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The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II.

The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the World Cup Finals). The qualification phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals. The current format of the Finals involves 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month. The World Cup Finals is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final.

Switzerland have appeared in the finals of the World Cup on ten occasions, the first being at the second finals in 1934 where they finished in seventh position.

They have made their tenth appearance at the finals in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.[1][2]

FIFA World Cup record

The best achievements of Switzerland were reaching the quarter-finals of the World Cup on three occasions: 1934, 1938 and 1954.

1934 FIFA World Cup

The group stage used in the first World Cup was discarded in favour of a straight knockout tournament.

Switzerland 3 – 2 Netherlands
Kielholz 7', 43'[3]
Abegglen 69'		 Report Smit 19'
Vente 84'
Attendance: ~40,000
Referee: Ivan Eklind (Sweden)
Czechoslovakia 3 – 2  Switzerland
Svoboda 24'
Sobotka 49'
Nejedlý 82'		 Report Kielholz 18'
Jäggi 78'
Attendance: ~12,000

1938 FIFA World Cup

Switzerland 1–1 (a.e.t.) Germany
Abegglen 43' Report Gauchel 29'
Attendance: 27,162
Germany 2–4  Switzerland
Hahnemann 8'
Lörtscher 22' (o.g.)		 Report Walaschek 42'
Bickel 64'
Abegglen 75', 78'
Attendance: 20,265
Referee: Ivan Eklind (Sweden)
Switzerland 0–2 Hungary
Report Sárosi 40'
Zsengellér 89'[4]
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Rinaldo Barlassina (Italy)

1950 FIFA World Cup

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
 Brazil 3 2 1 0 8 2 5
 Yugoslavia 3 2 0 1 7 3 4
  Switzerland 3 1 1 1 4 6 3
 Mexico 3 0 0 3 2 10 0
Yugoslavia 3 – 0  Switzerland
Mitić 59'
Tomašević 70'
Ognjanov 75'		 Report
Attendance: 7,500
Brazil 2 – 2  Switzerland
Alfredo 3'
Baltazar 32'		 Report Fatton 17', 88'
Attendance: 42,000
Switzerland 2 – 1 Mexico
Bader 10'
Antenen 44'		 Report Casarín 89'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Ivan Eklind (Sweden)

1954 FIFA World Cup

Switzerland hosted the tournament in 1954 and reached the quarter-final for a third time, where the team was beaten 7–5 by neighbouring Austria.

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
 England 2 1 1 0 6 4 3
  Switzerland 2 1 0 1 2 3 2
 Italy 2 1 0 1 5 3 2
 Belgium 2 0 1 1 5 8 1
  • Switzerland finished ahead of Italy by winning a play-off
Switzerland 2–1 Italy
Ballaman 18'
Hügi 78'		 Report Boniperti 44'
Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Mario Vianna (Brazil)
England 2–0  Switzerland
Mullen 43'
Wilshaw 69'		 Report
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Istvan Zsolt (Hungary)
Switzerland 4–1 Italy
Hügi 14', 85'
Ballaman 48'
Fatton 90'		 Report Nesti 67'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Benjamin Griffiths (Wales)
Main article: Austria v Switzerland (1954)
Austria 7–5  Switzerland
Wagner 25', 27', 53'
R. Körner 26', 34'
Ocwirk 32'
Probst 76'		 Report Ballaman 16', 39'
Hügi 17', 19', 58'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Charlie Faultless (Scotland)

1962 FIFA World Cup

Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
 West Germany 3 2 1 0 4 1 4.00 5
 Chile 3 2 0 1 5 3 1.67 4
 Italy 3 1 1 1 3 2 1.50 3
  Switzerland 3 0 0 3 2 8 0.25 0
Chile 3–1  Switzerland
L. Sánchez 44', 55'
Ramírez 51'		 Report Wüthrich 6'
Attendance: 65,000
West Germany 2–1  Switzerland
Brülls 45'
Seeler 59'		 Report Schneiter 73'
Attendance: 64,922
Italy 3–0  Switzerland
Mora 1'
Bulgarelli 65', 67'		 Report
Attendance: 59,828

1966 FIFA World Cup

Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
 West Germany 3 2 1 0 7 1 7.00 5
 Argentina 3 2 1 0 4 1 4.00 5
 Spain 3 1 0 2 4 5 0.80 2
  Switzerland 3 0 0 3 1 9 0.11 0
West Germany 5–0  Switzerland
Held 16'
Haller 21', 77' (pen.)
Beckenbauer 40', 52'		 Report
Attendance: 36,000
Spain 2–1  Switzerland
Sanchís 57'
Amancio 75'		 Report Quentin 31'
Attendance: 32,000
Argentina 2–0  Switzerland
Artime 52'
Onega 79'		 Report
Attendance: 32,000

1994 FIFA World Cup

Template:1994 FIFA World Cup Group A

United States 1–1  Switzerland
Wynalda 45' Report Bregy 39'
Attendance: 73,425
United States
Switzerland
GK 1 Tony Meola(c)
SW 17 Marcelo Balboa
RB 4 Cle Kooiman
CB 22 Alexi Lalas
LB 20 Paul Caligiuri
RM 9 Tab Ramos
CM 16 Mike Sorber
CM 5 Thomas Dooley
LM 6 John Harkes Yellow card 89'
CF 8 Earnie Stewart downward-facing red arrow 81'
CF 11 Eric Wynalda downward-facing red arrow 58'
Substitutions:
FW 10 Roy Wegerle upward-facing green arrow 58'
FW 13 Cobi Jones upward-facing green arrow 81'
Manager:
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bora Milutinović
GK 1 Marco Pascolo
SW 5 Alain Geiger(c)
RB 2 Marc Hottiger
CB 4 Dominique Herr Yellow card 26'
LB 3 Yvan Quentin
CM 6 Georges Bregy
CM 10 Ciriaco Sforza downward-facing red arrow 77'
RW 8 Christophe Ohrel
AM 16 Thomas Bickel downward-facing red arrow 72'
LW 7 Alain Sutter
CF 11 Stéphane Chapuisat
Substitutions:
FW 14 Nestor Subiat Yellow card 82' upward-facing green arrow 72'
MF 21 Thomas Wyss upward-facing green arrow 77'
Manager:
England Roy Hodgson

Assistant referees:
Ernesto Taibi (Argentina)
Venancio Zarate (Paraguay)
Fourth official:
Ernesto Filippi (Uruguay)

Romania 1–4  Switzerland
Hagi 35' Report Sutter 16'
Chapuisat 52'
Knup 65', 72'
Attendance: 61,428
Referee: Neji Jouini (Tunisia)
Romania
Switzerland
GK 12 Bogdan Stelea
DF 2 Dan Petrescu
DF 3 Daniel Prodan
DF 4 Miodrag Belodedici Yellow card 47'
MF 5 Ioan Lupescu Yellow card 40' downward-facing red arrow 85'
MF 6 Gheorghe Popescu
MF 7 Dorinel Munteanu
FW 9 Florin Răducioiu
MF 10 Gheorghe Hagi(c)
MF 11 Ilie Dumitrescu downward-facing red arrow 70'
DF 14 Gheorghe Mihali Yellow card 32'
Substitutions:
MF 15 Basarab Panduru upward-facing green arrow 85'
FW 16 Ion Vlădoiu Red card 73' upward-facing green arrow 70'
Manager:
Anghel Iordănescu
GK 1 Marco Pascolo
DF 2 Marc Hottiger
DF 3 Yvan Quentin
DF 4 Dominique Herr
DF 5 Alain Geiger(c)
MF 6 Georges Bregy
MF 7 Alain Sutter downward-facing red arrow 71'
DF 8 Christophe Ohrel downward-facing red arrow 83'
FW 9 Adrian Knup
MF 10 Ciriaco Sforza
FW 11 Stéphane Chapuisat
Substitutions:
MF 16 Thomas Bickel upward-facing green arrow 71'
MF 20 Patrick Sylvestre upward-facing green arrow 83'
Manager:
England Roy Hodgson

Assistant referees:
Abdel-Magid Hassan (Egypt)
Davoud Fanaei (Iran)
Fourth official:
Joël Quiniou (France)

Note: Switzerland's fourth goal is also credited to Georges Bregy.

Switzerland 0–2 Colombia
Report Gaviria 44'
Lozano 90'
Attendance: 83,401
Switzerland
Colombia
GK 1 Marco Pascolo
DF 2 Marc Hottiger
DF 3 Yvan Quentin
DF 4 Dominique Herr
DF 5 Alain Geiger(c)
MF 6 Georges Bregy Yellow card 85'
MF 7 Alain Sutter downward-facing red arrow 82'
DF 8 Christophe Ohrel
FW 9 Adrian Knup Yellow card 39' downward-facing red arrow 82'
MF 10 Ciriaco Sforza
FW 11 Stéphane Chapuisat
Substitutions:
FW 14 Nestor Subiat upward-facing green arrow 82'
FW 15 Marco Grassi upward-facing green arrow 82'
Manager:
England Roy Hodgson
GK 1 Óscar Córdoba
DF 2 Andrés Escobar
DF 3 Alexis Mendoza
DF 4 Luis Fernando Herrera
MF 5 Hernán Gaviria Yellow card 58' downward-facing red arrow 79'
MF 10 Carlos Valderrama(c) Yellow card 62'
FW 11 Adolfo Valencia downward-facing red arrow 64'
MF 14 Leonel Álvarez Yellow card 80'
MF 19 Freddy Rincón
DF 20 Wilson Pérez
FW 21 Faustino Asprilla
Substitutions:
FW 7 Antony de Ávila upward-facing green arrow 64'
MF 8 John Harold Lozano upward-facing green arrow 79'
Manager:
Francisco Maturana

Assistant referees:
Carl-Johan Meyer Christensen (Denmark)
Douglas Micael James (Trinidad and Tobago)
Fourth official:
Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)

Spain 3 – 0  Switzerland
Hierro 15'
Luis Enrique 74'
Begiristain 86' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 53,121
Spain
Switzerland
GK 1 Andoni Zubizarreta (c)
DF 2 Albert Ferrer Yellow card 19'
DF 4 Paco Camarasa Yellow card 22'
DF 5 Abelardo
DF 6 Fernando Hierro downward-facing red arrow 76'
MF 7 Andoni Goikoetxea Yellow card 18' downward-facing red arrow 61'
MF 10 José Mari Bakero
DF 12 Sergi
DF 18 Rafael Alkorta
MF 20 Miguel Ángel Nadal
MF 21 Luis Enrique
Substitutions:
MF 11 Txiki Begiristain upward-facing green arrow 61'
DF 3 Jorge Otero Yellow card 87' upward-facing green arrow 76'
Manager:
Javier Clemente
GK 1 Marco Pascolo Yellow card 85'
DF 2 Marc Hottiger Yellow card 23'
DF 3 Yvan Quentin downward-facing red arrow 58'
DF 4 Dominique Herr
DF 5 Alain Geiger (c)
MF 6 Georges Bregy
DF 8 Christophe Ohrel downward-facing red arrow 73'
FW 9 Adrian Knup
MF 10 Ciriaco Sforza
FW 11 Stéphane Chapuisat
MF 16 Thomas Bickel
Substitutions:
DF 19 Jürg Studer Yellow card 69' upward-facing green arrow 58'
FW 14 Nestor Subiat Yellow card 77' upward-facing green arrow 73'
Manager:
England Roy Hodgson

2006 FIFA World Cup

The Swiss line-up against China, just before World Cup 2006

The World Cup 2006 in Germany was the first World Cup for Switzerland since their participation at the World Cup 1994. After finishing second behind France in qualifying group 4, they defeated Turkey in the play-off round 2–0 and 4–2 to qualify for the main tournament.

In the group stage, they played again against France. The game played in Stuttgart ended in a goalless draw. After defeating Togo 2–0 in Dortmund and South Korea also 2–0 in Hannover, they finished first in group G and qualified for the knockout stage. In the second round of the tournament, they faced Ukraine in Cologne. The game had to be decided in a penalty shootout since no goal was scored after 120 minutes. Ukraine won the shootout 3–0. Switzerland was the only team in tournament not to have conceded a goal during regulation time in their matches. Switzerland's top scorer at the tournament was Alexander Frei with two goals. When Switzerland lost 3–0 on penalties, that was the first time in history that a team lost on penalties without scoring a single goal in the penalties. Template:2006 FIFA World Cup Group G

All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

France 0–0  Switzerland
Report
Attendance: 52,000
France
Switzerland
GK 16 Fabien Barthez
RB 19 Willy Sagnol Yellow card 90+3'
CB 15 Lilian Thuram
CB 5 William Gallas
LB 3 Éric Abidal Yellow card 64'
CM 4 Patrick Vieira
CM 6 Claude Makélélé
RW 22 Franck Ribéry downward-facing red arrow 70'
AM 10 Zinedine Zidane (c) Yellow card 72'
LW 11 Sylvain Wiltord downward-facing red arrow 84'
CF 12 Thierry Henry
Substitutions:
FW 14 Louis Saha upward-facing green arrow 70'
MF 8 Vikash Dhorasoo upward-facing green arrow 84'
Manager:
Raymond Domenech
GK 1 Pascal Zuberbühler
RB 23 Philipp Degen Yellow card 56'
CB 20 Patrick Müller downward-facing red arrow 75'
CB 4 Philippe Senderos
LB 3 Ludovic Magnin Yellow card 42'
DM 6 Johann Vogel (c)
RM 16 Tranquillo Barnetta
LM 8 Raphaël Wicky downward-facing red arrow 82'
AM 7 Ricardo Cabanas Yellow card 72'
CF 9 Alexander Frei Yellow card 90+3'
CF 11 Marco Streller Yellow card 45' downward-facing red arrow 57'
Substitutions:
FW 10 Daniel Gygax upward-facing green arrow 57'
DF 2 Johan Djourou upward-facing green arrow 75'
MF 5 Xavier Margairaz upward-facing green arrow 82'
Manager:
Köbi Kuhn
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Man of the Match:
Claude Makélélé (France)

Assistant referees:
Nikolay Golubev (Russia)
Evgueni Volnin (Russia)
Fourth official:
Kevin Stott (United States)
Fifth official:
Gregory Barkey (United States)

Togo 0–2  Switzerland
Report Frei 16'
Barnetta 88'
Attendance: 65,000
Togo
Switzerland
GK 16 Kossi Agassa
RB 5 Massamasso Tchangai (c)
CB 2 Daré Nibombé
CB 13 Richmond Forson
LB 23 Assimiou Touré
DM 15 Alaixys Romao Yellow card 53'
RM 9 Thomas Dossevi downward-facing red arrow 69'
CM 10 Mamam Cherif Touré downward-facing red arrow 87'
LM 8 Kuami Agboh downward-facing red arrow 25'
SS 4 Emmanuel Adebayor Yellow card 47'
CF 17 Mohamed Kader
Substitutions:
FW 7 Moustapha Salifou Yellow card 45' upward-facing green arrow 25'
FW 18 Yao Junior Senaya upward-facing green arrow 69'
FW 11 Robert Malm upward-facing green arrow 87'
Manager:
Germany Otto Pfister
GK 1 Pascal Zuberbühler
RB 23 Philipp Degen
CB 20 Patrick Müller
CB 4 Philippe Senderos
LB 3 Ludovic Magnin
DM 6 Johann Vogel (c) Yellow card 90+2'
RM 16 Tranquillo Barnetta
LM 8 Raphaël Wicky
AM 7 Ricardo Cabanas downward-facing red arrow 77'
CF 9 Alexander Frei downward-facing red arrow 87'
CF 10 Daniel Gygax downward-facing red arrow 46'
Substitutions:
MF 22 Hakan Yakin upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 11 Marco Streller upward-facing green arrow 77'
FW 18 Mauro Lustrinelli upward-facing green arrow 87'
Manager:
Köbi Kuhn
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Man of the Match:
Alexander Frei (Switzerland)

Assistant referees:
Amelio Andino (Paraguay)
Manuel Bernal (Paraguay)
Fourth official:
Mohamed Guezzaz (Morocco)
Fifth official:
Brahim Djezzar (Algeria)

Switzerland 2–0 South Korea
Senderos 23'
Frei 77'		 Report
Attendance: 43,000
Switzerland
Korea Republic
GK 1 Pascal Zuberbühler
RB 23 Philipp Degen
CB 20 Patrick Müller
CB 4 Philippe Senderos Yellow card 43' downward-facing red arrow 53'
LB 17 Christoph Spycher Yellow card 82'
DM 6 Johann Vogel (c)
RM 16 Tranquillo Barnetta
LM 8 Raphaël Wicky Yellow card 69' downward-facing red arrow 88'
AM 7 Ricardo Cabanas
SS 22 Hakan Yakin Yellow card 55' downward-facing red arrow 71'
CF 9 Alexander Frei
Substitutions:
DF 2 Johan Djourou Yellow card 90' upward-facing green arrow 53'
MF 5 Xavier Margairaz upward-facing green arrow 71'
MF 19 Valon Behrami upward-facing green arrow 88'
Manager:
Köbi Kuhn
GK 1 Lee Woon-jae (c)
RB 12 Lee Young-pyo downward-facing red arrow 63'
CB 4 Choi Jin-cheul Yellow card 78'
CB 6 Kim Jin-kyu Yellow card 37'
LB 3 Kim Dong-jin
RM 17 Lee Ho
CM 5 Kim Nam-il
LM 10 Park Chu-young Yellow card 23' downward-facing red arrow 66'
AM 14 Lee Chun-soo Yellow card 80'
AM 7 Park Ji-sung
CF 19 Cho Jae-jin
Substitutions:
FW 9 Ahn Jung-hwan Yellow card 78' upward-facing green arrow 63'
FW 11 Seol Ki-hyeon upward-facing green arrow 66'
Manager:
Netherlands Dick Advocaat
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Man of the Match:
Alexander Frei (Switzerland)

Assistant referees:
Darío García (Argentina)
Rodolfo Otero (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Essam Abd El Fatah (Egypt)
Fifth official:
Dramane Danté (Mali)

Switzerland 0–0 (a.e.t.) Ukraine
Report
Penalties
Streller soccer ball with red X
Barnetta soccer ball with red X
Cabanas soccer ball with red X		 0–3 soccer ball with red X Shevchenko
soccer ball with check mark Milevskiy
soccer ball with check mark Rebrov
soccer ball with check mark Husyev
Attendance: 45,000
Switzerland
Ukraine
GK 1 Pascal Zuberbühler
RB 23 Philipp Degen
CB 20 Patrick Müller
CB 2 Johan Djourou downward-facing red arrow 34'
LB 3 Ludovic Magnin
DM 6 Johann Vogel (c)
RM 16 Tranquillo Barnetta Yellow card 59'
LM 8 Raphaël Wicky
AM 7 Ricardo Cabanas
SS 22 Hakan Yakin downward-facing red arrow 64'
CF 9 Alexander Frei downward-facing red arrow 117'
Substitutions:
DF 13 Stéphane Grichting upward-facing green arrow 34'
FW 11 Marco Streller upward-facing green arrow 64'
FW 18 Mauro Lustrinelli upward-facing green arrow 117'
Manager:
Köbi Kuhn
GK 1 Oleksandr Shovkovskiy
CB 9 Oleh Husyev
CB 17 Vladislav Vashchuk
CB 2 Andriy Nesmachniy
RM 8 Oleh Shelayev
CM 14 Andriy Husin
LM 4 Anatoliy Tymoschuk
AM 16 Andriy Vorobei downward-facing red arrow 94'
AM 19 Maksym Kalynychenko downward-facing red arrow 75'
SS 10 Andriy Voronin downward-facing red arrow 111'
CF 7 Andriy Shevchenko (c)
Substitutions:
MF 21 Ruslan Rotan upward-facing green arrow 75'
FW 11 Serhiy Rebrov upward-facing green arrow 94'
FW 15 Artem Milevskiy upward-facing green arrow 111'
Manager:
Oleg Blokhin
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Man of the Match:
Oleksandr Shovkovskiy (Ukraine)

Assistant referees:
José Ramírez (Mexico)
Héctor Vergara (Canada)
Fourth official:
Jerome Damon (South Africa)
Fifth official:
Justice Yeboah (Ghana)

2010 FIFA World Cup

Switzerland were the only team to beat eventual world champion Spain, by a 0–1 victory in the group stage. In spite of this, they did not survive the first round.

Template:2010 FIFA World Cup Group H

Spain 0–1  Switzerland
Report Fernandes 52'
Attendance: 62,453
Spain[6]
Switzerland[6]
GK 1 Iker Casillas (c)
RB 15 Sergio Ramos
CB 5 Carles Puyol
CB 3 Gerard Piqué
LB 11 Joan Capdevila
DM 16 Sergio Busquets downward-facing red arrow 61'
CM 14 Xabi Alonso
CM 8 Xavi
RW 21 David Silva downward-facing red arrow 62'
LW 6 Andrés Iniesta downward-facing red arrow 77'
CF 7 David Villa
Substitutions:
FW 9 Fernando Torres upward-facing green arrow 61'
MF 22 Jesús Navas upward-facing green arrow 62'
FW 18 Pedro upward-facing green arrow 77'
Manager:
Vicente del Bosque
GK 1 Diego Benaglio Yellow card 90+1'
RB 2 Stephan Lichtsteiner
CB 4 Philippe Senderos downward-facing red arrow 36'
CB 13 Stéphane Grichting Yellow card 30'
LB 17 Reto Ziegler Yellow card 73'
RM 7 Tranquillo Barnetta downward-facing red arrow 90+2'
CM 8 Gökhan Inler (c)
CM 6 Benjamin Huggel
LM 16 Gélson Fernandes
SS 19 Eren Derdiyok downward-facing red arrow 79'
CF 10 Blaise Nkufo
Substitutions:
DF 5 Steve von Bergen upward-facing green arrow 36'
MF 15 Hakan Yakin Yellow card 90+4' upward-facing green arrow 79'
DF 22 Mario Eggimann upward-facing green arrow 90+2'
Manager:
Germany Ottmar Hitzfeld

Man of the Match:
Gélson Fernandes (Switzerland)

Assistant referees:
Darren Cann (England)[5]
Mike Mullarkey (England)[5]
Fourth official:
Martin Hansson (Sweden)[5]
Fifth official:
Stefan Wittberg (Sweden)[5]

Chile 1–0  Switzerland
González 75' Report
Attendance: 34,872
Chile[7]
Switzerland[7]
GK 1 Claudio Bravo (c)
RB 4 Mauricio Isla
CB 17 Gary Medel Yellow card 61'
CB 3 Waldo Ponce Yellow card 25'
LB 18 Gonzalo Jara
RM 8 Arturo Vidal downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 6 Carlos Carmona Yellow card 22'
LM 14 Matías Fernández Yellow card 60' downward-facing red arrow 65'
RW 7 Alexis Sánchez
CF 9 Humberto Suazo Yellow card 2' downward-facing red arrow 46'
LW 15 Jean Beausejour
Substitutions:
FW 10 Jorge Valdivia Yellow card 90+2' upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 11 Mark González upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 22 Esteban Paredes upward-facing green arrow 65'
Manager:
Argentina Marcelo Bielsa
GK 1 Diego Benaglio
RB 2 Stephan Lichtsteiner
CB 5 Steve von Bergen
CB 13 Stéphane Grichting
LB 17 Reto Ziegler
RM 11 Valon Behrami Red card 31'
CM 8 Gökhan Inler Yellow card 60'
CM 6 Benjamin Huggel
LM 16 Gélson Fernandes downward-facing red arrow 77'
SS 9 Alexander Frei (c) downward-facing red arrow 42'
CF 10 Blaise Nkufo Yellow card 18' downward-facing red arrow 68'
Substitutions:
MF 7 Tranquillo Barnetta Yellow card 48' upward-facing green arrow 42'
FW 19 Eren Derdiyok upward-facing green arrow 68'
FW 18 Albert Bunjaku upward-facing green arrow 77'
Manager:
Germany Ottmar Hitzfeld

Man of the Match:
Mark González (Chile)

Assistant referees:
Hassan Kamranifar (Iran)
Saleh Al Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates)
Fourth official:
Martín Vázquez (Uruguay)
Fifth official:
Miguel Nievas (Uruguay)

Switzerland 0–0 Honduras
Report
Attendance: 28,042
Switzerland[8]
Honduras[8]
GK 1 Diego Benaglio
RB 2 Stephan Lichtsteiner
CB 5 Steve von Bergen
CB 13 Stéphane Grichting
LB 17 Reto Ziegler
RM 7 Tranquillo Barnetta
CM 6 Benjamin Huggel downward-facing red arrow 78'
CM 8 Gökhan Inler (c)
LM 16 Gélson Fernandes Yellow card 34' downward-facing red arrow 46'
CF 19 Eren Derdiyok
CF 10 Blaise Nkufo downward-facing red arrow 69'
Substitutions:
MF 15 Hakan Yakin upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 9 Alexander Frei upward-facing green arrow 69'
MF 23 Xherdan Shaqiri upward-facing green arrow 78'
Manager:
Germany Ottmar Hitzfeld
GK 18 Noel Valladares (c)
RB 16 Mauricio Sabillón
CB 2 Osman Chávez Yellow card 64'
CB 5 Víctor Bernárdez
LB 3 Maynor Figueroa
CM 8 Wilson Palacios Yellow card 89'
CM 6 Hendry Thomas Yellow card 4'
RW 17 Edgar Álvarez
LW 7 Ramón Núñez downward-facing red arrow 67'
CF 10 Jerry Palacios downward-facing red arrow 78'
CF 11 David Suazo Yellow card 58' downward-facing red arrow 87'
Substitutions:
FW 15 Walter Martínez upward-facing green arrow 67'
FW 12 Georgie Welcome upward-facing green arrow 78'
MF 19 Danilo Turcios upward-facing green arrow 87'
Manager:
Colombia Reinaldo Rueda

Man of the Match:
Noel Valladares (Honduras)

Assistant referees:
Ricardo Casas (Argentina)
Hernan Maidana (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)
Fifth official:
Jose Manuel Silva Cardinal (Portugal)

2014 FIFA World Cup

At the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Switzerland will play in Group E along with Ecuador, France, and Honduras.

Legend
Group winners and runners-up advance to the round of 16

Template:2014 FIFA World Cup Group E table

All times local: five matches are in Brasília official time (UTC−3), while Honduras v Switzerland, played in Manaus, is in the Amazon time zone (UTC−4).

Switzerland 2–1 Ecuador
Mehmedi 48'
Seferović 90+3'		 Report E. Valencia 22'
Attendance: 68,351
Switzerland 2–5 France
Džemaili 81'
Xhaka 87'		 Report Giroud 17'
Matuidi 18'
Valbuena 40'
Benzema 67'
Sissoko 73'
Attendance: 51,003
Honduras 0–3  Switzerland
Report Shaqiri 6', 31', 71'
Attendance: 40,322

Summary table

Switzerland's record at FIFA World Cups:[9]

Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
Uruguay 1930 Did Not Enter
Italy 1934 Quarter-finals 7/16 2 1 0 1 5 5
France 1938 Quarter-finals 7/15 3 1 1 1 5 5
Brazil 1950 Round 1 6/13 3 1 1 1 4 6
Switzerland 1954 Quarter-finals 8/16 4 2 0 2 11 11
Sweden 1958 Did Not Qualify
Chile 1962 Round 1 16/16 3 0 0 3 2 8
England 1966 Round 1 16/16 3 0 0 3 1 9
Mexico 1970 Did Not Qualify
West Germany 1974
Argentina 1978
Spain 1982
Mexico 1986
Italy 1990
United States 1994 Round of 16 16/24 4 1 1 2 5 7
France 1998 Did Not Qualify
South KoreaJapan 2002
Germany 2006 Round of 16 10/32 4 2 2 0 4 0
South Africa 2010 Round 1 19/32 3 1 1 1 1 1
Brazil 2014 Round of 16 11/32 4 2 0 2 7 7
Russia 2018 To be Determined
Qatar 2022
Total 10/20 21st 33 11 6 16 45 59
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

By match

World Cup Round Opponent Score Result Venue Switzerland scorers
1934 Round of 16  Netherlands 3–2 W Milan Kielholz (2), Abegglen
Quarter-finals  Czechoslovakia 2–3 L Turin Kielholz, Jäggi
1938 Round of 16  Germany 1–1 (aet) D Paris Abegglen
 Germany (R) 4–2 W Paris Walaschek, Bickel, Abegglen (2)
Quarter-finals  Hungary 0–2 L Lille —
1950 Group stage  Yugoslavia 0–3 L Belo Horizonte —
 Brazil 2–2 D São Paulo Fatton (2)
 Mexico 2–1 W Porto Alegre Bader, Antenen
1954 Group stage  Italy 2–1 W Lausanne Ballaman, Hügi
 England 0–2 L Bern —
 Italy (PO) 4–1 W Basel Hügi, Ballaman, Fatton
Quarter-final  Austria 5–7 L Lausanne Ballaman (2), Hügi (3)
1962 Group stage  Chile 1–3 L Santiago Wüthrich
 West Germany 1–2 L Santiago Schneiter
 Italy 0–3 L Santiago —
1966 Group stage  West Germany 0–5 L Sheffield —
 Spain 1–2 L Sheffield Quentin
 Argentina 0–2 L Sheffield —
1994 Group stage  United States 1–1 D Pontiac Bregy
 Romania 4–1 W Pontiac Sutter, Chapuisat, Knup (2)
 Colombia 0–2 L Palo Alto —
Round of 16  Spain 0–3 L Washington —
2006 Group stage  France 0–0 D Stuttgart —
 Togo 2–0 W Dortmund Frei, Barnetta
 South Korea 2–0 W Hanover Senderos, Frei
Round of 16  Ukraine 0–0 (aet) D Cologne —
2010 Group stage  Spain 1–0 W Durban Fernandes
 Chile 0–1 L Port Elizabeth —
 Honduras 0–0 D Bloemfontein —
2014 Group stage  Ecuador 2–1 W Brasília Mehmedi, Seferović
 France 2–5 L Salvador Džemaili, Xhaka
 Honduras 3–0 W Manaus Shaqiri (3)
Round of 16  Argentina 0–1 (aet) L São Paulo —

Top goalscorers

Correct as of 26 June 2014 after Honduras v. Switzerland.

No. Name Goals World Cups
1 Josef Hügi 5 1954
2 André Abegglen 4 1934 and 1938
Robert Ballaman 4 1954
4 Leopold Kielholz 3 1934
Jacques Fatton 3 1950 and 1954
Xherdan Shaqiri 3 2014
7 Alexander Frei 2 2006
8 Willy Jäggi 1 1934
Eugen Walaschek 1 1938
Alfred Bickel 1 1938
René Bader 1 1950
Charles Antenen 1 1950
Rolf Wüthrich 1 1962
Heinz Schneiter 1 1962
René-Pierre Quentin 1 1966
Georges Bregy 1 1994
Alain Sutter 1 1994
Stéphane Chapuisat 1 1994
Adrian Knup 1 1994
Tranquillo Barnetta 1 2006
Philippe Senderos 1 2006
Gélson Fernandes 1 2010
Admir Mehmedi 1 2014
Haris Seferović 1 2014
Blerim Džemaili 1 2014
Granit Xhaka 1 2014

Squads

References

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  4. ^ RSSSF credits this goal as coming in the 90th minute.
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