Switzerland

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In 1924, at the Paris Olympic Games, Switzerland received the silver medal following a loss against Uruguay during the championship losing 3-1. The team's first performance at the World Cup was in 1934 when they reached the quarterfinals after beating Netherlands 3-1 in the round-of-16 and then being eliminated by Czechoslovakia. Switzerland were able to make it back to the quarterfinals in 1938 after defeating Germany at the end of the round 16, beating them 4-2 in replay, they were eliminated by Hungary in the round of 16, losing to them 2-0. In 1950, at the World Cup, Switzerland were placed in a group alongside Brazil, Yugoslavia and Mexico which they were defeated 4-0 by Yugoslavia in their opening game but then played 2-2 with Brazil in their second game and then beat Mexico with a score of 2-1 during their last group match and ended up with a third place in their group. On the 22nd July 1946 Switzerland received the opportunity to host in 1954 the FIFA World Cup unopposed, in Luxembourg City. In the World Cup, Switzerland finished second in their group, just behind England and beat Italy while losing against England however, they qualified for the quarterfinals after beating Italy in a play-off group. They were eliminated from their tournament when they lost 7-5 against Austria. In the 1962 World Cup, Switzerland finished last in their group, losing all three matches and losing 3-1 to Chile and losing 2-1 against West Germany and 3-0 to Italy. Similar results were seen during the 1996 World Cup, where Switzerland were again in the lowest of their group. They lost all three matches with a 5-0 loss against West Germany, 2-1 to Spain and 2-0 to Argentina.

The year 1992 saw Switzerland was appointed in 1992 by English coach Roy Hodgson as head coach of the national team and prior to his appointment the Swiss were not a part of any major competition since the year 1966. Under his direction, Switzerland rose to 3rd in the FIFA World Ranking in August 1993, and it remains the highest FIFA rating until today. Hodgson guided Switzerland to victory at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, losing only one game in qualifying for the tournament, which included Italy and, as well as highly rumored Portugal and Scotland. The Swiss had a win in their home game against Italy and, during the game away they scored a 2-0 advantage but were then relegated to a draw and also snatched the win from Scotland by winning 3-1 at home, and draw 1-1 away. When it came to Brazil Portuguese, Switzerland drew 1-1 at home and lost by 1-0 in their away game in Porto the only loss in the qualifying campaign. The first game they played against United States, on 18 June 1994, took place indoors in the Pontiac Silverdome, and the two teams were drawn 1-1 in the first match during the 1994 FIFA World Cup. In their next match they beat Romania 4-1. Romania and, in their final match against Colombia losing by 2-0. However, Switzerland still qualified from the group, but they were defeated by Spain in a 3-0 loss.

The finals of UEFA Euro 1996, Switzerland was able to easily qualify to play in the finals of the tournament held in England in 1996. They were the top team in their qualifying group. They lost only once, which was the 1-2 loss to Turkey. They were grouped in Group A, however their performance was not great overall with them finishing last in the group. Their first game was against host England and both teams played 1-1. In their next match they were defeated 2-0 by the Netherlands and, in their final game of the group losing 1-1 to Scotland. Switzerland were not able to make it to in 1998's FIFA World Cup, hosted in France and finishing at the bottom of their group winning three games, 3-1 against Finland and 1-1 against Hungary and 5-1 against Azerbaijan and drawing one game with Hungary (1-1) as well as losing three matches; winning 1-0 in the game with Azerbaijan as well as losing two games in the game against Norway in a 1-0 loss at home and five-five away.

When they qualified to play in UEFA Euro 2004, Switzerland came out on top of the group which included Russia as well as Albania, Republic of Ireland, Albania and Georgia. The Swiss had 21 points and were able to qualify to play in Finals held in Portugal which they placed in Group B along with the current champions France, England and Croatia. The tournament began with a the draw of 0-0 against Croatia before falling to a 3-1 loss to England in the following match. They were unable to win their final game against France with a 3-1 loss, being ranked last in the group. Their sole goal of the event came from Johan Vonlanthen, who became the youngest goal scorer in the history of the Euros when he scored an scoring goal that equalized against France beating the previous record of just four days prior in the same tournament by Wayne Rooney by three months.

The Swiss have been able to get a spot in this year's FIFA World Cup, overcoming Turkey with the an away-goal rule at Istanbul it was Switzerland's first World Cup since 1994. The tournament was played in Istanbul. Switzerland was assigned to Group G alongside former World Champions France as well as 2002's fourth-place finalist South Korea and debutant Togo. In the opening match with France, Switzerland bravely held the formidable France in the form of Zinedine Zidane at 0-0 after which they defeated Togolese with a 2-0 win in the second match. They were tied with South Koreans four points, however , the Swiss were less successful than the Koreans in terms of the number of goals scored, making the final match was a must win. The Swiss won a 2-0 victory over South Korea 2-0 in the final game, taking the top spot in their group, and eliminated their fellow Asians out. The round of 16, Switzerland faced Ukraine, but fell in a penalties in a game which was criticized as the "worst match" ever played in World Cup history. But, Switzerland was the only team eliminated without conceding even a single goal.

Switzerland together with Austria and Austria, were selected as co-hosts for UEFA Euro 2008. Switzerland were included in Group A alongside Portugal, Turkey and the Czech Republic. The first game was a 1-0 defeat in their fellow country, the Czech Republic, followed by the loss of 1-2 to Turkey. Their final match was against Portugal and saw Switzerland beating Portugal 2 to ensure Portugal could top their group after a loss.

In their opening match of the 2009 FIFA World Cup, the team beat the eventual champions Spain 1-1 with the help of Gelson Fernandes, however they fell from the stage of group. In the second game in the second match, a goal scored from Mark Gonzalez in the 75th minute of the match with Chile ended a 559-minute run that did not concede a goal in World Cup matches, beating the previous record held by Italy by nine minutes. Switzerland didn't advance any over the rest of the group after an 0-0 draw against Honduras during the final and third game of the group.

Switzerland didn't be able to qualify for UEFA Euro 2012; missing out once in the past decade and finishing 3rd in their qualifying group which included England, Montenegro, Wales and Bulgaria. The initial qualifying experience for Switzerland was not great overall, losing 3-1 in a 3-0 loss to England in the first match played, where Shaqiri scored the first strike for the nation's side, and then a 1-0 loss to Montenegro. Switzerland had victory in 4-1 against Wales after which they drew with Bulgaria (0-0) in addition to England (2-2). The hopes of qualifying for the tournament were revived with a victory of 3-1 against Bulgaria and the hat-trick of Xherdan Shaqiri. After the loss of 2-0 against Wales (in the game in which Reto Ziegler was handed an yellow ticket) and Montenegro's unexpected late equalizer against England with a draw of 2-2 the chances of Switzerland being eligible were mathematically thwarted. In the final match, Switzerland earned redemption against Montenegro in the end, as they emerged with a 2-0 victory. Switzerland's top goal scorer during the qualifying phase was Xherdan Shaqiri with four goals.

In the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, Switzerland were drawn to play France, Honduras and Ecuador in the group stage. They made it to the round of 16 with a 3-0 victory over Honduras and a hat-trick scored by Xherdan Shaqiri. In their knockout game against Argentina the team lost by 1-0, losing the match to Angel Di Maria in the 118th minute.

The final match of Euro 2016, Switzerland were chosen to be within the group A, together with host France, Albania and Romania. In the opening game, Switzerland won 1-0 over Albania and Albania, with the sole goal coming from Fabian Schar in the 5th minute of the match. The next game was one-sided draw with Romania in which Switzerland beginning to concede the penalty spot, but then regaining it in the second period after a goal by Admir Mehmedi. The final game in the group was played against France with a draw of 0-0. The game did however gain notoriety due to several Swiss player's jerseys getting damaged during contests with French players, as well as due to the ball breaking in a fight with Antoine Griezmann Valon Behrami as they were able to meet on the ball. The game also drawing attention because of the surface's poor condition and was condemned by both the coaches and players of both teams. After the match, Switzerland's kit manufacturer blamed "faulty materials" for the incident involving the jerseys breaking. Switzerland because of the draw, came in third in group, which draw a 2-2 draw with Poland at the end of the 16; The Swiss conceded, but were able to score an late equalizer by Shaqiri's Xherdan, who scored a bicycle-kick that sent the game into overtime however, the Swiss were eliminated as Granit Xhaka had missed the second penalty in the penalty shootout. the other players were able to convert their penalties to win. Poland winning 5-4 in penalties to take out the Swiss. For the qualifying phase for 2018's FIFA World Cup, Switzerland were drawn alongside Portugal, Hungary, Faroe Islands, Latvia and Andorra. The Swiss qualified group began with a shocking 2-0 victory against European champions Portugal who had been crowned champions less than two months before playing against them on the 6th of September. Then, they defeated Hungary 2-3, Andorra 2-1, Faroe Islands 2-0, Latvia 1-0 in the initial five games, and were leading the group by a maximum score. In the other matches they defeated Faroe Islands 2-0, Andorra 3-0, Latvia 3-0 and Hungary 5-5, before playing Portugal in their final game of the group, in which they were defeated 2-0. they'd have to participate in the play-offs, where they were named the top second-placed team and chosen to face Northern Ireland. In the first game that was played on November 9 they took a 1-0 win thanks to the controversial penalty of Ricardo Rodriguez, and three days later, they played the second game, drawing 1-1 and progressing towards their place in the World Cup finals in Russia by winning 1-0 on aggregate. Prior to starting the World Cup, Switzerland were placed sixth in the world rankings and were even above the eventual World Cup winners France.

In the World Cup, Switzerland were chosen for a match against Brazil, Serbia and Costa Rica in Group E. They started their campaign by drawing 1-1 against Brazil and then beat Serbia with a 2-1 scoring goal by Xherdan Shaqiri. The match against Serbia caused controversy due to the celebrations by goal scorer Shaqiri along with Granit Shaqiri and Xhaka (both from Albania) together with Stephan Lichtsteiner as the trio celebrated a moment of joy when they held hands in a gesture that resembled an eagle with two heads, the national emblem of Albania which is regarded by some to be an Albanian national symbol. However they were not banned by FIFA for doing this. The final game of the group was played against Costa Rica; which they played 2-2, which included Blerim Dzemaili as well as Josip Drmic scoring, thus placing them second in the group. They were then drawn to face Sweden at the end of the 16, which they lost by 1-0 and were knocked out of the tournament.

On the 23rd of January, the 23rd of January, Switzerland was selected by FIFA to participate in the inaugural edition of the UEFA Nations League; a tournament that was played by all UEFA member's national teams. being selected to take part within League A, in Group 2. They will play with Belgium as well as Iceland.

In Euro 2020, Switzerland finished third in Group A that comprised of Italy, Wales and Turkey However, they were able to advance for the next round in the top three teams. top third-placed teams. They won the 16th round. beat World Cup champions France on penalties after in a 3-3 draw. They also fought back from a 1-3 deficit to secure their first knockout stage victory in an important tournament since 1938's FIFA World Cup. In their subsequent quarter-final game against Spain They once more played the game on penalties, having trailed by 1-0. After converting just the fourth penalty they had to leave the tournament in this point.

There is a tradition of the Switzerland national team's home kit comprises red shorts, white shirts and red socks. the away kit replete with white shorts, red shirts and white socks. However, the colors of the shorts and socks can be interchanged when there is an unintentional conflict. Switzerland since the time it was founded in 1895, has always had the same color code, in keeping with tradition and as a tribute to the national colors that originate of the Swiss flag. The current manufacturer of kits is Puma and they have been producing their kits since 1998.

2021

1 September 2021Friendly

Switzerland

2–1

Greece

Basel, Switzerland

5 September 20212022 World Cup qualification

Switzerland

0–0

Italy

Basel, Switzerland

8 September 20212022 World Cup qualification

Northern Ireland

0–0

Switzerland

Belfast, Northern Ireland

9 October 20212022 World Cup qualification

Switzerland

2–0

Northern Ireland

Geneva, Switzerland

12 October 20212022 World Cup qualification

Lithuania

0–4

Switzerland

Vilnius, Lithuania

12 November 20212022 World Cup qualification

Italy

1–1

Switzerland

Rome, Italy

15 November 20212022 World Cup qualification

Switzerland

4–0

Bulgaria

Lucerne, Switzerland

2022

The below players were called up for 2022–23 UEFA Nations League matches against Czech Republic, Portugal (twice) and Spain on 2, 5, 9 and 12 June 2022, respectively.

Caps and goals updated as of 12 June 2022, after the match against Portugal.

As of 12 June 2022 

Players in bold are still active with Switzerland.

Switzerland is yet to be awarded an important international trophy and the best they've achieved so to date is reaching the quarterfinals in the World Cup on three occasions in 1934 as well as 1938 and 1954. They have also made it to the quarterfinals for UEFA Euro 2020. They also won an Olympic silver medal in the 1924 Olympic Games, held in Paris in 1924, but lost 3-1 in the final to Uruguay during the championship. They also lost 3-0 to Uruguay in the final. Swiss young teams had performed better with the U-17 squad, who was the winners of in 2002 the UEFA U-17 Euro and the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup, and the U-21 squad was selected for the semi-finals in the 2002 UEFA U-21 Euro, and finished as this year's UEFA U-21 Euro.