Switzerland national football team#Players
{{Short description|Men's national association football team representing Switzerland}}
{{About|the men's team|the women's team|Switzerland women's national football team}}
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{{Infobox national football team
| Name = Switzerland
| Badge = Flag of Switzerland (civil).svg
| Badge_size = 150px
| Nickname = A-Team
{{lang|de|Nati}} (National Team)
{{lang|it|Rossocrociati}} (Red Crosses)
{{lang|fr|Devils rouges}} (Red Devils)
| Association = Swiss Football Association
| Confederation = UEFA (Europe)
| Coach = Murat Yakin
| Captain = Granit Xhaka
| Most caps = Granit Xhaka (135)
| Home Stadium = Various
| Top scorer = Alexander Frei (42)
| FIFA Trigramme = SUI
| FIFA Rank = {{FIFA World Rankings|SUI}}
| FIFA max = 3
| FIFA max date = August 1993
| FIFA min = 83
| FIFA min date = December 1998
| Elo Rank = {{World Football Elo Ratings|Switzerland}}
| Elo max = 8
| Elo max date = June 2018
| Elo min = 62
| Elo min date = October 1979
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| First game = {{fb|FRA|1794}} 1–0 {{fb-rt|SUI}}
(Paris, France; 12 February 1905)
| Largest win = {{fb|SUI}} 9–0 {{fb-rt|LTU|1918}}
(Paris, France; 25 May 1924)
| Largest loss = {{fb|SUI}} 0–9 {{fb-rt|ENG}}
(Basel, Switzerland; 20 May 1909)
{{fb|HUN|1867}} 9–0 {{fb-rt|SUI}}
(Budapest, Hungary; 29 October 1911)
| World cup apps = 12
| World cup first = 1934
| World cup best = Quarter-finals (1934, 1938, 1954)
| Regional name = European Championship
| Regional cup apps = 6
| Regional cup first = 1996
| Regional cup best = Quarter-finals (2020, 2024)
| 2ndRegional name = Nations League Finals
| 2ndRegional cup apps = 1
| 2ndRegional cup first = 2019
| 2ndRegional cup best = Fourth place (2019)
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}
{{MedalSilver|1924 Paris|Team}}
}}
The Switzerland national football team ({{langx|de|Schweizer Fussballnationalmannschaft}}, {{langx|it|Nazionale di calcio della Svizzera}}, {{langx|fr|Équipe nationale suisse de football}}, {{langx|rm|Squadra naziunala da ballape da la Svizra}}, {{langx|la|Turma Pediludica Nationalis Helvetica}}) 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/54full.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070103001706/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/54full.html|url-status=live|archive-date=3 January 2007|title=World Cup 1954 finals|date=3 January 2007|access-date=5 July 2018}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/jun/21/world-cup-2010-chile-switzerland|title=Chile 1-0 Switzerland {{!}} World Cup Group H match report|last=Taylor|first=Daniel|date=21 June 2010|website=The Guardian|language=en|access-date=5 July 2018}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2008/standings/round=15093/group=700416/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120420044147/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2008/standings/round=15093/group=700416/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 April 2012|title=UEFA EURO 2008 - History - Standings|website=UEFA|access-date=5 July 2018}}{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/euro_2008/7363001.stm|title=Switzerland 1-2 Turkey|date=11 June 2008|access-date=5 July 2018}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/match/2017996--switzerland-vs-poland/|title=Switzerland-Poland - UEFA EURO 2016|website=UEFA|access-date=29 November 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/match/2024485--switzerland-vs-spain/|title=Switzerland-Spain - UEFA EURO 2020|website=UEFA|access-date=29 November 2022}}
Overall, Switzerland's best ever result at an official football competition was the silver medal they earned in 1924, after losing to Uruguay 3–0 in the finals of the 1924 Olympic Games.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/mensolympic/paris1924/matches/round=197028/match=32314/index.html|title=Olympic Football Tournament Paris 1924 - Switzerland 0:3 (0:1) Uruguay - Overview |website=FIFA|access-date=5 July 2018}}
History
=1924–1966: early years, World Cup host nation=
File:1924-URU-SUI 1924-FIN-JO.svg at the 1924 Summer Olympics, held in Paris|alt=|left]]
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=204/match=1133/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715105630/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=204/match=1133/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 July 2015|title=1934 FIFA World Cup Italy ™ - Matches - Switzerland-Netherlands |website=FIFA|language=en-GB|access-date=5 July 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=418/match=1143/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150212025712/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=418/match=1143/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 February 2015|title=1934 FIFA World Cup Italy ™ - Matches - Czechoslovakia-Switzerland |website=FIFA|language=en-GB|access-date=5 July 2018}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=206/match=1165/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213225901/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=206/match=1165/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 February 2015|title=1938 FIFA World Cup France ™ - Matches - Switzerland-Germany |website=FIFA|language=en-GB|access-date=5 July 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=206/match=1166/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906154146/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=206/match=1166/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 September 2015|title=1938 FIFA World Cup France ™ - Matches - Switzerland-Germany |website=FIFA|language=en-GB|access-date=5 July 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=429/match=1175/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213233416/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=429/match=1175/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 February 2015|title=1938 FIFA World Cup France ™ - Matches - Hungary-Switzerland |website=FIFA|language=en-GB|access-date=5 July 2018}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/brazil1950/groups/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204033114/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/brazil1950/groups/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 February 2015|title=1950 FIFA World Cup Brazil ™ - Groups|website=FIFA|language=en-GB|access-date=5 July 2018}} On 22 July 1946, Switzerland was awarded the right to host the 1954 World Cup unopposed, in Luxembourg City.{{cite web |url=http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/81/ip-201_13a_fwc-host.pdf |title=Archived copy |website=www.fifa.com |access-date=15 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117104450/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/81/ip-201_13a_fwc-host.pdf |archive-date=17 January 2012 |url-status=dead}} At the World Cup, Switzerland finished second in their group behind England; beating Italy and losing to England,{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/switzerland1954/groups/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150407143131/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/switzerland1954/groups/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 April 2015|title=1954 FIFA World Cup Switzerland ™ - Groups |last=FIFA.com|website=FIFA.com|language=en-GB|access-date=5 July 2018}} but qualified for the quarter-finals after beating Italy in a group play-off.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=211/match=1301/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220081644/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=211/match=1301/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 February 2015|title=1954 FIFA World Cup Switzerland ™ - Matches - Switzerland-Italy|website=FIFA|language=en-GB|access-date=5 July 2018}} They were knocked out of the tournament after losing 7–5 to Austria.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/54full.html|title=World Cup 1954 finals|website=RSSSF|access-date=5 July 2018}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/chile1962/groups/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403174623/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/chile1962/groups/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 April 2015|title=1962 FIFA World Cup Chile ™ - Groups|website=FIFA|language=en-GB|access-date=5 July 2018}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/england1966/groups/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150406162655/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/england1966/groups/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 April 2015|title=1966 FIFA World Cup England ™ - Groups|website=FIFA|language=en-GB|access-date=5 July 2018}}
=1992–1996: the Roy Hodgson era=
In 1992, Switzerland appointed English manager Roy Hodgson as head coach of the national team; at the time of his appointment, the Swiss had not qualified for any major tournament since 1966.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwit-intres.html|title=Switzerland - International Matches|website=RSSSF|access-date=5 July 2018}} 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.{{Cite news|url=http://www.fulhamweb.co.uk/news/the-man-that-is-roy-hodgson.aspx|title=The man that is Roy Hodgson|work=Fulhamweb|access-date=5 July 2018}} Hodgson led Switzerland to the 1994 FIFA World Cup, losing just one game during qualifying, in a group that included Italy, Portugal, and Scotland.{{Cite web|url=http://es.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mcwc/fifaworldcuppreliminaryhistory_byyear__13876.pdf|title=History of the FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition (by year)|date=27 July 2007|page=32|website=FIFA.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612164508/https://es.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mcwc/fifaworldcuppreliminaryhistory_byyear__13876.pdf|archive-date=12 June 2018}} 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.{{Cite web|url=http://allworldcup.narod.ru/1994/PROTOCOL/QUALIF/UEFA/G1/SUIVSITA.HTM|title=World Cup 1994 QUALIFYING|website=allworldcup.narod.ru|access-date=5 July 2018}}{{Cite web|url=http://allworldcup.narod.ru/1994/PROTOCOL/QUALIF/UEFA/G1/ITAVSSUI.HTM|title=World Cup 1994 QUALIFYING|website=allworldcup.narod.ru|access-date=5 July 2018}}{{Cite web|url=http://allworldcup.narod.ru/1994/PROTOCOL/QUALIF/UEFA/G1/SUIVSSCO.HTM|title=World Cup 1994 QUALIFYING|website=allworldcup.narod.ru|access-date=5 July 2018}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/94qual.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511105448/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/94qual.html#gr1|url-status=live|archive-date=11 May 2011|title=World Cup 1994 qualifications|date=11 May 2011|access-date=5 July 2018}}{{Cite web|url=http://allworldcup.narod.ru/1994/PROTOCOL/QUALIF/UEFA/G1/PORVSSUI.HTM|title=World Cup 1994 QUALIFYING|website=allworldcup.narod.ru|access-date=5 July 2018}} Their opening match against hosts United States, on 18 June 1994, was played indoors at the Pontiac Silverdome in Detroit, and the two teams drew 1–1 in the opening match of the World Cup.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=337/match=3051/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150223040813/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=337/match=3051/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 February 2015|title=1994 FIFA World Cup USA ™ - Matches - USA-Switzerland |last=FIFA.com|website=FIFA.com|language=en-GB|access-date=5 July 2018}} In the next match, they won 4–1 over Romania, and in their final game against Colombia, the Swiss lost 2–0.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=337/match=3062/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150223034829/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=337/match=3062/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 February 2015|title=1994 FIFA World Cup USA ™ - Matches - Romania-Switzerland |last=FIFA.com|website=FIFA.com|language=en-GB|access-date=5 July 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=337/match=3074/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150223040903/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=337/match=3074/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 February 2015|title=1994 FIFA World Cup USA ™ - Matches - Switzerland-Colombia |last=FIFA.com|website=FIFA.com|language=en-GB|access-date=5 July 2018}} Nevertheless, Switzerland still qualified from the group, but were knocked out by Spain, losing 3–0.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=338/match=3086/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150223035837/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=338/match=3086/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 February 2015|title=1994 FIFA World Cup USA ™ - Matches - Spain-Switzerland| website=FIFA|language=en-GB|access-date=5 July 2018}}
=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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=1996/standings/round=226/group=83/index.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140816115725/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=1996/standings/round=226/group=83/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 August 2014|title=UEFA EURO 1996 - History - Standings – UEFA.com|last=uefa.com|website=UEFA|language=en|access-date=5 July 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/match/50631--switzerland-vs-turkiye/|title=UEFA EURO 1996 - History - Switzerland-Turkey – UEFA.com|last=uefa.com|website=UEFA|language=en|access-date=5 July 2018}} They were drawn in Group A, but their tournament was disappointing overall; as they finished bottom of the group.{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=1996/standings/round=227/group=90/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211232119/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=1996/standings/round=227/group=90/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 February 2012|title=UEFA EURO 1996 - History - Standings – UEFA.com|last=uefa.com|website=UEFA|language=en|access-date=5 July 2018}} Their opening match was against hosts England, and the two sides drew 1–1.{{Cite news|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/match/52482--england-vs-switzerland/|title=UEFA EURO 1996 - History - England-Switzerland – UEFA.com|last=uefa.com|date=6 October 2003|work=UEFA|access-date=5 July 2018|language=en}} In their second match, they lost 2–0 to the Netherlands, and in their final group game, lost 1–0 to Scotland.{{Cite news|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/match/52484--switzerland-vs-netherlands/|title=UEFA EURO 1996 - History - Switzerland-Netherlands – UEFA.com|last=uefa.com|date=6 October 2003|work=UEFA|access-date=5 July 2018|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/match/52486--scotland-vs-switzerland/|title=UEFA EURO 1996 - History - Scotland-Switzerland – UEFA.com|last=uefa.com|date=6 October 2003|work=UEFA|access-date=5 July 2018|language=en}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/98qual.html|title=World Cup 1998 qualifications|website=RSSSF|access-date=5 July 2018}}
In qualifying for UEFA Euro 2004, Switzerland finished top of a group that featured Russia, the Republic of Ireland, Albania and Georgia.{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2004/standings/round=1579/group=1463/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120203010933/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2004/standings/round=1579/group=1463/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 February 2012|title=UEFA EURO 2004 - History - Standings – UEFA.com|last=uefa.com|website=UEFA|language=en|access-date=4 July 2018}} 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 a 0–0 draw with Croatia before succumbing to a 3–0 defeat to England in the next match.{{Cite news|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2004/matches/round=1581/match=1059166/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120120043213/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2004/matches/round=1581/match=1059166/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 January 2012|title=UEFA EURO 2004 - History - Switzerland-Croatia – UEFA.com|last=uefa.com|date=13 June 2004|work=UEFA|access-date=4 July 2018|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2004/matches/round=1581/match=1059174/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120120021716/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2004/matches/round=1581/match=1059174/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 January 2012|title=UEFA EURO 2004 - History - England-Switzerland – UEFA.com|last=uefa.com|date=17 June 2004|work=UEFA|access-date=4 July 2018|language=en}} They lost their final match against France; losing 3–1 and finishing bottom of the group.{{Cite news|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2004/matches/round=1581/match=1059183/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120120023832/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2004/matches/round=1581/match=1059183/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 January 2012|title=UEFA EURO 2004 - History - Switzerland-France – UEFA.com|last=uefa.com|date=21 June 2004|work=UEFA|access-date=4 July 2018|language=en}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2004/standings/round=1581/group=1882/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119220416/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2004/standings/round=1581/group=1882/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 January 2012|title=UEFA EURO 2004 - History - Standings – UEFA.com|last=uefa.com|website=UEFA|language=en|access-date=4 July 2018}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/may/27/switzerland.euro2008groupa|title=Euro 2008 team preview No1: Switzerland|last=Doyle|first=Paul|date=27 May 2008|website=The Guardian|language=en|access-date=4 July 2018}}
The Swiss managed to qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, overcoming Turkey by the away goals rule in Istanbul, the country's first World Cup since 1994.{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/4436038.stm|title=Turkey 4-2 Switzerland|date=16 November 2005|via=news.bbc.co.uk}} 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 their first encounter, Switzerland bravely held the mighty France and Zinedine Zidane 0–0,{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4852856.stm|title=France 0-0 Switzerland|date=13 June 2006|via=news.bbc.co.uk}} 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 goals scored, meaning that the last game a must-win.{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4853244.stm|title=Togo 0-2 Switzerland|date=19 June 2006|via=news.bbc.co.uk}} The Swiss then managed to beat South Korea 2–0 in the final match, occupying first place in their group while knocking the Asians out of the tournament.{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4853466.stm|title=Switzerland 2-0 South Korea|date=23 June 2006|via=news.bbc.co.uk}} 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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/the-set-pieces-blog/2018/jun/01/world-cup-history-worst-game-ukraine-switzerland|title=The dullest game in World Cup history: Switzerland v Ukraine in 2006|first=Greg|last=Lea|newspaper=The Guardian |date=1 June 2018|via=www.theguardian.com}} 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.{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/2569017.stm|title=Austria-Switzerland to host Euro 2008|date=12 December 2002|access-date=5 July 2018|language=en-GB}} The Swiss 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.{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/euro_2008/7362866.stm|title=Switzerland 0-1 Czech Republic|date=7 June 2008|access-date=5 July 2018|language=en-GB}} Their third match was against Portugal, with Switzerland winning 2–0 to ensure that Portugal would top their group with a defeat.{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/euro_2008/7363011.stm|title=Switzerland 2-0 Portugal|date=15 June 2008|access-date=5 July 2018|language=en-GB}}
=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.{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/matches/match_16/default.stm|title=Spain 0-1 Switzerland|website=news.bbc.co.uk|access-date=4 July 2018}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/1863/world-cup-2010/2010/06/21/1988012/world-cup-2010-switzerland-set-new-record-for-number-of|title=World Cup 2010: Switzerland Set New Record For Number Of Minutes Without Conceding A Goal|date=21 June 2010|work=goal.com}}{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/matches/match_31/default.stm|title=Chile 1-0 Switzerland|website=news.bbc.co.uk|access-date=4 July 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2012/standings/round=15171/group=700963/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111029013833/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2012/standings/round=15171/group=700963/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 October 2011|title=UEFA EURO 2012 - History - Standings – UEFA.com|last=uefa.com|website=UEFA|language=en|access-date=4 July 2018}} Switzerland did not advance further than the group after a 0–0 draw with Honduras in the third and final group match.{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/matches/match_48/default.stm|title=Switzerland 0-0 Honduras|website=news.bbc.co.uk|access-date=26 July 2018}}
File:Swiss national football team - Swiss vs. Argentina, 29th February 2012.jpg against Argentina, 29 February 2012. Switzerland lost 1–3.{{Cite news|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/switzerland-v-argentina-29-february-2012-297150/|title=Switzerland v Argentina, 29 February 2012|work=11v11.com|access-date=25 July 2018}}]]
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2012/standings/round=15171/group=700963/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111029013833/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2012/standings/round=15171/group=700963/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 October 2011|title=UEFA EURO 2012 - History - Standings – UEFA.com|last=uefa.com|website=UEFA|language=en|access-date=26 July 2018}} 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.{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/8972401.stm|title=Switzerland 1-3 England|date=7 September 2010|access-date=26 July 2018|language=en-GB}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/8052074/Montenegro-1-Switzerland-0-match-report.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/8052074/Montenegro-1-Switzerland-0-match-report.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Montenegro 1 Switzerland 0: match report|last=Wilson|first=Jonathan|journal=Daily Telegraph |date=8 October 2010|access-date=26 July 2018|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}{{cbignore}} Switzerland then recorded a 4–1 win over Wales before consecutive draws against Bulgaria (0–0) and England (2–2).{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_of_wales/9077099.stm|title=Switzerland 4-1 Wales|date=12 October 2010|access-date=26 July 2018|language=en-GB}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/mar/26/bulgaria-switzerland-euro-2012|title=Bulgaria 0-0 Switzerland {{!}} Euro 2012 qualifying Group G match report|last=Staff and agencies|date=26 March 2011|website=The Guardian|language=en|access-date=26 July 2018}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/13553428|title=England 2-2 Switzerland|date=4 June 2011|work=BBC Sport|access-date=26 July 2018|language=en-GB}} Switzerland's hopes of qualifying were restored with a 3–1 win over Bulgaria, with a hat-trick from Xherdan Shaqiri.{{Cite news|url=http://www.skysports.com/football/switzerland-vs-bulgaria/211986|title=Shaqiri steals the show|work=Sky Sports|access-date=26 July 2018|language=en}} 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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/15220955|title=Euro 2012: Wales 2-0 Switzerland|date=7 October 2011|work=BBC Sport|access-date=26 July 2018|language=en-GB}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/15195384|title=Euro 2012: Montenegro 2-2 England|date=7 October 2011|work=BBC Sport|access-date=26 July 2018|language=en-GB}} In the final game, Switzerland earned redemption against Montenegro as they came out with a 2–0 win.{{Cite news|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/match/2002284--switzerland-vs-montenegro/|title=UEFA EURO 2012 - History - Switzerland-Montenegro – UEFA.com|last=uefa.com|date=11 October 2011|work=UEFA|access-date=26 July 2018|language=en}} Switzerland's top goalscorer during the qualifying period was Xherdan Shaqiri, with 4 goals.{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/teams/128--switzerland/|title=UEFA EURO 2012 - History - Switzerland – UEFA.com|last=uefa.com|website=UEFA|language=en|access-date=26 July 2018}}
At the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, Switzerland were drawn to play France, Honduras and Ecuador in the group stage.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/brazil2014/groups/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209020746/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/brazil2014/groups/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 February 2015|title=2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil - Groups |last=FIFA.com|website=FIFA.com|language=en-GB|access-date=4 July 2018}} 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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/27990606|title=Argentina 1-0 Switzerland (aet)|date=1 July 2014|work=BBC Sport|access-date=4 July 2018|language=en-GB}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/25285335|title=World Cup: Honduras 0-3 Switzerland|date=25 June 2014|work=BBC Sport|access-date=4 July 2018|language=en-GB}}
=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.{{cite web |title=UEFA EURO 2016 - History - Standings – UEFA.com |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2016/standings/round=2000448/group=2002441/index.html |website=UEFA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712154918/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2016/standings/round=2000448/group=2002441/index.html |archive-date=12 July 2018 |date=12 July 2018 |url-status=dead}} In the first game, Switzerland won 1–0 over Albania, with the only goal being scored by Fabian Schär in the fifth minute of the game.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36450647|title=Albania 0-1 Switzerland|date=11 June 2016|work=BBC Sport|access-date=25 July 2018|language=en-GB}} 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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36476033|title=Romania 1-1 Switzerland|date=15 June 2016|work=BBC Sport|access-date=25 July 2018|language=en-GB}} 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 criticised 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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36509865|title=Switzerland 0-0 France|date=19 June 2016|work=BBC Sport|access-date=25 July 2018|language=en-GB}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/|title=BBC Sport|access-date=25 July 2018|language=en-GB}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/football/france-v-switzerland-euro-2016-game-with-burst-ball-ripped-shirts-dodgy-pitch/news-story/810e7d83410fc7158d91c46db74308d7|title=France, Swiss dish up Euros' strangest moment|work=NewsComAu|access-date=25 July 2018}} 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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36566078|title=Switzerland 1-1 Poland (pens 4-5)|date=25 June 2016|work=BBC Sport|access-date=25 July 2018|language=en-GB}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/06/25/switzerland-1-poland-1-euro-2016-poles-win-5-4-on-penalties-desp/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/06/25/switzerland-1-poland-1-euro-2016-poles-win-5-4-on-penalties-desp/ |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Switzerland 1 Poland 1, Euro 2016: Poles win 5-4 on penalties despite Xherdan Shaqiri wonder-goal|last=Sport|first=Telegraph|date=25 June 2016|work=The Telegraph|access-date=25 July 2018|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}{{cbignore}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/euro2016/poland-beat-switzerland-as-arsenals-granit-xhaka-misses-in-penalty-euro-2016-penalty-shootout-a3280911.html|title=Poland beat Swiss after Xhaka penalty miss to reach Euro 2016 quarters|work=Evening Standard|access-date=25 July 2018|language=en-GB}}
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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/switzerland-2-0-portugal-euro-8781966|title=Switzerland 2-0 Portugal: Euro 2016 champions come crashing back to earth|last=Gadd|first=Mick|date=6 September 2016|work=mirror|access-date=4 July 2018}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2017678--hungary-vs-switzerland/|title=European Qualifiers - Hungary-Switzerland|last=UEFA.com|website=UEFA|language=en|access-date=4 July 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2017693--andorra-vs-switzerland/|title=European Qualifiers - Andorra-Switzerland|last=UEFA.com|website=UEFA|language=en|access-date=4 July 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2017674--switzerland-vs-faroe-islands/|title=European Qualifiers - Switzerland-Faroe Islands|last=UEFA.com|website=UEFA|language=en|access-date=4 July 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2017675--switzerland-vs-latvia/|title=European Qualifiers - Switzerland-Latvia|last=UEFA.com|website=UEFA|language=en|access-date=4 July 2018}} In the reverse fixtures, they beat Faroe Islands 2–0, Andorra 3–0, Latvia 3–0 and Hungary 5–2,{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2017683--faroe-islands-vs-switzerland/|title=European Qualifiers - Faroe Islands-Switzerland|last=UEFA.com|website=UEFA|language=en|access-date=4 July 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2017676--switzerland-vs-andorra/|title=European Qualifiers - Switzerland-Andorra|last=UEFA.com|website=UEFA|language=en|access-date=4 July 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2017688--latvia-vs-switzerland/|title=European Qualifiers - Latvia-Switzerland|last=UEFA.com|website=UEFA|language=en|access-date=4 July 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2017673--switzerland-vs-hungary/|title=European Qualifiers - Switzerland-Hungary|last=UEFA.com|website=UEFA|language=en|access-date=4 July 2018}} before facing Portugal in the final group game, where they lost 2–0,{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/41547438|title=Portugal 2-0 Switzerland|date=10 October 2017|work=BBC Sport|access-date=4 July 2018|language=en-GB}} meaning they would have to play in the play-offs; where they were ranked as the best second-placed team,{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/europe/index.html
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071120193625/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/europe/index.html
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|archive-date=20 November 2007
|title=2018 FIFA World Cup Russia - Qualifiers - Europe |last=FIFA.com|website=FIFA.com|language=en-GB|access-date=4 July 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/season=2018/standings/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160904113656/http://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/season=2018/standings/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 September 2016|title=European Qualifiers - Standings|last=UEFA.com|website=UEFA|language=en|access-date=4 July 2018}} 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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/41840566|title=Northern Ireland 0-1 Switzerland|date=9 November 2017|work=BBC Sport|access-date=4 July 2018|language=en-GB}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/northern-ireland-vs-switzerland-live-11494603|title=Northern Ireland vs Switzerland live score and goal updates|last=Anderson|first=David|date=9 November 2017|work=mirror|access-date=4 July 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2023301--switzerland-vs-northern-ireland/|title=European Qualifiers - Switzerland-Northern Ireland|last=UEFA.com|website=UEFA|language=en|access-date=4 July 2018}} Before the World Cup, Switzerland were ranked 6th in the world ranking, even ranking higher than eventual World Cup winners France.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/men/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141101115838/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/men/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 November 2014|title=The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking|last=FIFA.com|website=FIFA.com|language=en-GB|access-date=25 July 2018}}
File:Switzerland national football team World Cup 2018.jpg, on 3 July 2018, in Saint Petersburg{{Cite news|url=https://www.soccer.ru/galery/1056383/photo/735126|script-title=ru:Сборная Швеции зрелищно вышла в четвертьфинал ЧМ-2018 (фото)|work=Soccer.ru|access-date=4 July 2018|language=ru}}]]
At the World Cup, Switzerland were drawn to play Brazil, Serbia and Costa Rica in Group E.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/groups/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520184910/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/groups/|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 May 2014|title=2018 FIFA World Cup Russia - Groups|last=FIFA.com|website=FIFA.com|language=en-GB|access-date=4 July 2018}} They began their campaign with a 1–1 draw with Brazil,{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/match/300331525/#match-summary|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142625/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/match/300331525/#match-summary|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 June 2018|title=2018 FIFA World Cup Russia - Matches - Brazil - Switzerland|last=FIFA.com|website=FIFA.com|language=en-GB|access-date=4 July 2018}} before beating Serbia 2–1 through a late winning goal from Xherdan Shaqiri.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/match/300340183/#match-liveblog|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143308/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/match/300340183/#match-liveblog|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 June 2018|title=2018 FIFA World Cup Russia - Matches - Serbia - Switzerland|last=FIFA.com|website=FIFA.com|language=en-GB|access-date=4 July 2018}} 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.{{Cite news|url=http://www.skysports.com/football/serbia-vs-switzerland/385190|title=Serbia 1-2 Switzerland: Xherdan Shaqiri steals vital win for Swiss|work=Sky Sports|access-date=4 July 2018|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2018/jun/22/serbia-switzerland-world-cup-2018-live|title=World Cup 2018: Serbia 1-2 Switzerland – as it happened|last=Doyle|first=Paul|date=22 June 2018|work=The Guardian|access-date=4 July 2018|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}{{Cite news|url=https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2018/06/22/serbia-1-2-switzerland-late-shaqiri-break-shatters-serbian-hearts/|title=Serbia 1-2 Switzerland: Late Shaqiri break shatters Serbian hearts|date=22 June 2018|work=ProSoccerTalk|access-date=4 July 2018|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/44606965|title=World Cup 2018: Switzerland trio avoid bans for 'eagle gesture' goal celebrations|date=25 June 2018|work=BBC Sport|access-date=4 July 2018|language=en-GB}} 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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2018/jun/27/switzerland-v-costa-rica-world-cup-2018-live|title=Switzerland 2-2 Costa Rica: World Cup 2018 – as it happened|last=Smyth|first=Rob|date=27 June 2018|work=The Guardian|access-date=4 July 2018|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}} They were drawn to play Sweden in the round of sixteen, a fixture they lost 1–0, getting knocked out of the tournament.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2018/jul/03/sweden-v-switzerland-world-cup-2018-live|title=Sweden 1-0 Switzerland: World Cup 2018 – as it happened|last=Glendenning|first=Barry|date=3 July 2018|work=The Guardian|access-date=4 July 2018|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/news/0253-0d81efc3a33f-dd2083a5720d-1000--uefa-nations-league-2018-19-league-phase-draw/|title=UEFA Nations League 2018/19 League Phase draw|last=UEFA.com|website=UEFA|date=24 January 2018 |language=en|access-date=25 July 2018}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/uefa-nations-league-draw-england-spain-germany-france/7q2y0nz66jlc1uz1fzg0inc0o|title=UEFA Nations League draw: England get Spain, Germany face France {{!}} Goal.com|access-date=25 July 2018|language=en}}
At Euro 2020, postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19, Switzerland finished third in Group A which contained Italy, Wales and Turkey; however, they managed to qualify to the knockout stage as one of the best third-placed teams. In the round of 16, they defeated World Cup champions France on penalties, after finishing 3–3 and overcoming a 1–3 second half deficit, to have their first knockout phase win in a major tournament since the 1938 World Cup.{{cite web |url=https://www.eurosport.com/football/euro-2020/2021/euro-2020-france-v-switzerland-follow-live_sto8392153/story.shtml |title=France 3-3p Switzerland: Swiss stun world champions with penalty shootout win after thriller in Bucharest |website=Eurosport |date=28 June 2021 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51198549|title=France 3 Switzerland 3 (4-5 on pens)|date=28 June 2021|work=BBC Sport|accessdate= 29 June 2021}} 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.{{Cite news|title=Spain beat Switzerland on penalties to reach Euros semis|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51198650|access-date=4 July 2021}}
=2021–present: the Murat Yakin era=
On 9 August 2021, Yakin became the manager of the Swiss national team.{{Cite web|last=swissinfo.ch/ug|title=New manager for Swiss national football team appointed|url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/society/new-coach-for-swiss-national-football-team-appointed/46853490|access-date=9 August 2021|website=SWI swissinfo.ch|date=9 August 2021 }} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2021/nov/15/world-cup-qualifiers-northern-ireland-v-italy-scotland-v-denmark-live|title=World Cup clockwatch: Switzerland qualify, Italy in play-offs – as it happened|website=The Guardian|date=15 November 2021}} During the World Cup, Switzerland finished second in Group G to qualify the round of 16, where they lost 6–1 to Portugal.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/63789753|title=Portugal 6–1 Switzerland|website=BBC Sport|date=6 December 2022}} In 2023, Switzerland played against Romania, Israel, Belarus, Kosovo, and Andorra to qualify for Euro 2024. The Swiss finished second behind Romania.{{cite web |title=Romania 1-0 Switzerland (Nov 21, 2023) Game Analysis - ESPN |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/report/_/gameId/655472 |website=ESPN |access-date=22 May 2024}}
The Euro 2024 tournament was a major success for Switzerland, as they finished second in their group with 5 points, moving onto the Round of 16. During the Round of 16, Switzerland caused a major upset by defeating defending champions Italy and reaching the Quarter-Finals for the second time in their history.{{Cite web |last=Joseph |first=Samuel |date=2024-06-29 |title=Euro 2024: Defending champion Italy knocked out by Switzerland in last 16 |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/29/sport/switzerland-italy-euro-2024-last-16-spt-intl/index.html |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=CNN |language=en}}
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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 all-red and all-white kits are not uncommon. Switzerland, 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==
| class="wikitable" |
| Supplier
! Period |
|---|
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Le Coq Sportif
| 1970–1975 |
| {{flagicon|FRG}} Adidas
| 1976–1989 |
| {{flagicon|AUT}} Blacky
| 1990–1992 |
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Lotto
| 1993–1997 |
| {{flagicon|GER}} Puma
| 1998–present |
{{clear}}
Results and fixtures
{{Main|Switzerland national football team results}}
{{further|2023–24 in Swiss football|2024–25 in Swiss football}}
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
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=2024=
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|format=1
|round = Friendly
|date = 4 June
|time = {{UTZ|20:15|2}}
|team1 = {{fb-rt|SUI}}
|score = 4–0
|team2 = {{fb|EST}}
|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2024/06/04/world/friendlies/switzerland/estonia/4321112/
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|location = Lucerne, Switzerland
|stadium = Swissporarena
|attendance = 14,473
|referee = Kyriakos Athanasiou (Cyprus)
|result = W
}}
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|format=1
|round = Friendly
|date = 8 June
|time = {{UTZ|18:00|2}}
|team1 = {{fb-rt|SUI}}
|score = 1–1
|team2 = {{fb|AUT}}
|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2024/06/08/world/friendlies/switzerland/austria/4320164/
|goals1 =
- Widmer {{goal|26}}
|goals2 =
- Baumgartner {{goal|5}}
|location = St. Gallen, Switzerland
|stadium = Kybunpark
|attendance =
|referee = Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi (Italy)
|result = D
}}
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|format=1
|round = UEFA Euro 2024 GS
|date = 15 June
|time = {{UTZ|15:00|2}}
|team1 = {{fb-rt|HUN}}
|score = 1–3
|team2 = {{fb|SUI}}
|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/match/2036162/
|goals1 =
- Varga {{goal|66}}
|goals2 =
|location = Cologne, Germany
|stadium = RheinEnergieStadion
|attendance = 41,676
|referee = Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
|result = W
}}
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|format=1
|round = UEFA Euro 2024 GS
|date = 19 June
|time = {{UTZ|21:00|2}}
|team1 = {{fb-rt|SCO}}
|score = 1–1
|team2 = {{fb|SUI}}
|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/match/2036174/
|goals1 =
- McTominay {{goal|13}}
|goals2 =
- Shaqiri {{goal|26}}
|location = Cologne, Germany
|stadium = RheinEnergieStadion
|attendance = 42,711
|referee = Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)
|result = D
}}
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|round = UEFA Euro 2024 GS
|date = 23 June
|time = {{UTZ|21:00|2}}
|team1 = {{fb-rt|SUI}}
|score = 1–1
|team2 = {{fb|GER}}
|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/match/2036185/
|goals1 =
- Ndoye {{goal|28}}
|goals2 =
- Füllkrug {{goal|90+2}}
|location = Frankfurt, Germany
|stadium = Waldstadion
|attendance = 46,685
|referee = Daniele Orsato (Italy)
|result = D
}}
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|format=1
|round = UEFA Euro 2024 R16
|date = 29 June
|time = {{UTZ|18:00|2}}
|team1 = {{fb-rt|SUI}}
|score = 2–0
|team2 = {{fb|ITA}}
|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/match/2036198/
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|location = Berlin, Germany
|stadium = Olympiastadion
|attendance = 68,172
|referee = Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
|result = W
}}
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|format=1
|round = UEFA Euro 2024 QF
|date = 6 July
|time = {{UTZ|18:00|2}}
|team1 = {{fb-rt|ENG}}
|score = 1–1
|aet = yes
|team2 = {{fb|SUI}}
|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/match/2036208/
|goals1 =
- Saka {{goal|80}}
|goals2 =
- Embolo {{goal|75}}
|penaltyscore = 5–3
|penalties1 =
- Palmer {{pengoal}}
- Bellingham {{pengoal}}
- Saka {{pengoal}}
- Toney {{pengoal}}
- Alexander-Arnold {{pengoal}}
|penalties2 =
|location = Düsseldorf, Germany
|stadium = Merkur Spiel-Arena
|attendance = 46,907
|referee = Daniele Orsato (Italy)
|result = D
}}
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|format=1
|round = 2024–25 UEFA Nations League
|date = 5 September
|time = {{UTZ|20:45|2}}
|team1 = {{fb-rt|DEN}}
|score = 2–0
|team2 = {{fb|SUI}}
|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2040046/
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|location = Copenhagen, Denmark
|stadium = Parken Stadium
|attendance = 26,024
|referee = Daniel Siebert (Germany)
|result = L
}}
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|format=1
|round = 2024–25 UEFA Nations League
|date = 8 September
|time = {{UTZ|20:45|2}}
|team1 = {{fb-rt|SUI}}
|score = 1–4
|team2 = {{fb|ESP}}
|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2040076/
|goals1 =
- Amdouni {{goal|41}}
|goals2 =
|location = Geneva, Switzerland
|stadium = Stade de Geneve
|attendance = 26,265
|referee = Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
|result = L
}}
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|format=1
|round = 2024–25 UEFA Nations League
|date = 12 October
|time = {{UTZ|20:45|2}}
|team1 = {{fb-rt|SRB}}
|score = 2–0
|team2 = {{fb|SUI}}
|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2040119/
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|location = Leskovac, Serbia
|stadium = Dubočica Stadium
|attendance = 6,383
|referee = Simone Sozza (Italy)
|result = L
}}
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|format=1
|round = 2024–25 UEFA Nations League
|date = 15 October
|time = {{UTZ|20:45|2}}
|team1 = {{fb-rt|SUI}}
|score = 2–2
|team2 = {{fb|DEN}}
|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2040142/
|goals1 =
|goals2=
|location = St. Gallen, Switzerland
|stadium = Kybunpark
|attendance = 16,182
|referee = Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)
|result = D
}}
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|format=1
|round = 2024–25 UEFA Nations League
|date = 15 November
|time = {{UTZ|20:45|1}}
|team1 = {{fb-rt|SUI}}
|score = 1–1
|team2 = {{fb|SRB}}
|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2040162/
|goals1 =
- Amdouni {{goal|78}}
|goals2 =
- Terzić {{goal|88}}
|location = Zürich, Switzerland
|stadium = Letzigrund
|attendance = 21,115
|referee = Clément Turpin (France)
|result = D
}}
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|format=1
|round = 2024–25 UEFA Nations League
|date = 18 November
|time = {{UTZ|20:45|1}}
|team1 = {{fb-rt|ESP}}
|score = 3–2
|team2 = {{fb|SUI}}
|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2040181/
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|location = Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
|stadium = Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López
|attendance = 21,204
|referee = Bastian Dankert (Germany)
|result = L
}}
=2025=
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|format = 1
|round = Friendly
|date = 21 March
|time = {{UTZ|19:45|0}}
|team1 = {{fb-rt|NIR}}
|score = 1–1
|team2 = {{fb|SUI}}
|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2025/03/21/world/friendlies/northern-ireland/switzerland/4609208/
|goals1 =
- Price {{goal|16}}
|goals2 =
- Sierro {{goal|29}}
|location = Belfast, Northern Ireland
|stadium = Windsor Park
|attendance = 17,862
|referee = Mohammed Al-Hakim (Sweden)
|result = D
}}
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|format=1
|round = Friendly
|date = 25 March
|time = {{UTZ|20:45|1}}
|team1 = {{fb-rt|SUI}}
|score = 3–1
|team2 = {{fb|LUX}}
|report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2025/03/25/world/friendlies/switzerland/luxembourg/4600260/
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- Sinani {{goal|89|pen.}}
|location = St. Gallen, Switzerland
|stadium = Kybunpark
|attendance = 8,363
|referee = Enea Jorgji (Albania)
|result = W
}}
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|round = Friendly
|date = 7 June
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|MEX}}
|score =
|team2 = {{fb|SUI}}
|report =
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|goals2 =
|location = Salt Lake City, United States
|stadium = Rice–Eccles Stadium
|attendance =
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|result =
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|round = Friendly
|date = 10 June
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|USA}}
|score =
|team2 = {{fb|SUI}}
|report =
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|goals2 =
|location = Nashville, United States
|stadium = Geodis Park
|attendance =
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|format=1
|round = 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
|date = 5 September
|time = {{UTZ|20:45|2}}
|team1 = {{fb-rt|SUI}}
|score =
|team2 = {{fb|KOS}}
|report = https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2044218/
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|location = Neuchâtel, Switzerland
|stadium = Stade de la Maladière
|attendance =
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|result =
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|date = 8 September
|time = {{UTZ|20:45|2}}
|round = 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
|team1 = {{fb-rt|SUI}}
|score =
|team2 = {{fb|SVN}}
|report = https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2044245/
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|location = Zürich, Switzerland
|stadium = Letzigrund
|attendance =
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|round = 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
|date = 10 October
|time = {{UTZ|20:45|2}}
|team1 = {{fb-rt|SWE}}
|score =
|team2 = {{fb|SUI}}
|report = https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2044269/
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|location = Sweden
|stadium =
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|format=1
|date = 13 October
|time = {{UTZ|20:45|2}}
|round = 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
|team1 = {{fb-rt|SVN}}
|score =
|team2 = {{fb|SUI}}
|report = https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2044295/
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|location = Slovenia
|stadium =
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|round = 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
|date = 15 November
|time = {{UTZ|20:45|1}}
|team1 = {{fb-rt|SUI}}
|score =
|team2 = {{fb|SWE}}
|report = https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2044321/
|goals1 =
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|stadium =
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|round = 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
|date = 18 November
|time = {{UTZ|20:45|1}}
|team1 = {{fb-rt|KOS}}
|score =
|team2 = {{fb|SUI}}
|report = https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2044347/
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|location = Pristina, Kosovo
|stadium = Fadil Vokrri Stadium
|attendance =
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Coaching staff
| class="wikitable" |
| Position
! Name |
|---|
| Head coach
| {{flagicon|SUI}} Murat Yakin |
| Assistant coach
| {{flagicon|SUI}} Davide Callà |
| Goalkeeping coach
| {{flagicon|SUI}} Patrick Foletti |
| Fitness coach
| {{Flagicon|SUI}} Oliver Riedwyl |
| Doctor
| {{flagicon|SUI}} Ludwig Scholzer |
| Physiotherapist
| {{flagicon|SUI}} Marcel Müllenberger |
| Match analyst
| {{flagicon|SUI}} Kevin Ehmes |
| Masseur
| {{flagicon|SUI}} Wolfgang Frei |
| Nutritionist
| {{flagicon|SUI}} Antonio Molina |
| Chef
| {{flagicon|SUI}} Francesco Baraldo Sano |
| Team coordinator
| {{flagicon|SUI}} Diego Benaglio |
=Coaching history=
{{updated|24 March 2025}}
| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:left" | ||
| rowspan=2|{{Abbr|Nat|Nationality}}
!rowspan=2| Name !colspan=7| Record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Period
!{{Abbr|G|Games managed}} !{{Abbr|W|Games won}} !{{Abbr|D|Games drawn}} !{{Abbr|L|Games lost}} !{{Abbr|%|Win percentage}} !scope="col"|Major competitions | ||
| align=center|{{flagicon|SUI}} | François Dégerine | 1908 – 1909|{{WDL|3|1|0|2}}
|rowspan=4 {{N/A |
|-
|align=center|{{flagicon|SUI}}||Referee's Commission||1910 – 1924|{{WDL|0|0|0|0}}
|-
|align=center|{{flagicon|ENG}}||Jimmy Hogan||1924|{{WDL|6|4|1|1}}
|-
|align=center|{{flagicon|SUI}}||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|{{WDL|45|9|8|28}}
|-
|align=center|{{flagicon|SUI}}||Heinrich Müller||1934|{{WDL|2|1|0|1}}
|style="text-align: left;" |15px 1934 World Cup – Quarter-finals
|-
|align=center|{{flagicon|AUT}}||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|{{WDL|36|10|5|21}}
|style="text-align: left;" |15px 1938 World Cup – Quarter-finals
15px 1954 World Cup – Quarter-finals
15px 1962 World Cup – Group stage
15px 1964 European Championship – Failed to qualify
|-
|align=center|{{flagicon|SUI}}||Franco Andreoli||19 March 1950 – 22 November 1950|{{WDL|6|2|2|2}}
|style="text-align: left;" |15px 1950 World Cup – Group stage
|-
|align=center|{{flagicon|SUI}}||Hans Rüegsegger||19 September 1954 – 10 October 1954|{{WDL|1|0|0|1}}
|{{N/A|}}
|-
|align=center|{{flagicon|SUI}}||Jacques Spagnoli||1 May 1955 – 26 May 1958|{{WDL|8|1|2|5}}
|style="text-align: left;" |15px 1958 World Cup – Failed to qualify
|-
|align=center|{{flagicon|AUT}}||Willibald Hahn||20 September 1958 – 25 October 1959|{{WDL|2|0|0|2}}
|rowspan=2 {{N/A|}}
|-
|align=center|{{flagicon|TCH}} {{flagicon|SUI}}||Jiří Sobotka||15 April 1964 – 10 May 1964|{{WDL|3|1|0|2}}
|-
|align=center|{{flagicon|ITA}}||Alfredo Foni||1 July 1964 – 5 January 1967
1 October 1967 – 23 December 1967|{{WDL|19|4|3|12}}
|style="text-align: left;" |15px 1966 World Cup – Group stage
15px 1968 European Championship – Failed to qualify
|-
|align=center|{{flagicon|SUI}}||Erwin Ballabio||14 February 1968 – 3 November 1969|{{WDL|17|5|4|8}}
|style="text-align: left;" |15px 1970 World Cup – Failed to qualify
|-
|align=center|{{flagicon|SUI}}||René Hüssy||22 April 1970 – 3 May 1970
22 June 1973 – 8 September 1976|{{WDL|26|6|4|16}}
|style="text-align: left;" |15px 1976 European Championship – Failed to qualify
|-
|align=center|{{flagicon|SUI}}||Louis Maurer||1 July 1970 – 30 June 1972|{{WDL|10|5|2|3}}
|style="text-align: left;" |15px 1972 European Championship – Failed to qualify
|-
|align=center|{{flagicon|SUI}}||Bruno Michaud||26 April 1972 – 9 May 1973|{{WDL|7|1|5|1}}
|style="text-align: left;" |15px 1974 World Cup – Failed to qualify
|-
|align=center|{{flagicon|YUG}}||Miroslav Blažević||22 September 1976 – 9 October 1976|{{WDL|2|0|0|2}}
|{{N/A|}}
|-
|align=center|{{flagicon|SUI}}||Roger Vonlanthen||28 February 1977 – 28 March 1979|{{WDL|15|4|1|10}}
|style="text-align: left;" |15px 1978 World Cup – Failed to qualify
15px 1980 European Championship – Failed to qualify
|-
|align=center|{{flagicon|SUI}}||Léon Walker||5 May 1979 – 21 December 1980|{{WDL|16|4|1|11}}
|{{N/A|}}
|-
|align=center|{{flagicon|SUI}}||Paul Wolfisberg||1 January 1981 – 31 December 1985
20 June 1989 – 22 June 1989 |{{WDL|51|17|20|14}}
|style="text-align: left;" |15px 1982 World Cup – Failed to qualify
15px 1984 European Championship – Failed to qualify
15px 1986 World Cup – Failed to qualify
|-
|align=center|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} {{flagicon|SUI}}||Daniel Jeandupeux||12 March 1986 – 26 April 1989|{{WDL|28|8|8|12}}
|style="text-align: left;" |15px 1988 European Championship – Failed to qualify
15px 1990 World Cup – Failed to qualify
|-
|align=center|{{flagicon|GER}}||Uli Stielike||1 July 1989 – 31 December 1991|{{WDL|25|13|5|7}}
|style="text-align: left;" |15px 1992 European Championship – Failed to qualify
|-
|align=center|{{flagicon|ENG}}||Roy Hodgson||1 July 1992 – 30 November 1995|{{WDL|41|21|10|10}}
|style="text-align: left;" |15px 1994 World Cup – Round of 16
|-
|align=center|{{flagicon|POR}}||Artur Jorge||13 March 1996 – 18 June 1996|{{WDL|7|1|2|4}}
|style="text-align: left;" |15px 1996 European Championship – Group stage
|-
|align=center|{{flagicon|AUT}} {{flagicon|SUI}}||Rolf Fringer||15 August 1996 – 14 October 1997|{{WDL|11|5|1|5}}
|style="text-align: left;" |15px 1998 World Cup – Failed to qualify
|-
|align=center|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} {{flagicon|SUI}}||Gilbert Gress||1 July 1998 – 31 December 1999|{{WDL|18|6|6|6}}
|style="text-align: left;" |15px 2000 European Championship – Failed to qualify
|-
|align=center|{{flagicon|SUI}}||Hans-Peter Zaugg||19 February 2000 – 26 April 2000|{{WDL|4|1|2|1}}
|{{N/A|}}
|-
|align=center|{{flagicon|ARG}}||Enzo Trossero||14 July 2000 – 8 June 2001|{{WDL|11|3|4|4}}
|style="text-align: left;" |15px 2002 World Cup – Failed to qualify
|-
|align=center|{{flagicon|SUI}}||Jakob "Köbi" Kuhn||11 September 2001 – 30 June 2008|{{WDL|73|32|18|23}}
|style="text-align: left;" |15px 2004 European Championship – Group stage
15px 2006 World Cup – Round of 16
15px 2008 European Championship – Group stage
|-
|align=center|{{flagicon|GER}} ||Ottmar Hitzfeld||1 July 2008 – 1 July 2014|{{WDL|61|30|18|13}}
|style="text-align: left;" |15px 2010 World Cup – Group stage
15px 2012 European Championship – Failed to qualify
15px 2014 World Cup – Round of 16
|-
|align=center|{{flagicon|BIH}} {{flagicon|SUI}}||Vladimir Petković||1 August 2014 – 27 July 2021|{{WDL|77|40|18|19}}
|style="text-align: left;" |15px 2016 European Championship – Round of 16
15px 2018 World Cup – Round of 16
15px 2020 European Championship – Quarter-finals
|-
|align=center|{{flagicon|SUI}}||Murat Yakin||9 August 2021 – present|{{WDL|47|18|18|11}}
|style="text-align: left;" |15px 2022 World Cup – Round of 16
15px 2024 European Championship – Quarter-finals
|}
Players
=Current squad=
The following players were called up to the squad for the friendly matches on 21 and 25 March 2025 against Northern Ireland and Luxembourg, respectively.{{cite news |date=13 March 2025 |title=Equipe nationale masculine: début de l’année 2025 avec quatre nouveaux joueurs |trans-title=Men's national team: starting 2025 with four new players|url= https://www.football.ch/fr/asf/equipes-nationales/equipe-a/news/equipe-nationale-masculine-d%C3%A9but-de-l-ann%C3%A9e-2025-avec-quatre-nouveaux-joueurs.aspx |language=fr |publisher=Swiss Football Association |access-date=13 March 2025}}
:Caps and goals updated as of 25 March 2025, after the match against {{fb|LUX}}.{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_players.php?id=194&data=9|title=Most Switzerland Caps|website=EU-Football.info}}
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{{nat fs g player|no=1|pos=GK|name=Gregor Kobel|age={{Birth date and age|1997|12|6|df=y}}|caps=11|goals=0|club=Borussia Dortmund|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs g player|no=12|pos=GK|name=Yvon Mvogo|age={{Birth date and age|1994|6|6|df=y}}|caps=11|goals=0|club=Lorient|clubnat=FRA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=21|pos=GK|name=Pascal Loretz|age={{Birth date and age|2003|6|1|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Luzern|clubnat=SUI}}
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{{nat fs g player|no=2|pos=DF|name=Lucas Blondel|age={{birth date and age|1996|9|14|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=Boca Juniors|clubnat=ARG}}
{{nat fs g player|no=3|pos=DF|name=Albian Hajdari|age={{birth date and age|2003|5|18|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Lugano|clubnat=SUI}}
{{nat fs g player|no=5|pos=DF|name=Aurèle Amenda|age={{birth date and age|2003|7|31|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=Eintracht Frankfurt|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs g player|no=13|pos=DF|name=Ricardo Rodriguez|age={{Birth date and age|1992|8|25|df=y}}|caps=127|goals=9|club=Real Betis|clubnat=ESP}}
{{nat fs g player|no=16|pos=DF|name=Cédric Zesiger|age={{birth date and age|1998|6|24|df=y}}|caps=5|goals=0|club=FC Augsburg|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs g player|no=18|pos=DF|name=Eray Cömert|age={{birth date and age|1998|2|4|df=y}}|caps=18|goals=0|club=Valladolid|clubnat=ESP}}
{{nat fs g player|no=24|pos=DF|name=Isaac Schmidt|age={{birth date and age|1999|12|7|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=Leeds United|clubnat=ENG}}
{{nat fs g player|no=26|pos=DF|name=Stefan Gartenmann|age={{birth date and age|1997|2|2|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=Ferencváros|clubnat=HUN}}
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{{nat fs g player|no=4|pos=MF|name=Miro Muheim|age={{Birth date and age|1998|3|24|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=1|club=Hamburger SV|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs g player|no=6|pos=MF|name=Denis Zakaria|age={{Birth date and age|1996|11|20|df=y}}|caps=59|goals=3|club=Monaco{{efn|name=Monaco|Monaco is a Monégasque club playing in the French football league system.}}|clubnat=FRA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=8|pos=MF|name=Remo Freuler|age={{Birth date and age|1992|4|15|df=y}}|caps=78|goals=10|club=Bologna|clubnat=ITA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=10|pos=MF|name=Vincent Sierro|age={{Birth date and age|1995|10|8|df=y}}|caps=12|goals=1|club=Toulouse|clubnat=FRA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=15|pos=MF|name=Djibril Sow|age={{Birth date and age|1997|2|6|df=y}}|caps=43|goals=0|club=Sevilla|clubnat=ESP}}
{{nat fs g player|no=20|pos=MF|name=Michel Aebischer|age={{Birth date and age|1997|1|6|df=y}}|caps=31|goals=1|club=Bologna|clubnat=ITA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=22|pos=MF|name=Fabian Rieder|age={{Birth date and age|2002|2|16|df=y}}|caps=18|goals=0|club=VfB Stuttgart|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs g player|no=25|pos=MF|name=Alvyn Sanches|age={{Birth date and age|2003|2|12|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Lausanne-Sport|clubnat=SUI}}
{{nat fs g break|background=#d81e05|color=#FFFFFF}}
{{nat fs g player|no=7|pos=FW|name=Breel Embolo|age={{Birth date and age|1997|2|14|df=y}}|caps=75|goals=16|club=Monaco{{efn|name=Monaco}}|clubnat=FRA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=9|pos=FW|name=Andi Zeqiri|age={{birth date and age|1999|6|22|df=y}}|caps=16|goals=1|club=Standard Liège|clubnat=BEL}}
{{nat fs g player|no=11|pos=FW|name=Dan Ndoye|age={{Birth date and age|2000|10|25|df=y}}|caps=20|goals=1|club=Bologna|clubnat=ITA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=17|pos=FW|name=Rubén Vargas|age={{Birth date and age|1998|8|5|df=y}}|caps=52|goals=9|club=Sevilla|clubnat=ESP}}
{{nat fs g player|no=19|pos=FW|name=Joël Monteiro|age={{Birth date and age|1999|8|5|df=y}}|caps=5|goals=1|club=Young Boys|clubnat=SUI}}
{{nat fs g end|background=#d81e05|color=#FFFFFF}}
=Recent call-ups=
The following active players have also been called up in the last twelve months.
{{nat fs r start|background=#d81e05|color=#FFFFFF}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=David von Ballmoos|age={{Birth date and age|1994|12|30|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Young Boys|clubnat=SUI|latest=v. {{fb|ESP}}, 18 November 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=Philipp Köhn|age={{Birth date and age|1998|4|2|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Monaco{{efn|name=Monaco}}|clubnat=FRA|latest=v. {{fb|DEN}}, 15 October 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=Jonas Omlin|age={{Birth date and age|1994|1|10|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=Borussia Mönchengladbach|clubnat=GER|latest=v. {{fb|ESP}}, 8 September 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=Yann Sommer|age={{Birth date and age|1988|12|17|df=y}}|caps=94|goals=0|club=Internazionale|clubnat=ITA|latest=UEFA Euro 2024 RET}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=Marvin Keller|age={{Birth date and age|2002|7|3|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Young Boys|clubnat=SUI|latest=UEFA Euro 2024 PRE}}
{{nat fs break|background=#d81e05}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Kevin Mbabu|age={{birth date and age|1995|4|19|df=y}}|caps=25|goals=0|club=Midtjylland|clubnat=DEN|latest=v. {{fb|ESP}}, 18 November 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Manuel Akanji|age={{Birth date and age|1995|7|19|df=y}}|caps=69|goals=3|club=Manchester City|clubnat=ENG|other=vice-captain|latest=v. {{fb|SRB}}, 15 November 2024 INJ}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Nico Elvedi|age={{Birth date and age|1996|9|30|df=y}}|caps=56|goals=2|club=Borussia Mönchengladbach|clubnat=GER|latest=v. {{fb|DEN}}, 15 October 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Silvan Widmer|age={{birth date and age|1993|3|5|df=y}}|caps=49|goals=4|club=Mainz 05|clubnat=GER|latest=v. {{fb|DEN}}, 15 October 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Bećir Omeragić|age={{birth date and age|2002|1|20|df=y}}|caps=7|goals=0|club=Montpellier|clubnat=FRA|latest=v. {{fb|SRB}}, 12 October 2024 INJ}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Gregory Wüthrich|age={{birth date and age|1994|12|4|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=Sturm Graz|clubnat=AUT|latest=v. {{fb|ESP}}, 8 September 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Dominik Schmid|age={{birth date and age|1998|3|10|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Basel|clubnat=SUI|latest=v. {{fb|DEN}}, 5 September 2024 INJ}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Fabian Schär|age={{birth date and age|1991|12|20|df=y}}|caps=86|goals=8|club=Newcastle United|clubnat=ENG|latest=UEFA Euro 2024 RET}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Leonidas Stergiou|age={{birth date and age|2002|3|3|df=y}}|caps=6|goals=0|club=VfB Stuttgart|clubnat=GER|latest=UEFA Euro 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Bryan Okoh|age={{birth date and age|2003|5|16|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Red Bull Salzburg|clubnat=AUT|latest=UEFA Euro 2024 PRE}}
{{nat fs break|background=#d81e05}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Granit Xhaka|other=captain|age={{Birth date and age|1992|9|27|df=y}}|caps=135|goals=14|club=Bayer Leverkusen|clubnat=GER|latest=v. {{fb|ESP}}, 18 November 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Edimilson Fernandes|age={{Birth date and age|1996|4|15|df=y}}|caps=34|goals=2|club=Brest|clubnat=FRA|latest=v. {{fb|ESP}}, 18 November 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Filip Ugrinić|age={{Birth date and age|1999|1|5|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=Young Boys|clubnat=SUI|latest=v. {{fb|ESP}}, 18 November 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Simon Sohm|age={{Birth date and age|2001|4|11|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=Parma|clubnat=ITA|latest=v. {{fb|ESP}}, 18 November 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Ardon Jashari|age={{Birth date and age|2002|7|30|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=Club Brugge|clubnat=BEL|latest=v. {{fb|ESP}}, 18 November 2024 INJ}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Christian Witzig|age={{Birth date and age|2001|1|9|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=St. Gallen|clubnat=SUI|latest=v. {{fb|DEN}}, 15 October 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Uran Bislimi|age={{Birth date and age|1999|9|25|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=Lugano|clubnat=SUI|latest=v. {{fb|ESP}}, 8 September 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Xherdan Shaqiri|age={{Birth date and age|1991|10|10|df=y}}|caps=125|goals=32|club=Basel|clubnat=SUI|latest=UEFA Euro 2024 RET}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Steven Zuber|age={{Birth date and age|1991|8|17|df=y}}|caps=56|goals=11|club=Zürich|clubnat=SUI|latest=UEFA Euro 2024}}
{{nat fs break|background=#d81e05}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=Zeki Amdouni|age={{Birth date and age|2000|12|4|df=y}}|caps=25|goals=10|club=Benfica|clubnat=POR|latest=v. {{fb|ESP}}, 18 November 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=Noah Okafor|age={{birth date and age|2000|5|24|df=y}}|caps=24|goals=2|club=Napoli|clubnat=ITA|latest=v. {{fb|ESP}}, 18 November 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=Renato Steffen|age={{birth date and age|1991|11|3|df=y}}|caps=41|goals=4|club=Lugano|clubnat=SUI|latest=v. {{fb|ESP}}, 8 September 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=Kwadwo Duah|age={{birth date and age|1997|2|24|df=y}}|caps=6|goals=1|club=Ludogorets Razgrad|clubnat=BUL|latest=v. {{fb|ESP}}, 8 September 2024}}
{{nat fs break|background=#d81e05}}
;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.
{{nat fs end|background=#d81e05}}
Individual statistics
{{updated|25 March 2025.}}{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/zwit-recintlp.html|website=RSSSF|title=Switzerland – Record International Players}}
:Players in bold are still active with Switzerland.
=Most appearances=
File:SWE-SWI (18) (cropped).jpg
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" |
| width=30px|Rank
!width=150px|Player !width=50px|Caps !width=50px|Goals !width=100px|Career |
|---|
| 1
|align=left|Granit Xhaka |135 |14 | 2011–present |
| 2
|align=left| Ricardo Rodriguez |127 | 9 | 2011–present |
| 3
|align=left| Xherdan Shaqiri |125 | 32 | 2010–2024 |
| 4
|align=left| Heinz Hermann | 118 | 15 | 1978–1991 |
| 5
| align=left | Alain Geiger |112 | 2 | 1980–1996 |
| 6
|align=left| Stephan Lichtsteiner |108 | 8 | 2006–2019 |
| 7
|align=left| Stéphane Chapuisat | 103 | 21 | 1989–2004 |
| rowspan="2"|8
|align=left|Yann Sommer |94 |0 | 2012–2024 |
| align=left| Johann Vogel
| 94 | 2 | 1995–2007 |
| 10
|align=left| Haris Seferovic | 93 | 25 | 2013–present |
=Top goalscorers=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" |
| width=30px|Rank
!width=150px|Player !width=50px|Goals !width=50px|Caps !width=50px|Ratio !width=100px|Career |
|---|
| 1
|align=left| Alexander Frei | 42 | 84 | {{#expr:42/84 round 2}} | {{nowrap|2001–2011}} |
| rowspan="2"|2
|align=left| Kubilay Türkyilmaz | 34 | 64 | {{#expr:34/64 round 2}} | 1988–2001 |
| align=left| Max Abegglen
| 34 | 68 | {{#expr:34/68 round 2}} | 1922–1937 |
| 4
|align=left| Xherdan Shaqiri | 32 | 125 | {{#expr:32/125 round 2}} | 2010–2024 |
| 5
|align=left| André Abegglen | 29 | 52 | {{#expr:29/52 round 2}} | 1927–1943 |
| 6
|align=left| Jacques Fatton | 28 | 53 | {{#expr:28/53 round 2}} | 1946–1955 |
| 7
|align=left| Adrian Knup |26 | 49 | {{#expr:26/49 round 2}} | 1989–1996 |
| 8
|align=left| Haris Seferovic | 25 | 93 | {{#expr:25/93 round 2}} | 2013–present |
| rowspan="2"|9
|align=left| Josef Hügi | 22 | 34 | {{#expr:22/34 round 2}} | 1951–1961 |
| align=left| Charles Antenen
| 22 | 56 | {{#expr:22/56 round 2}} | 1948–1962 |
Competitive record
The best result Switzerland have achieved thus far is the quarter-finals of the World Cup on three occasions, in 1934, 1938 and 1954, while they also reached the same stage at Euro 2020 and 2024. They earned a silver medal at the 1924 Olympic Games, held in Paris, where they lost 3–0 to Uruguay in the final. This edition along with the 1928 are considered by FIFA as World Cup finals{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/mensolympic/paris1924/matches/round=197028/match=32314/index.html|title=Olympic Football Tournament Paris 1924 - Switzerland 0:3 (0:1) Uruguay - Overview|website=FIFA.com|access-date=5 July 2018}}
=FIFA World Cup=
{{Main|Switzerland at the FIFA World Cup}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |
| colspan="10"|FIFA World Cup record
!width=1% rowspan=28| !colspan="7"|Qualification record |
|---|
| Year
!Round !Position !{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}} !{{Tooltip|W|Won}} !{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}} !{{Tooltip|L|Lost}} !{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}} !{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}} !Squad !{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}} !{{Tooltip|W|Won}} !{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}} !{{Tooltip|L|Lost}} !{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}} !{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}} |
| {{flagicon|Uruguay}} 1930
|colspan=9|Did not enter |colspan=7|Declined invitation |
| {{flagicon|Italy|1861}} 1934
|rowspan=2|Quarter-finals |7th |2 |1 |0 |1 |5 |5 |2 |0 |2 |0 |4 |4 |
| {{flagicon|France|1794}} 1938
|7th |3 |1 |1 |1 |5 |5 |1 |1 |0 |0 |2 |1 |
| {{flagicon|Brazil|1889}} 1950
|Group stage |6th |3 |1 |1 |1 |4 |6 |2 |2 |0 |0 |8 |4 |
| style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Switzerland}} 1954
|Quarter-finals |8th |4 |2 |0 |2 |11 |11 |colspan=7|Qualified as hosts |
| {{flagicon|Sweden}} 1958
|colspan=9|Did not qualify |4 |0 |1 |3 |6 |11 |
| {{flagicon|Chile}} 1962
|rowspan=2|Group stage |16th |3 |0 |0 |3 |2 |8 |5 |4 |0 |1 |11 |10 |
| {{flagicon|England}} 1966
|16th |3 |0 |0 |3 |1 |9 |6 |4 |1 |1 |7 |3 |
| {{flagicon|Mexico}} 1970
|colspan=9 rowspan=6|Did not qualify |6 |2 |1 |3 |5 |8 |
| {{flagicon|West Germany}} 1974
|6 |2 |2 |2 |2 |4 |
| {{flagicon|Argentina}} 1978
|4 |1 |0 |3 |3 |5 |
| {{flagicon|Spain}} 1982
|8 |2 |3 |3 |9 |12 |
| {{flagicon|Mexico}} 1986
|8 |2 |4 |2 |5 |10 |
| {{flagicon|Italy|1946}} 1990
|8 |2 |1 |5 |10 |14 |
| {{flagicon|United States}} 1994
|Round of 16 |16th |4 |1 |1 |2 |5 |7 |10 |6 |3 |1 |23 |6 |
| {{flagicon|France|1974}} 1998
|colspan=9 rowspan=2|Did not qualify |8 |3 |1 |4 |11 |12 |
| {{flagicon|South Korea|1997}} {{flagicon|Japan}} 2002
|10 |4 |2 |4 |18 |12 |
| {{flagicon|Germany}} 2006
|Round of 16 |10th |4 |2 |2 |0 |4 |0 |12 |5 |6 |1 |22 |11 |
| {{flagicon|South Africa}} 2010
|Group stage |19th |3 |1 |1 |1 |1 |1 |10 |6 |3 |1 |18 |8 |
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} 2014
|rowspan=3|Round of 16 |11th |4 |2 |0 |2 |7 |7 |10 |7 |3 |0 |17 |6 |
| {{flagicon|Russia}} 2018
|14th |4 |1 |2 |1 |5 |5 |12 |10 |1 |1 |24 |7 |
| {{flagicon|Qatar}} 2022
|12th |4 |2 |0 |2 |5 |9 |8 |5 |3 |0 |15 |2 |
| {{flagicon|Canada}} {{flagicon|Mexico}} {{flagicon|United States}} 2026
|colspan=9 rowspan=3|To be determined |colspan=7 rowspan=3|To be determined |
| {{flagicon|Morocco}} {{flagicon|Portugal}} {{flagicon|Spain}} 2030 |
| {{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} 2034 |
| Total
!{{Tooltip|Quarter-finals|Highest finish}} !{{Tooltip|12/22|Number of tournaments qualified for}} !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=
{{Main|Switzerland at the UEFA European Championship}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |
| colspan=10|UEFA European Championship record
!width=1% rowspan=22| !colspan=7|Qualifying record |
|---|
| Year
!Round !Position !{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}} !{{Tooltip|W|Won}} !{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}} !{{Tooltip|L|Lost}} !{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}} !{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}} !Squad !{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}} !{{Tooltip|W|Won}} !{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}} !{{Tooltip|L|Lost}} !{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}} !{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}} |
| {{flagicon|France|1794}} 1960
|colspan=9|Did not enter |colspan=7|Did not enter |
| {{flagicon|Spain|1945}} 1964
|colspan=9 rowspan=8|Did not qualify |2 |0 |1 |1 |2 |4 |
| {{flagicon|Italy}} 1968
|6 |2 |1 |3 |17 |13 |
| {{flagicon|Belgium}} 1972
|6 |4 |1 |1 |12 |5 |
| {{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} 1976
|6 |1 |1 |4 |5 |10 |
| {{flagicon|Italy}} 1980
|8 |2 |0 |6 |7 |18 |
| {{flagicon|France|1974}} 1984
|6 |2 |2 |2 |7 |9 |
| {{flagicon|West Germany}} 1988
|8 |1 |5 |2 |9 |9 |
| {{flagicon|Sweden}} 1992
|8 |4 |2 |2 |19 |7 |
| {{flagicon|England}} 1996
|Group stage |13th |3 |0 |1 |2 |1 |4 |8 |5 |2 |1 |15 |7 |
| {{flagicon|Belgium}} {{flagicon|Netherlands}} 2000
|colspan=9|Did not qualify |8 |4 |2 |2 |9 |5 |
| {{flagicon|Portugal}} 2004
|rowspan=2|Group stage |15th |3 |0 |1 |2 |1 |6 |8 |4 |3 |1 |15 |11 |
| style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Austria}} {{flagicon|Switzerland}} 2008
|9th |3 |1 |0 |2 |3 |3 |colspan=7|Qualified as hosts |
| {{flagicon|Poland}} {{flagicon|Ukraine}} 2012
|colspan=9|Did not qualify |8 |3 |2 |3 |12 |10 |
| {{flagicon|France|1974}} 2016
|Round of 16 |11th |4 |1 |3 |0 |3 |2 |10 |7 |0 |3 |24 |8 |
| {{flagicon|Europe}} 2020
|rowspan=2|Quarter-finals |7th |5 |1 |3 |1 |8 |9 |8 |5 |2 |1 |19 |6 |
| {{flagicon|Germany}} 2024
|6th |5 |2 |3 |0 |8 |4 |10 |4 |5 |1 |22 |11 |
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} {{flagicon|Republic of Ireland}} 2028
|colspan=9 rowspan=2|To be determined |colspan=7 rowspan=2|To be determined |
| {{flagicon|Italy}} {{flagicon|Turkey}} 2032 |
| Total
!Quarter-finals !6/17 !23 !5 !11 !7 !24 !28 !— !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=
{{updated|18 November 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!colspan=22|UEFA Nations League record | ||||||||||||||
| colspan=12|League phase
!rowspan=7| !colspan=9|Finals | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season
!{{Tooltip|LG|League (A, B, C or D)}} !{{Tooltip|Grp|Group (1, 2, 3 or 4)}} !{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}} !{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}} !{{Tooltip|W|Won}} !{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}} !{{Tooltip|L|Lost}} !{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}} !{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}} !{{Tooltip|P/R|Promotion/relegation at end of season}} !{{Tooltip|RK|Interim ranking}} !Year !{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}} !{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}} !{{Tooltip|W|Won}} !{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}} !{{Tooltip|L|Lost}} !{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}} !{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}} !Squad | ||||||||||||||
| style="background:#9acdff
|A |2 |1st | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | {{same position}} | 1st
|{{flagicon|POR}} 2019 |4th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020–21
|A |4 |3rd | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | {{same position}} | 11th
|{{flagicon|ITA}} 2021 |colspan=8 rowspan=4|Did not qualify | ||||||
| 2022–23
|A |2 |3rd | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | {{same position}} | 9th
|{{flagicon|NED}} 2023 | ||||||
| 2024–25
|A |4 |4th | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | {{fall|a}} | 15th
|{{flagicon|GER}} 2025 | ||||||
| 2026–27
|B |TBD |colspan=9|To be determined |{{flagicon image|Flag of none.svg}} 2027 | ||||||||||||||
| colspan=4|Total
!16 !7 !3 !6 !29 !22 !colspan=2|4th !colspan=3|Total !2 !0 !1 !1 !1 !3 !— |
:* Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
=Olympic Games=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | ||||||||
| colspan=10|Olympic Games record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year
!Round !Position !{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}} !{{Tooltip|W|Won}} !{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}} !{{Tooltip|L|Lost}} !{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}} !{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}} !Squad | ||||||||
| style="background:silver
|{{flagicon|France|1794}} 1924 | Silver medal | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 |
| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} 1928 | Round of 16 | 13th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Since 1992 | colspan=9|See Switzerland national under-23 football team | |||||||
| colspan=3|Total||7||4||1||2||15||10||— |
Head-to-head record
As of 25 March 2025, after the match against {{fb|LUX}}.
{{legend2|#CCFFCC|Positive Record|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#FFFFCC|Neutral Record|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
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| style="color:black;"
! style="width:145px;"|Opponents !width=30|{{Tooltip|Pld|Matches played}} !width=30|{{Tooltip|W|Won}} !width=30|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}} !width=30|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}} !width=35|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}} !width=35|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}} !width=35|{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}} | |||||||
| bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|ALB}} | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 |
| bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|ALG}} | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
| bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|AND}} | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 |
| bgcolor="#FFDACC"
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|ARG}} | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 15 | −12 |
| bgcolor="#FFFFCC"
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|AUS}} | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| bgcolor="#FFDACC"
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|AUT}} | 43 | 12 | 6 | 25 | 61 | 106 | −45 |
| bgcolor="#FFFFCC"
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|AZE}} | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
| bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|BLR}} | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 |
| bgcolor="#FFDACC"
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|BEL}} | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 45 | 57 | −12 |
| bgcolor="#FFFFCC"
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|BOL}} | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| bgcolor="#FFDACC"
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|BIH}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 |
| bgcolor="#FFDACC"
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|BRA}} | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | −3 |
| bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|BUL}} | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 13 | +9 |
| bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| style="text-align:left;"| {{fb|CMR}} | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
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!Total (86) !930 | 292 | 190 | 358 | 1,238 | 1,420 | −184 |
Honours
=Major competitions=
- Olympic Games
- {{silver2}} Silver Medal (1): 1924
=Friendly=
- Lunar New Year Cup
- Champions (1): 1993
=Summary=
| class="wikitable" style="width:30%; font-size:90%; text-align:center;" | ||||
| Competition | {{Gold1}} | {{Silver2}} | {{Bronze3}} | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left|FIFA World Cup
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| align="left" |Olympic Games
|0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| align="left" |UEFA European Championship
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| align="left" |UEFA Nations League
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
See also
{{Portal|Association football|Switzerland}}
- List of Switzerland international footballers
- Switzerland national under-23 football team (Switzerland Olympic team)
- Switzerland national under-21 football team
- Switzerland national under-20 football team
- Switzerland national under-19 football team
- Switzerland national under-18 football team
- Switzerland national under-17 football team
- Switzerland national under-16 football team
- Swiss Footballer of the Year
Notes
{{notelist}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category|Switzerland national association football team}}
- {{oweb|https://www.football.ch/SFV/Nationalteams/A-Team.aspx}} {{in lang|de|fr|it}}
- [https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/associations/SUI FIFA profile]
- [https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/sui/ UEFA profile]
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwit-intres.html RSSSF archive of results 1905–]
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwit-intres.html RSSSF archive of coaches 1905–]
{{Switzerland national football team}}
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