Switzerland national football team
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The Switzerland national football team (German: Schweizer Fussballnationalmannschaft, Italian: Nazionale di calcio della Svizzera, French: Équipe nationale suisse de football, Romansh: Squadra naziunala da ballape da la Svizra) represents Switzerland in men's international football. The national team is controlled by the Swiss Football Association.
Nickname(s) | A-Team Nati (National Team) Rossocrociati (Red Crosses) | ||
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Association | Swiss Football Association | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Murat Yakin | ||
Captain | Granit Xhaka | ||
Most caps | Granit Xhaka (123) | ||
Top scorer | Alexander Frei (42) | ||
Home stadium | Various | ||
FIFA code | SUI | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 19 (4 April 2024)[1] | ||
Highest | 3 (August 1993) | ||
Lowest | 83 (December 1998) | ||
First international | |||
France 1–0 Switzerland (Paris, France; 12 February 1905) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Switzerland 9–0 Lithuania (Paris, France; 25 May 1924) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Switzerland 0–9 England (Basel, Switzerland; 20 May 1909) Hungary 9–0 Switzerland (Budapest, Hungary; 29 October 1911) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 12 (first in 1934) | ||
Best result | Quarter-finals (1934, 1938, 1954) | ||
European Championship | |||
Appearances | 6 (first in 1996) | ||
Best result | Quarter-finals (2020) | ||
Nations League Finals | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2019) | ||
Best result | Fourth place (2019) | ||
Medal record |
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.[2] 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.[3]
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.[4][5] 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.[6][7]
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.[8]