Switzerland
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| Nickname | Nati |
| Association | Swiss Football Association |
| Coach | Jakob Kuhn, 2001- |
| Most caps | Heinz Hermann (117) |
| Top scorer |
Max Abegglen, Kubilay Türkyilmaz (34) |
| First international France 1 - 0 Switzerland (Paris, France; 12 February 1905) |
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| Largest win Switzerland 7 - 0 San Marino (St. Gallen, Switzerland; 5 June 1991) |
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| Worst defeat Switzerland 0 - 9 England (Basel, Switzerland; 20 May 1909) Hungary 9 - 0 Switzerland (Budapest, Hungary; 29 October 1911) |
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| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 8 (First in 1934) |
| Best result | Quarterfinals, 1934, 1938, 1954 |
| European Championship | |
| Appearances | 2 (First in 1996) |
| Best result | Round 1, 1996 and 2004 |
The Swiss national football team is the national football team of Switzerland and is controlled by the Swiss Football Association. Its best performances in the World Cup have been reaching the quarter-finals, in 1934, 1938 and when the country hosted the event in 1954. Switzerland also won silver at the 1924 Olympics.
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
2006 - Qualified
World Cup 2006 group matches
- France v Switzerland, 13th June in Stuttgart (5pm BST)
- Switzerland v Togo, 19th June in Dortmund (2pm BST)
- Switzerland v South Korea, 23rd June in Hannover (8pm BST)
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
Coaches
Karl Rappan [[1960 to 11.11. 1963 Alfredo Foni - July 1, 1964 to 3 May 1967 Erwin Ballabio - May 24, 1967 to November 2, 1969 Louis Maurer - October 17, 1970 to October 10, 1971 René Hussy - June 22, 1973 to September 8, 1976 Roger Vonlanthen - March 30, 1977 to March 28, 1979 Leo Walker - May 5, 1979 to December 21, 1980 Paul Wolfisberg - March 24, 1981 to November 10]] 1985 Daniel Jeandupeux - March 12, 1986 to 26 April 1989 Uli Stielike - June 21, 1989 to November 13, 1991 Roy Hodgson - January 26, 1992 to November 15, 1995 Artur Jorge - March 13, 1996 to June 18, 1996 Rolf Fringer - August 1, 1996 to October 11, 1997 Gilbert Gress - March 25, 1998 to October 9, 1999 Enzo Trossero - August 16, 2000 to June 6, 2001 Jakob Kuhn - August 15, 2001-present
Famous players
Max Abegglen
Stéphane Chapuisat
Alexander Frei
Alain Geiger
Heinz Hermann
Stéphane Henchoz
Philippe Senderos
Alain Sutter
Kubilay Türkyilmaz
Johann Vogel
Johan Vonlanthen
Hakan Yakin
Murat Yakin
Ciriaco Sforza
External links
- RSSSF archive of results 1905-
- RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers
- RSSSF archive of coaches 1905-
