| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1  Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 |
2  Canada | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 4 |
3  Bosnia & Herzegovina | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 4 |
4  Qatar | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | -8 | 1 |
About
World Cup story
Switzerland have 12 previous appearances since 1934 and reached the quarter-finals three times — all in the 1930s and 1950s. Steady modern-era qualifiers without another last-eight return.
- Appearances
- 12
- Best finish
- Quarterfinals
- First appearance
- 1934
- Titles
- —
Squad watch
Key men
MOST CAPS
Granit Xhaka
146 capsTOP SCORER
Breel Embolo
24 goalsAVERAGE AGE
26 players
27.8 yrs
Road to 2026
Qualifying recap
- D
v Slovenia 0–0
2025-10-13 · Away · WC qualifying · Oct 2025
- W
v Sweden 4–1
2025-11-15 · Home · WC qualifying · Nov 2025
- D
v Kosovo 1–1
2025-11-18 · Away · WC qualifying · Nov 2025
Upcoming
World Cup 2026
Before the World Cup · warm-ups & qualifiers
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26-man roster
Coach Murat Yakin
GOALKEEPERS
3- 1
Gregor Kobel
Borussia Dortmund · 28y
21 caps
- 12
Yvon Mvogo
Lorient · 32y
13 caps
- 21
Marvin Keller
Young Boys · 23y
1 caps
DEFENDERS
8- 2
Miro Muheim
Hamburger SV · 28y
10 caps
- 3
Silvan Widmer
Mainz 05 · 33y
60 caps
5 goals
- 4
Nico Elvedi
Borussia Mönchengladbach · 29y
67 caps
3 goals
- 5
Manuel Akanji
Inter Milan · 30y
81 caps
4 goals
- 13
Ricardo Rodríguez
Real Betis · 33y
138 caps
9 goals
- 18
Eray Cömert
Valencia · 28y
22 caps
- 24
Aurèle Amenda
Eintracht Frankfurt · 22y
7 caps
- 25
Luca Jaquez
VfB Stuttgart · 23y
3 caps
MIDFIELDERS
8- 6
Denis Zakaria
Monaco · 29y
65 caps
3 goals
- 8
Remo Freuler
Bologna · 34y
88 caps
11 goals
- 9
Johan Manzambi
SC Freiburg · 20y
12 caps
3 goals
- 10
Granit XhakaC
Sunderland · 33y
146 caps
17 goals
- 14
Ardon Jashari
Milan · 23y
8 caps
- 15
Djibril Sow
Sevilla · 29y
52 caps
- 20
Michel Aebischer
Pisa · 29y
40 caps
2 goals
- 22
Fabian Rieder
FC Augsburg · 24y
28 caps
1 goals
FORWARDS
7- 7
Breel Embolo
Rennes · 29y
86 caps
24 goals
- 11
Dan Ndoye
Nottingham Forest · 25y
31 caps
8 goals
- 16
Christian Fassnacht
Young Boys · 32y
23 caps
5 goals
- 17
Rubén Vargas
Sevilla · 27y
61 caps
11 goals
- 19
Noah Okafor
Leeds United · 26y
25 caps
2 goals
- 23
Zeki Amdouni
Burnley · 25y
29 caps
11 goals
- 26
Cedric Itten
Fortuna Düsseldorf · 29y
15 caps
5 goals
Tournament stats · World Cup 2026 only
Minutes played are not tracked yet — they arrive in a later data update.
LATEST NEWS
HEADLINES
3d ago
World Cup quiz: How well do you know the group stage in numbers?
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1w ago
'We're going further than ever': Canadians pick selves up after loss to Swiss
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1w ago
Switzerland beat Canada but both through to last 32
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1w ago
David scores with first touch for Canada
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1w ago
Brighton in advanced talks to sign Walti
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1w ago
West Ham sign defender Riesen on three-year deal
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2w ago
Hat-trick hero & Swiss wonderkid - World Cup duo set for Premier League?
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2w ago
Manzambi double propels Switzerland to win against Bosnia
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2w ago
Switzerland's Manzambi scores superb double against Bosnia
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3w ago
Was this offside? Technology fault leaves questions over VAR images
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