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Switzerland (2026)

Schweiz | Suisse | Svizzera | Svizra

Matches: 13; 13 with a result
Won · drawn · lost: 8-3-2; 8 W · 3 D · 2 L
Goals: 26; 13 against
Goal difference: +13

General Information

Schweizerischer Fussballverband

Founded: 1895
FIFA entry: 1904
Average height in 2026: 1.85 m
Average age in 2026: 27.3 years
Confederation: United European Football Association (UEFA)
Continent: Europe
Infos provided by: The-Sports.org

No jersey for this year

Jersey in 2026

Coaches in 2026

Murat Yakın(Coach)

Date of birth: 15 September 1974
Place of birth: Basel, Switzerland
Height: 1.83 m
Matches: 13 (9 official · 4 friendlies)

Photo: Kindly provided by Arkadi

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Players of Switzerland in 2026

33 players

Name	Born	Position	Club	M	S	G
				FIFA
Goalkeepers3
Gregor Kobel	6 December 1997	Goalkeeper	Borussia Dortmund	11	0	0
Yvon Mvogo	6 June 1994	Goalkeeper	FC Lorient	2	0	0
Marvin Keller	3 July 2002	Goalkeeper	Young Boys Bern	0	1	0
Defenders11
Nico Elvedi	30 September 1996	Centre Back	Leeds United	13	0	1
Manuel Akanji	19 July 1995	Centre Back	Inter Milano	13	0	0
Ricardo Rodríguez	25 August 1992	Left Back	Torino FC	11	1	1
Silvan Widmer	5 March 1993	Right Back	1.FSV Mainz 05	3	6	0
Zachary Athekame	13 December 2004	Right Back	Olympique Lyonnais	3	0	0
Luca Jaquez	2 June 2003	Centre Back	VfB Stuttgart	1	3	0
Miro Muheim	24 March 1998	Left Back	Hamburger SV	0	7	0
Eray Cömert	4 February 1998	Centre Back	Torino FC	0	5	0
Aurèle Amenda	31 July 2003	Centre Back	Coventry City	0	3	0
Sascha Britschgi	27 August 2006	Right Back	Parma Calcio	0	3	0
Adrian Bajrami	5 April 2002	Centre Back	Sporting Braga	0	1	0
Midfielders13
Remo Freuler	15 April 1992	Centre Midfielder	Olympiakos Piraios	13	0	1
Granit Xhaka	27 September 1992	Centre Midfielder	Sunderland AFC	9	0	2
Johan Manzambi	14 October 2005	Centre Midfielder	Aston Villa FC	7	4	3
Michel Aebischer	6 January 1997	Centre Midfielder	Union Berlin	7	4	0
Fabian Rieder	16 February 2002	Centre Midfielder	FC Augsburg	6	5	0
Ruben Vargas	5 August 1998	Left Midfielder	Sevilla FC	6	3	2
Denis Zakaria	20 November 1996	Defensive Midfielder	AS Monaco	6	2	0
Ardon Jashari	30 June 2002	Defensive Midfielder	AC Milan	5	5	0
Djibril Sow	6 February 1997	Centre Midfielder	Genoa CFC	2	7	0
Alvyn Sanches	12 February 2003	Centre Midfielder	Young Boys Bern	0	4	0
Christian Fassnacht	11 November 1993	Right Midfielder	Young Boys Bern	0	3	1
Vincent Sierro	8 October 1995	Centre Midfielder	Parma Calcio	0	3	0
Joël Monteiro	5 August 1999	Right Midfielder	US Lecce	0	2	1
Forwards6
Dan Ndoye	25 October 2000	Right Winger	Nottingham Forest	12	1	6
Breel Embolo	14 February 1997	Centre Forward	Atlanta United	9	0	4
Zeki Amdouni	4 December 2000	Centre Forward	Burnley FC	4	5	3
Cedric Itten	27 December 1996	Centre Forward	Werder Bremen	0	6	0
Winsley Boteli	5 July 2006	Centre Forward	FC Sion	0	2	0
Noah Okafor	24 May 2000	Centre Forward	Leeds United	0	2	0

M = matches from the start, S = as a substitute, G = goals; non-FIFA: matches in which this team or the opponent was not a FIFA member.

Matches of Switzerland in 2026

13 matches

3 Oct 2026UEFA Nations League 2027 · Group 1 · Thermoplan ArenaHvs.SloveniaMatch report: Switzerland vs. Slovenia 2–1Win
29 Sept 2026UEFA Nations League 2027 · Group 1 · Hampden ParkAvs.ScotlandMatch report: Scotland vs. Switzerland 0–3Win
26 Sept 2026UEFA Nations League 2027 · Group 1 · Nacionalna Arena Toše ProeskiAvs.North MacedoniaMatch report: North Macedonia vs. Switzerland 0–3Win
11 Jul 2026World Cup 2026 · Quarter-final · Arrowhead StadiumAvs.ArgentinaMatch report: Argentina vs. Switzerland 3–1a.e.t.Defeat
7 Jul 2026World Cup 2026 · Round of 16 · BC PlaceHvs.ColombiaMatch report: Switzerland vs. Colombia 0–04–3 pensWin
2 Jul 2026World Cup 2026 · Round of 32 · BC PlaceHvs.AlgeriaMatch report: Switzerland vs. Algeria 2–0Win
24 Jun 2026World Cup 2026 · Group B · BC PlaceAvs.CanadaMatch report: Canada vs. Switzerland 1–2Win
18 Jun 2026World Cup 2026 · Group B · SoFi StadiumHvs.Bosnia & HerzegovinaMatch report: Switzerland vs. Bosnia & Herzegovina 4–1Win
13 Jun 2026World Cup 2026 · Group B · Levi's StadiumAvs.QatarMatch report: Qatar vs. Switzerland 1–1Draw
6 Jun 2026Friendly · Snapdragon StadiumHvs.AustraliaMatch report: Switzerland vs. Australia 1–1Draw
31 May 2026Friendly · KybunparkHvs.JordanMatch report: Switzerland vs. Jordan 4–1Win
31 Mar 2026Friendly · Ullevaal StadionAvs.NorwayMatch report: Norway vs. Switzerland 0–0Draw
26 Mar 2026Friendly · St. Jakob ParkHvs.GermanyMatch report: Switzerland vs. Germany 3–4Defeat

Match Progress for Switzerland

8 W · 3 D · 2 L

One dot per match with a result, on the date it was played; planned or cancelled matches are left out.

Favorite Opponents of Switzerland

93 countries

Opponent	M	W	D	L	G
Italy	37	8	16	13	38
Germany	29	5	7	17	44
Austria	20	9	4	7	37
Hungary	20	8	4	8	29
Sweden	19	9	4	6	27
France	19	4	6	9	24
Portugal	17	6	4	7	18
Spain	17	2	4	11	15
England	17	1	3	13	12
Netherlands	15	6	3	6	20
Norway	15	4	6	5	14
Romania	15	4	5	6	22
Ireland	14	5	4	5	12
Luxembourg	13	11	1	1	33
Greece	13	7	4	2	18
Belgium	13	4	1	8	22
Slovenia	12	8	2	2	22
Scotland	12	4	4	4	21
Turkey	12	3	3	6	13
Bulgaria	11	6	3	2	20
Czechoslovakia	11	4	3	4	11
Denmark	11	1	6	4	11
Liechtenstein	9	9	0	0	28
USA	9	4	4	1	13
Northern Ireland	9	3	4	2	6
Brazil	9	2	3	4	8
Iceland	8	7	1	0	21
Cyprus	8	5	1	2	16
Israel	8	3	5	0	12
Yugoslavia	8	1	4	3	8
Argentina	8	0	2	6	4
Albania	7	6	1	0	12
Malta	7	5	2	0	17
Faroe Islands	6	6	0	0	19
Wales	6	4	1	1	11
Czechia	6	2	0	4	7
Poland	6	0	2	4	4
Lithuania	5	5	0	0	20
Estonia	5	5	0	0	18
Belarus	5	4	1	0	12
Latvia	5	4	1	0	9
Colombia	5	2	1	2	6
Kosovo	5	1	4	0	9
Russia	5	0	1	4	4
Soviet Union	5	0	1	4	3
San Marino	4	4	0	0	22
Mexico	4	4	0	0	13
Andorra	4	4	0	0	10
Georgia	4	3	1	0	7
Finland	4	3	0	1	8
United Arab Emirates	4	3	0	1	5
Serbia	4	2	1	1	6
Croatia	4	1	2	1	7
Uruguay	4	0	1	3	4
East Germany	4	0	1	3	2
Algeria	3	3	0	0	6
Moldova	3	3	0	0	6
Tunisia	3	2	1	0	4
Japan	3	2	0	1	6
Costa Rica	3	1	1	1	4
Slovakia	3	1	0	2	4
Chile	3	1	0	2	3
Saarland	3	0	1	2	6
Ukraine	3	0	1	2	3
England (Amateur)	3	0	0	3	2
Gibraltar	2	2	0	0	10
Oman	2	2	0	0	6
Jamaica	2	2	0	0	3
Honduras	2	1	1	0	3
Azerbaijan	2	1	0	1	5
Bosnia & Herzegovina	2	1	0	1	4
Canada	2	1	0	1	3
South Korea	2	1	0	1	3
Montenegro	2	1	0	1	2
Australia	2	0	2	0	1
Qatar	2	0	1	1	1
Ivory Coast	2	0	1	1	1
Panama	1	1	0	0	6
China	1	1	0	0	4
Jordan	1	1	0	0	4
Egypt	1	1	0	0	3
North Macedonia	1	1	0	0	3
Ecuador	1	1	0	0	2
Peru	1	1	0	0	2
Togo	1	1	0	0	2
Cameroon	1	1	0	0	1
Venezuela	1	1	0	0	1
Bolivia	1	0	1	0	0
Kenya	1	0	1	0	0
Zimbabwe	1	0	0	1	2
Morocco	1	0	0	1	1
Ghana	1	0	0	1	0
Nigeria	1	0	0	1	0
Total	626	256	153	217	951

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All matches of the team (any status); a penalty shoot-out decides won or lost, goals are without shoot-out kicks. M links to the head-to-head record.

All Time World Cup Stats for Switzerland

Games Total: 193
Goals: 303
Goals Against: 237
Games W/D/L: 90/47/56
Avg. Goals / Match: 1.57
Avg. Goals Against / Match: 1.23

Top Players

Most Goals Scored: 19; Alex Frei
Most Matches: 49; Ricardo Rodríguez
Most Yellow Cards: 9; Fabian Schär
Most Red Cards: 1; Valon Behrami

Final tournaments and qualifiers; goals include penalty shoot-out kicks.

All-time top 50 of Switzerland

Matches

Scope

#	Name	Position	Years	M	11	S	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow cards	Red cards
1	Xhaka, Granit	Centre Midfielder	2011–2026	152	147	5	18	15	34	2	0
2	Rodríguez, Ricardo	Left Back	2011–2026	147	141	6	10	14	6	0	0
3	Shaqiri, Xherdan	Right Midfielder	2010–2024	125	109	16	32	36	4	0	0
4	Hermann, Heinz	Centre Midfielder	1979–1991	116	115	1	15	0	6	0	1
5	Geiger, Alain	Centre Back	1980–1996	111	110	1	2	0	3	0	1
6	Lichtsteiner, Stephan	Right Back	2006–2019	108	102	6	8	6	19	1	0
7	Chapuisat, Stéphane	Centre Forward	1989–2004	103	94	9	21	0	9	0	0
8	Freuler, Remo	Centre Midfielder	2017–2026	97	84	13	11	12	7	0	1
9	Vogel, Johann	Centre Midfielder	1995–2007	94	89	5	2	0	9	1	0
10	Sommer, Yann	Goalkeeper	2012–2024	94	93	1	0	0	1	0	0
11	Seferović, Haris	Centre Forward	2013–2023	93	64	29	25	9	5	0	1
12	Embolo, Breel	Centre Forward	2015–2026	92	70	22	26	20	9	1	0
13	Akanji, Manuel	Centre Back	2017–2026	90	88	2	4	1	15	0	0
14	İnler, Gökhan	Centre Midfielder	2006–2015	89	83	6	7	7	7	0	0
15	Yakın, Hakan	Attacking Midfielder	2000–2011	87	52	35	20	7	12	1	0
16	Schär, Fabian	Centre Back	2013–2024	86	80	6	8	8	23	1	0
17	Frei, Alex	Centre Forward	2001–2011	84	79	5	42	7	7	0	0
18	Behrami, Valon	Centre Midfielder	2005–2018	83	72	11	2	4	15	0	1
19	Minelli, Severino	Centre Back	1930–1943	82	82	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Müller, Patrick	Centre Back	1998–2008	81	74	7	3	0	2	0	0
21	Egli, Andy	Centre Back	1979–1994	78	72	6	8	0	9	0	1
22	Sforza, Ciriaco	Centre Midfielder	1991–2001	78	75	3	6	1	12	0	0
23	Mehmedi, Admir	Secondary striker	2011–2021	76	48	28	10	7	1	0	0
24	Elvedi, Nico	Centre Back	2016–2026	76	72	4	4	2	13	1	1
25	Djourou, Johan	Centre Back	2006–2018	76	64	12	2	1	7	0	0
26	Barnetta, Tranquillo	Left Midfielder	2004–2014	75	63	12	10	13	9	1	0
27	Wicky, Raphaël	Defensive Midfielder	1996–2007	75	63	12	1	0	12	0	0
28	Bickel, Fredy	Centre Forward	1936–1954	74	72	2	15	0	0	0	0
29	Henchoz, Stéphane	Centre Back	1993–2005	71	61	10	0	0	13	0	1
30	Džemaili, Blerim	Centre Midfielder	2006–2018	69	41	28	10	5	6	0	0
31	Zakaria, Denis	Defensive Midfielder	2016–2026	69	42	27	3	4	12	0	0
32	Abegglen, Max	Secondary striker	1922–1937	68	67	1	35	0	0	0	0
33	Wehrli, Roger	Centre Back	1978–1989	68	65	3	0	0	4	0	0
34	Vargas, Ruben	Left Midfielder	2019–2026	67	47	20	13	11	3	0	0
35	Fernandes, Gelson	Defensive Midfielder	2007–2018	67	30	37	2	0	9	0	0
36	Widmer, Silvan	Right Back	2014–2026	65	46	19	5	5	12	0	0
37	Botteron, René	Defensive Midfielder	1974–1986	65	64	1	2	0	0	0	0
38	Kuhn, Köbi	Centre Midfielder	1962–1976	64	63	1	5	0	0	0	0
39	Burgener, Erich	Goalkeeper	1973–1986	64	62	2	0	0	2	0	0
40	Hottiger, Marc	Right Back	1989–1996	63	57	6	5	0	7	0	0
41	Türkyılmaz, Kubilay	Centre Forward	1988–2001	62	51	11	34	0	7	0	0
42	Magnin, Ludovic	Left Back	2000–2010	62	51	11	3	0	10	0	0
43	Sutter, Alain	Left Midfielder	1985–1996	61	54	7	5	0	3	0	0
44	Benaglio, Diego	Goalkeeper	2006–2014	61	58	3	0	0	2	0	0
45	Sutter, Beat	Centre Forward	1983–1994	60	45	15	12	0	0	0	0
46	Derdiyok, Eren	Centre Forward	2008–2017	60	29	31	11	9	5	0	0
47	Ramseyer, Ruedi	Left Back	1920–1931	59	59	0	4	0	0	0	0
48	Sow, Djibril	Centre Midfielder	2018–2026	58	26	32	0	5	2	0	0
49	Amadò, Lauro	Right Winger	1935–1948	57	57	0	21	0	0	0	0
50	Senderos, Philippe	Centre Back	2005–2016	57	53	4	5	0	6	0	0

M = matches from the start (11) and as a substitute (S), as on the player pages.
Only FIFA matches count.
Assists are only known where the assisting player was recorded.

Top 10 duos of Switzerland

#	Assist	Goal	Years	Goals	%
1	Shaqiri, Xherdan	Seferović, Haris	2013–2021	6	24
2	Barnetta, Tranquillo	Derdiyok, Eren	2008–2012	5	45
3	Shaqiri, Xherdan	Embolo, Breel	2021–2022	5	19
4	Drmić, Josip	Shaqiri, Xherdan	2014	4	13
5	Huggel, Benjamin	Frei, Alex	2008–2009	3	7
6	Yakın, Hakan	Nkufo, Blaise	2008	3	43
7	Derdiyok, Eren	Shaqiri, Xherdan	2011–2016	3	9
8	Xhaka, Granit	Shaqiri, Xherdan	2012–2014	3	9
9	Xhaka, Granit	Gavranović, Mario	2012–2021	3	19
10	Džemaili, Blerim	Xhaka, Granit	2013–2018	3	17

Assister → scorer pairs with at least two goals in the team's FIFA matches. The assisting player is only known for 302 of 923 goals.