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Appearances
1934
First appearance
Kit colours
Red / White
Switzerland national football team
26 players called up for World Cup 2026.
Gregor Kobel
Yvon Mvogo
Marvin Keller
Miro Muheim
Silvan Widmer
Nico Elvedi
Manuel Akanji
Ricardo Rodriguez
Eray Coemert
Aurele Amenda
Luca Jaquez
Denis Zakaria
Remo Freuler
Johan Manzambi
Granit Xhaka
Ardon Jashari
Djibril Sow
Michel Aebischer
Fabian Rieder
Breel Embolo
Dan Ndoye
Christian Fassnacht
Ruben Vargas
Noah Okafor
Zeki Amdouni
Cedric Itten
Announced: 2026-06-22
Sources: FIFA
Switzerland arrive at World Cup 2026 in Group B, representing UEFA.
Murat Yakin leads the tactical plan, with the group phase defining whether SUI can build momentum into the knockout rounds.
Group rivals include Qatar, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Canada. Every result can shift the path to the round of 32.
Switzerland national football team
The Switzerland national football team represents Switzerland in men's international football. The national team is controlled by the Swiss Football Association. 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. 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. 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. 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. They then repeated this feat at Euro 2024, this time beating reigning champions Italy. Overall, Switzerland's best ever result at an official football competition was the silver medal they earned in 1924, after losing to Uruguay 3–0 in the finals of the 1924 Olympic Games.
See Switzerland fixtures and simulate their possible path to the final.
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A clear overview of how national teams reach the expanded 48-team World Cup and why qualification differs by confederation.
An explanation of group-stage ranking logic, football tiebreakers, and why goal difference can decide an entire tournament path.
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