined
Total				16	7	3	6	29	22	4th			Total		2	0	1	1	1	3	—

* Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

Olympic Games

Olympic Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1924	Silver medal	2nd	6	4	1	1	15	6	Squad
1928	Round of 16	13th	1	0	0	1	0	4	Squad
Since 1992	See Switzerland national under-23 football team
Total			7	4	1	2	15	10	—

As of 12 June 2022.

  Positive Record   Neutral Record   Negative Record

Opponents	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Albania	7	6	1	0	12	4	+8
Algeria	2	2	0	0	4	1	+3
Andorra	2	2	0	0	5	1	+4
Argentina	7	0	2	5	3	15	−12
Australia	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Austria	42	12	5	25	60	105	−45
Azerbaijan	2	1	0	1	5	1	+4
Belarus	3	3	0	0	4	0	+4
Belgium	30	9	6	15	45	57	−12
Bolivia	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2
Brazil	9	2	4	3	9	11	−2
Bulgaria	12	6	4	2	22	13	+9
Cameroon	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
Canada	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2
Chile	2	1	0	1	7	7	0
China	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3
Colombia	4	1	1	2	6	9	−3
Costa Rica	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1
Croatia	4	1	2	1	7	6	+1
Cyprus	8	5	2	1	16	5	+11
Czech Republic	32	8	6	18	43	66	−23
Denmark	12	2	6	4	14	17	−3
East Germany	5	0	1	4	3	13	−10
Ecuador	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1
Egypt	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2
England	31	3	6	22	24	83	−59
Estonia	4	4	0	0	14	0	+14
Faroe Islands	6	6	0	0	19	2	+17
Finland	6	4	0	2	10	7	+3
France	39	12	11	16	63	70	−7
Georgia	4	3	1	0	7	1	+6
Germany	53	9	8	36	69	142	−73
Ghana	1	0	0	1	0	2	- 2
Gibraltar	2	2	0	0	10	1	+9
Greece	15	9	4	2	20	12	+8
Honduras	2	1	1	0	3	0	+3
Hungary	46	11	5	30	66	131	−65
Iceland	5	4	1	0	17	6	+11
Israel	7	2	4	1	9	7	+2
Italy	61	8	24	29	68	111	−43
Ivory Coast	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1
Jamaica	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3
Japan	3	1	1	1	6	5	+1
Kenya	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Kosovo	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
Latvia	5	4	1	0	9	3	+6
Liechtenstein	9	9	0	0	28	1	+27
Lithuania	5	5	0	0	20	1	+19
Luxembourg	12	10	1	1	30	9	+21
Malaysia	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2
Malta	7	5	2	0	17	3	+14
Mexico	5	3	1	1	10	7	+3
Moldova	3	3	0	0	6	1	+5
Montenegro	2	1	0	1	2	1	+1
Morocco	2	0	0	2	1	3	−2
Netherlands	33	15	3	15	61	68	−7
Nigeria	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1
Northern Ireland	8	3	3	2	5	3	+2
Norway	19	6	5	8	20	26	−6
Oman	2	2	0	0	6	2	+4
Panama	1	1	0	0	6	0	+6
Peru	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2
Poland	11	1	6	4	12	21	−9
Portugal	25	11	5	9	34	34	0
Qatar	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1
Republic of Ireland	18	6	4	8	13	19	−6
Romania	13	4	4	5	20	16	+4
Russia	12	0	4	8	11	29	−18
Saar	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
San Marino	4	4	0	0	22	0	+22
Scotland	16	5	3	8	24	26	−2
Serbia	14	3	5	6	18	30	−12
Slovakia	3	1	0	2	4	4	0
Slovenia	9	6	1	2	17	8	+9
South Korea	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1
Spain	24	2	6	17	21	51	−31
Sweden	29	11	7	11	42	47	−5
Togo	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2
Tunisia	3	2	1	0	4	2	+2
Turkey	16	5	3	8	23	22	+1
Ukraine	4	1	2	1	6	4	+2
United Arab Emirates	4	2	0	2	4	3	+1
United States	9	4	4	1	11	7	+4
Uruguay	4	0	1	3	4	13	−9
Venezuela	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
Wales	8	5	1	2	17	7	+10
Zimbabwe	1	0	0	1	2	3	−1
Total (86)	808	279	178	351	1,186	1,376	−130