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Switzerland national football team

 

Switzerland national football team

{{National football team |
Name = Switzerland |
Badge = Switzerland_FA.gif |
Nickname = - |
Association = Swiss Football Association |
Coach = Jakob Kuhn, 2001- |
Most caps = Heinz Hermann (117) |
Top scorer = Max Abegglen,
Kubilay Türkyilmaz (34) |

pattern_la1=|pattern_b1=|pattern_ra1=| leftarm1=FF0000|body1=FF0000|rightarm1=FF0000|shorts1=FFFFFF|socks1=FF0000| pattern_la2=|pattern_b2=|pattern_ra2=| leftarm2=FFFFFF|body2=FFFFFF|rightarm2=FFFFFF|shorts2=FF0000|socks2=FFFFFF| First game = France 1 - 0 Switzerland
(Paris, France; 12 February, 1905) | Largest win = Switzerland 7 - 0 San Marino
(St. Gallen, Switzerland; 5 June, 1991) | Largest loss = Switzerland 0 - 9 England
(Basel, Switzerland; 20 May, 1909)
Hungary 9 - 0 Switzerland
(Budapest, Hungary; 29 October, 1911) | World cup apps = 8 | World cup first = 1934 | World cup best = Quarterfinals, 1934, 1938, 1954 | Regional name = European Championship | Regional cup apps = 2 | Regional cup first = 1996 | Regional cup best = Round 1, 1996 and 2004 }} The Switzerland national football team is the national team of Switzerland and is controlled by the Swiss Football Association. Its best performances in the World Cup have been reaching the quarterfinals, in 1934, 1938 and 1954 (when they hosted the tournament).

World Cup record

  • 1930 - Did not enter
  • 1934 - Quarterfinals
  • 1938 - Quarterfinals
  • 1950 - Round 1
  • 1954 - Quarterfinals
  • 1958 - Did not qualify
  • 1962 - Round 1
  • 1966 - Round 1
  • 1970 to 1990 - Did not qualify
  • 1994 - Round 2
  • 1998 - Did not qualify
  • 2002 - Did not qualify

    European Championship record

  • 1960 to 1992 - Did not qualify
  • 1996 - Round 1
  • 2000 - Did not qualify
  • 2004 - Round 1
  • 2008 - Qualified automatically as co-host

    Famous players

  • Max Abegglen
  • Stéphane Chapuisat
  • Alain Geiger
  • Heinz Hermann
  • Stéphane Henchoz
  • Kubilay Türkyilmaz
  • Hakan Yakin
  • Murat Yakin

    External links

  • RSSSF archive of results 1905-
  • RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers
  • RSSSF archive of coaches 1905-



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