| Federation
founded: 1895 |
| FIFA
member since: 1904 |
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WORLD
CUP HISTORY
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| 1930 - Did not participate |
| 1934 - Second
round exit |
| 1938 - Second
round exit |
| 1950 - First
round exit |
| 1954 - Quarterfinal
exit |
| 1958 - Did not qualify |
| 1962 - First
round exit |
| 1966 - First
round exit |
| 1970 - Did not qualify |
| 1974 - Did not qualify |
| 1978 - Did not qualify |
| 1982 - Did not qualify |
| 1986 - Did not qualify |
| 1990 - Did not qualify |
| 1994 - Second
round exit |
| 1998 - Did not qualify |
| 2002 - Did not qualify |
| 2006 - Second round exit |
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STATISTICS
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| Played |
26
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| Won |
8
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| Drawn |
5
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| Lost |
13
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| Goals for |
37
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| Goals against |
51
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| Points |
29
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Switzerland
are 21st on the all-time table.
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TEAM
RECORDS
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Biggest
victory:
4-1 vs Italy
in 1954 and 4-1 vs Romania in 1994.
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Biggest
defeat:
0-5 vs West
Germany in 1966.
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Overall
topscorer:
Josef Hügi,
6 goals.
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Most
appearances:
Charles Antenen,
8 matches.
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Hosted
the World Cup:
1954
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GREATEST
PLAYERS
|
 Josef
Hügi |
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1930
No qualifying rounds held. Teams
were invited to take part, but SWITZERLAND
chose not to participate.
1934
(WCQ Group 6)
24.Sep 33 Yugoslavia 2-2 SWITZERLAND
29.Oct 33 SWITZERLAND 2-0 Romania
(Game ended 2-2, but awarded 2-0 to
SWITZERLAND by FIFA after Romania had fielded
an ineligible player.)
P W D L Gls Pts
1.SWITZERLAND 2 1 1 0 4-2 3
2.Romania 2 1 0 1 2-3 2
3.Yugoslavia 2 0 1 1 3-4 1
SWITZERLAND qualified for Italy 1934.
1938
(WCQ Group 5)
[Played in Milan (ITA)]
01.May 38 SWITZERLAND 2-1 Portugal
SWITZERLAND qualified for France 1938.
1950
(WCQ Group 4)
1st round
26.Jun 49 SWITZERLAND 5-2 Luxembourg
18.Sep 49 Luxembourg 2-3 SWITZERLAND
2nd round
Belgium withdrew so SWITZERLAND
had walkover.
SWITZERLAND qualified for Brazil 1950.
1954
SWITZERLAND qualified automatically
as host nation.
1958
(UEFA Group 9)
10.Mar 57 Spain 2-2 SWITZERLAND
19.May 57 SWITZERLAND 1-2 Scotland
06.Nov 57 Scotland 3-2 SWITZERLAND
24.Nov 57 SWITZERLAND 1-4 Spain
P W D L Gls Pts
1.Scotland 4 3 0 1 10- 9 6
2.Spain 4 2 1 1 12- 8 5
3.SWITZERLAND 4 0 1 3 6-11 1
SWITZERLAND failed to qualify for Sweden 1958.
1962
(UEFA Group 1)
20.Nov 60 Belgium 2-4 SWITZERLAND
20.May 61 SWITZERLAND 2-1 Belgium
28.May 61 Sweden 4-0 SWITZERLAND
29.Oct 61 SWITZERLAND 3-2 Sweden
P W D L Gls Pts
1.Sweden 4 3 0 1 10- 3 6
SWITZERLAND 4 3 0 1 9- 9 6
3.Belgium 4 0 0 4 3-10 0
Play-off [in Berlin (GER)]
12.Nov 61 SWITZERLAND 2-1 Sweden
SWITZERLAND qualified for Chile 1962.
1966
(UEFA Group 5)
14.Oct 64 Northern Ireland 1-0 SWITZERLAND
14.Nov 64 SWITZERLAND 2-1 Northern Ireland
11.Apr 65 Albania 0-2 SWITZERLAND
02.May 65 SWITZERLAND 1-0 Albania
17.Oct 65 Netherlands 0-0 SWITZERLAND
14.Nov 65 SWITZERLAND 2-1 Netherlands
P W D L Gls Pts
1.SWITZERLAND 6 4 1 1 7- 3 9
2.Northern Ireland 6 3 2 1 9- 5 8
3.Netherlands 6 2 2 2 6- 4 6
4.Albania 6 0 1 5 2-12 1
SWITZERLAND qualified for England 1966.
1970
(UEFA Group 1)
12.Oct 68 SWITZERLAND 1-0 Greece
23.Nov 68 Romania 2-0 SWITZERLAND
16.Apr 69 Portugal 0-2 SWITZERLAND
14.May 69 SWITZERLAND 0-1 Romania
15.Oct 69 Greece 4-1 SWITZERLAND
02.Nov 69 SWITZERLAND 1-1 Portugal
P W D L Gls Pts
1.Romania 6 3 2 1 7- 6 8
2.Greece 6 2 3 1 13- 9 7
3.SWITZERLAND 6 2 1 3 5- 8 5
4.Portugal 6 1 2 3 8-10 4
SWITZERLAND failed to qualify for Mexico 1970.
1974
(UEFA Group 2)
21.Oct 72 SWITZERLAND 0-0 Italy
08.Apr 73 Luxembourg 0-1 SWITZERLAND
09.May 73 SWITZERLAND 0-0 Turkey
26.Sep 73 SWITZERLAND 1-0 Luxembourg
20.Oct 73 Italy 2-0 SWITZERLAND
18.Nov 73 Turkey 2-0 SWITZERLAND
P W D L Gls Pts
1.Italy 6 4 2 0 12- 0 10
2.Turkey 6 2 2 2 5- 3 6
3.SWITZERLAND 6 2 2 2 2- 4 6
4.Luxembourg 6 1 0 5 2-14 2
SWITZERLAND failed to qualify
for West Germany 1974.
1978
(UEFA Group 6)
08.Sep 76 Norway 1-0 SWITZERLAND
09.Oct 76 SWITZERLAND 1-2 Sweden
08.Jun 77 Sweden 2-1 SWITZERLAND
30.Oct 77 SWITZERLAND 1-0 Norway
P W D L Gls Pts
1.Sweden 4 3 0 1 7- 4 6
2.Norway 4 2 0 2 3- 4 4
3.SWITZERLAND 4 1 0 3 3- 5 2
SWITZERLAND failed to qualify for Argentina 1978.
1982
(UEFA Group 4)
29.Oct 80 SWITZERLAND 1-2 Norway
19.Nov 80 England 2-1 SWITZERLAND
28.Apr 81 SWITZERLAND 2-2 Hungary
30.May 81 SWITZERLAND 2-1 England
17.Jun 81 Norway 1-1 SWITZERLAND
10.Oct 81 Romania 1-2 SWITZERLAND
14.Oct 81 Hungary 3-0 SWITZERLAND
11.Nov 81 SWITZERLAND 0-0 Romania
P W D L Gls Pts
1.Hungary 8 4 2 2 13- 8 10
2.England 8 4 1 3 13- 8 9
3.Romania 8 2 4 2 5- 5 8
4.SWITZERLAND 8 2 3 3 9-12 7
5.Norway 8 2 2 4 8-15 6
SWITZERLAND failed to qualify for Spain 1982.
1986
(UEFA Group 6)
12.Sep 84 Norway 0-1 SWITZERLAND
17.Oct 84 SWITZERLAND 1-0 Denmark
17.Apr 85 SWITZERLAND 2-2 Soviet Union
02.May 85 Soviet Union 4-0 SWITZERLAND
02.Jun 85 Rep. of Ireland 3-0 SWITZERLAND
11.Sep 85 SWITZERLAND 0-0 Rep. of Ireland
09.Oct 85 Denmark 0-0 SWITZERLAND
13.Nov 85 SWITZERLAND 1-1 Norway
P W D L Gls Pts
1.Denmark 8 5 1 2 17- 6 11
2.Soviet Union 8 4 2 2 13- 8 10
3.SWITZERLAND 8 2 4 2 5-10 8
4.Rep. of Ireland 8 2 2 4 5-10 6
5.Norway 8 1 3 4 4-10 5
SWITZERLAND failed to qualify for Mexico 1986.
1990
(UEFA Group 7)
21.Sep 88 Luxembourg 1-4 SWITZERLAND
19.Oct 88 Belgium 1-0 SWITZERLAND
26.Apr 89 Portugal 3-1 SWITZERLAND
07.Jun 89 SWITZERLAND 0-1 Czechoslovakia
20.Sep 89 SWITZERLAND 1-2 Portugal
11.Oct 89 SWITZERLAND 2-2 Belgium
25.Oct 89 Czechoslovakia 3-0 SWITZERLAND
15.Nov 89 SWITZERLAND 2-1 Luxembourg
P W D L Gls Pts
1.Belgium 8 4 4 0 15- 5 12
2.Czechoslovakia 8 5 2 1 13- 3 12
3.Portugal 8 4 2 2 11- 8 10
4.SWITZERLAND 8 2 1 5 10-14 5
5.Luxembourg 8 0 1 7 3-22 1
SWITZERLAND failed to qualify for Italy 1990.
1994
(UEFA Group 1)
16.Aug 92 Estonia 0-6 SWITZERLAND
09.Sep 92 SWITZERLAND 3-1 Scotland
14.Oct 92 Italy 2-2 SWITZERLAND
18.Nov 92 SWITZERLAND 3-0 Malta
31.Mar 93 SWITZERLAND 1-1 Portugal
17.Apr 93 Malta 0-2 SWITZERLAND
01.May 93 SWITZERLAND 1-0 Italy
08.Sep 93 Scotland 1-1 SWITZERLAND
13.Oct 93 Portugal 1-0 SWITZERLAND
17.Nov 93 SWITZERLAND 4-0 Estonia
P W D L Gls Pts
1.Italy 10 7 2 1 22- 7 16
2.SWITZERLAND 10 6 3 1 23- 6 15
3.Portugal 10 6 2 2 18- 5 14
4.Scotland 10 4 3 3 14-13 11
5.Malta 10 1 1 8 3-23 3
6.Estonia 10 0 1 9 1-27 1
SWITZERLAND qualified for USA 1994.
1998
(UEFA Group 3)
31.Aug 96 Azerbaijan 1-0 SWITZERLAND
06.Oct 96 Finland 2-3 SWITZERLAND
10.Nov 96 SWITZERLAND 0-1 Norway
30.Apr 97 SWITZERLAND 1-0 Hungary
20.Aug 97 Hungary 1-1 SWITZERLAND
06.Sep 97 SWITZERLAND 1-2 Finland
10.Sep 97 Norway 5-0 SWITZERLAND
11.Oct 97 SWITZERLAND 5-0 Azerbaijan
P W D L Gls Pts
1.Norway 8 6 2 0 21- 2 20
2.Hungary 8 3 3 2 10- 8 12
3.Finland 8 3 2 3 11-12 11
4.SWITZERLAND 8 3 1 4 11-12 10
5.Azerbaijan 8 1 0 7 3-22 3
SWITZERLAND failed to qualify for France 1998.
2002
(UEFA Group 1)
02.Sep 00 SWITZERLAND 0-1 Russia
07.Oct 00 SWITZERLAND 5-1 Faroe Islands
11.Oct 00 Slovenia 2-2 SWITZERLAND
24.Mar 01 Yugoslavia 1-1 SWITZERLAND
28.Mar 01 SWITZERLAND 5-0 Luxembourg
02.Jun 01 Faroe Islands 0-1 SWITZERLAND
06.Jun 01 SWITZERLAND 0-1 Slovenia
01.Sep 01 SWITZERLAND 1-2 Yugoslavia
05.Sep 01 Luxembourg 0-3 SWITZERLAND
06.Oct 01 Russia 4-0 SWITZERLAND
P W D L Gls Pts
1.Russia 10 7 2 1 18- 5 23
2.Slovenia 10 5 5 0 17- 9 20
3.Yugoslavia 10 5 4 1 22- 8 19
4.SWITZERLAND 10 4 2 4 18-12 14
5.Faroe Islands 10 2 1 7 6-23 7
6.Luxembourg 10 0 0 10 4-28 0
SWITZERLAND failed to qualify
for Korea/Japan 2002.
2006
(UEFA Group 4)
04.Sep 04 SWITZERLAND 6-0 Faroe Islands
08.Sep 04 SWITZERLAND 1-1 Rep. of Ireland
09.Oct 04 Israel 2-2 SWITZERLAND
26.Mar 05 France 0-0 SWITZERLAND
30.Mar 05 SWITZERLAND 1-0 Cyprus
04.Jun 05 Faroe Islands 1-3 SWITZERLAND
03.Sep 05 SWITZERLAND 1-1 Israel
07.Sep 05 Cyprus 1-3 SWITZERLAND
08.Oct 05 SWITZERLAND 1-1 France
12.Oct 05 Rep. of Ireland 0-0 SWITZERLAND
P W D L Gls Pts
1.France 10 5 5 0 14- 2 20
2.SWITZERLAND 10 4 6 0 18- 7 18
3.Israel 10 4 6 0 15-10 18
4.Rep. of Ireland 10 4 5 1 12- 5 17
5.Cyprus 10 1 1 8 8-20 4
6.Faroe Islands 10 0 1 9 4-27 1
SWITZERLAND advanced to UEFA play-offs.
12.Nov 05 SWITZERLAND 2-0 Turkey
16.Nov 05 Turkey 4-2 SWITZERLAND
SWITZERLAND qualified for Germany 2006.
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