# Switzerland at the FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946 due to World War II.
The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the World Cup Finals). The qualification phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals. The current format of the Finals involves 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month. The World Cup Finals is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final.
Switzerland have appeared in the finals of the World Cup on twelve occasions. They have reached the quarter-finals three times, in 1934, 1938 and 1954.

## World Cup record

Switzerland's record at FIFA World Cups:
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 1930 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1934 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 1938 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 1950 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 1954 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 |
| 1958 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1962 | Group stage | 16th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 1966 | Group stage | 16th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 1970 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1974 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1978 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1982 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1986 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1990 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1994 | Round of 16 | 16th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 1998 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2002 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2006 | Round of 16 | 10th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2010 | Group stage | 19th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | Round of 16 | 11th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
| 2018 | Round of 16 | 14th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 2022 | Round of 16 | 12th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 2026 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| 2030 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| 2034 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | Quarter-finals | 12/25 | 41 | 14 | 8 | 19 | 55 | 73 |
    *Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
Switzerland's World Cup record :
| First Match | Switzerland 3–2 Netherlands (27 May 1934; Milan, Italy) |
| Biggest Win | Switzerland 4–1 Italy (23 June 1954; Basel, Switzerland) Switzerland 4–1 Romania (22 June 1994; Pontiac, United States) Honduras 0–3 Switzerland (25 June 2014; Manaus, Brazil) |
| Biggest Defeat | West Germany 5–0 Switzerland (12 July 1966; Sheffield, England) Portugal 6–1 Switzerland (6 December 2022; Lusail, Qatar) |
| Best Result | Quarter-finals in 1934, 1938 and 1954 |
| Worst Result | Group stage in 1950, 1962, 1966 and 2010 |

## By match

| World Cup | Round | Opponent | Score | Result | Venue | Switzerland scorers |
| 1934 | Round of 16 | Netherlands | 3–2 | W | Milan | Kielholz (2), Abegglen |
| 1934 | Quarter-finals | Czechoslovakia | 2–3 | L | Turin | Kielholz, Jäggi |
| 1938 | Round of 16 | Germany | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | D | Paris | Abegglen |
| 1938 | Round of 16 | Germany (replay) | 4–2 | W | Paris | Walaschek, Bickel, Abegglen (2) |
| 1938 | Quarter-finals | Hungary | 0–2 | L | Lille | — |
| 1950 | Group 1 | Yugoslavia | 0–3 | L | Belo Horizonte | — |
| 1950 | Group 1 | Brazil | 2–2 | D | São Paulo | Fatton (2) |
| 1950 | Group 1 | Mexico | 2–1 | W | Porto Alegre | Bader, Antenen |
| 1954 | Group 2 | Italy | 2–1 | W | Lausanne | Ballaman, Hügi |
| 1954 | Group 2 | England | 0–2 | L | Bern | — |
| 1954 | Group 2 | Italy (play-off) | 4–1 | W | Basel | Hügi (2), Ballaman, Fatton |
| 1954 | Quarter-final | Austria | 5–7 | L | Lausanne | Ballaman (2), Hügi (3) |
| 1962 | Group 2 | Chile | 1–3 | L | Santiago | Wüthrich |
| 1962 | Group 2 | West Germany | 1–2 | L | Santiago | Schneiter |
| 1962 | Group 2 | Italy | 0–3 | L | Santiago | — |
| 1966 | Group 2 | West Germany | 0–5 | L | Sheffield | — |
| 1966 | Group 2 | Spain | 1–2 | L | Sheffield | Quentin |
| 1966 | Group 2 | Argentina | 0–2 | L | Sheffield | — |
| 1994 | Group A | United States | 1–1 | D | Pontiac | Bregy |
| 1994 | Group A | Romania | 4–1 | W | Pontiac | Sutter, Chapuisat, Knup (2) |
| 1994 | Group A | Colombia | 0–2 | L | Palo Alto | — |
| 1994 | Round of 16 | Spain | 0–3 | L | Washington | — |
| 2006 | Group G | France | 0–0 | D | Stuttgart | — |
| 2006 | Group G | Togo | 2–0 | W | Dortmund | Frei, Barnetta |
| 2006 | Group G | South Korea | 2–0 | W | Hanover | Senderos, Frei |
| 2006 | Round of 16 | Ukraine | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (0–3 p) | D | Cologne | — |
| 2010 | Group H | Spain | 1–0 | W | Durban | Fernandes |
| 2010 | Group H | Chile | 0–1 | L | Port Elizabeth | — |
| 2010 | Group H | Honduras | 0–0 | D | Bloemfontein | — |
| 2014 | Group E | Ecuador | 2–1 | W | Brasília | Mehmedi, Seferovic |
| 2014 | Group E | France | 2–5 | L | Salvador | Džemaili, Xhaka |
| 2014 | Group E | Honduras | 3–0 | W | Manaus | Shaqiri (3) |
| 2014 | Round of 16 | Argentina | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | L | São Paulo | — |
| 2018 | Group E | Brazil | 1–1 | D | Rostov-on-Don | Zuber |
| 2018 | Group E | Serbia | 2–1 | W | Kaliningrad | Xhaka, Shaqiri |
| 2018 | Group E | Costa Rica | 2–2 | D | Nizhny Novgorod | Džemaili, Drmić |
| 2018 | Round of 16 | Sweden | 0–1 | L | Saint Petersburg | — |
| 2022 | Group G | Cameroon | 1–0 | W | Al Wakrah | Embolo |
| 2022 | Group G | Brazil | 0–1 | L | Doha | — |
| 2022 | Group G | Serbia | 3–2 | W | Doha | Shaqiri, Embolo, Freuler |
| 2022 | Round of 16 | Portugal | 1–6 | L | Lusail | Akanji |

## Match records
### 1934 FIFA World Cup

The group stage used in the first World Cup was discarded in favour of a straight knockout tournament.

### 1950 FIFA World Cup

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 |
| Yugoslavia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| Mexico | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0 |

### 1954 FIFA World Cup

Switzerland hosted the tournament in 1954 and reached the quarter-final for a third time, where the team was beaten 7–5 by neighbouring Austria.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| England | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Italy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Belgium | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
* Switzerland finished ahead of Italy by winning a play-off

### 1962 FIFA World Cup

After missing out on the previous tournament, Switzerland qualified for the 1962 edition, held in Chile. Unfortunately, they finished at the bottom of Group 2 without a single point, having lost all their matches.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
| West Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4.00 | 5 |
| Chile | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1.67 | 4 |
| Italy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1.50 | 3 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0.25 | 0 |

### 1966 FIFA World Cup

Despite securing back-to-back qualification for the FIFA World Cups, Switzerland's performance in the 1966 edition was far more abysmal. They lost all of their matches once more, including a 5-0 walloping by eventual runners-up West Germany in their opening game. To date, this remains as Switzerland's worst performance.
This was also Switzerland's last FIFA World Cup campaign in 28 years, as their next appearance at the tournament would come in the 1994 edition.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
| West Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7.00 | 5 |
| Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4.00 | 5 |
| Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0.80 | 2 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0.11 | 0 |
* West Germany was placed first due to superior goal average.

### 1994 FIFA World Cup

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Romania | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | United States (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | Colombia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| United States | Switzerland |
| GK | 1 | Tony Meola (c) |
| SW | 17 | Marcelo Balboa |
| RB | 4 | Cle Kooiman |
| CB | 22 | Alexi Lalas |
| LB | 20 | Paul Caligiuri |
| RM | 9 | Tab Ramos |
| CM | 16 | Mike Sorber |
| CM | 5 | Thomas Dooley |
| LM | 6 | John Harkes | 89' |
| CF | 8 | Earnie Stewart | | 81' |
| CF | 11 | Eric Wynalda | | 58' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 10 | Roy Wegerle | | 58' |
| FW | 13 | Cobi Jones | | 81' |
| Manager: ||
| Bora Milutinović ||
| GK | 1 | Marco Pascolo |
| SW | 5 | Alain Geiger (c) |
| RB | 2 | Marc Hottiger |
| CB | 4 | Dominique Herr | 26' |
| LB | 3 | Yvan Quentin |
| CM | 6 | Georges Bregy |
| CM | 10 | Ciriaco Sforza | | 77' |
| RW | 8 | Christophe Ohrel |
| AM | 16 | Thomas Bickel | | 72' |
| LW | 7 | Alain Sutter |
| CF | 11 | Stéphane Chapuisat |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 14 | Nestor Subiat | 82' | 72' |
| MF | 21 | Thomas Wyss | | 77' |
| Manager: ||
| Roy Hodgson ||
* Assistant referees:
* Ernesto Taibi (Argentina)
* Venancio Zarate (Paraguay)
* Fourth official:
* Ernesto Filippi (Uruguay)
| Romania | Switzerland |
| GK | 12 | Bogdan Stelea |
| DF | 2 | Dan Petrescu |
| DF | 3 | Daniel Prodan |
| DF | 4 | Miodrag Belodedici | 47' |
| MF | 5 | Ioan Lupescu | 40' | 85' |
| MF | 6 | Gheorghe Popescu |
| MF | 7 | Dorinel Munteanu |
| FW | 9 | Florin Răducioiu |
| MF | 10 | Gheorghe Hagi (c) |
| MF | 11 | Ilie Dumitrescu | | 70' |
| DF | 14 | Gheorghe Mihali | 32' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 15 | Basarab Panduru | | 85' |
| FW | 16 | Ion Vlădoiu | 73' | 70' |
| Manager: ||
| Anghel Iordănescu ||
| GK | 1 | Marco Pascolo |
| DF | 2 | Marc Hottiger |
| DF | 3 | Yvan Quentin |
| DF | 4 | Dominique Herr |
| DF | 5 | Alain Geiger (c) |
| MF | 6 | Georges Bregy |
| MF | 7 | Alain Sutter | 71' |
| DF | 8 | Christophe Ohrel | 83' |
| FW | 9 | Adrian Knup |
| MF | 10 | Ciriaco Sforza |
| FW | 11 | Stéphane Chapuisat |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 16 | Thomas Bickel | 71' |
| MF | 20 | Patrick Sylvestre | 83' |
| Manager: ||
| Roy Hodgson ||
* Assistant referees:
* Abdel-Magid Hassan (Egypt)
* Davoud Fanaei (Iran)
* Fourth official:
* Joël Quiniou (France)
Note: Switzerland's fourth goal is also credited to Georges Bregy.
| Switzerland | Colombia |
| GK | 1 | Marco Pascolo |
| DF | 2 | Marc Hottiger |
| DF | 3 | Yvan Quentin |
| DF | 4 | Dominique Herr |
| DF | 5 | Alain Geiger (c) |
| MF | 6 | Georges Bregy | 85' |
| MF | 7 | Alain Sutter | | 82' |
| DF | 8 | Christophe Ohrel |
| FW | 9 | Adrian Knup | 39' | 82' |
| MF | 10 | Ciriaco Sforza |
| FW | 11 | Stéphane Chapuisat |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 14 | Nestor Subiat | | 82' |
| FW | 15 | Marco Grassi | | 82' |
| Manager: ||
| Roy Hodgson ||
| GK | 1 | Óscar Córdoba |
| DF | 2 | Andrés Escobar |
| DF | 3 | Alexis Mendoza |
| DF | 4 | Luis Fernando Herrera |
| MF | 5 | Hernán Gaviria | 58' | 79' |
| MF | 10 | Carlos Valderrama (c) | 62' |
| FW | 11 | Adolfo Valencia | | 64' |
| MF | 14 | Leonel Álvarez | 80' |
| MF | 19 | Freddy Rincón |
| DF | 20 | Wilson Pérez |
| FW | 21 | Faustino Asprilla |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 7 | Antony de Ávila | | 64' |
| MF | 8 | John Harold Lozano | | 79' |
| Manager: ||
| Francisco Maturana ||
* Assistant referees:
* Carl-Johan Meyer Christensen (Denmark)
* Douglas Micael James (Trinidad and Tobago)
* Fourth official:
* Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)
| Spain | Switzerland |
| GK | 1 | Andoni Zubizarreta (c) |
| DF | 2 | Albert Ferrer | 19' |
| DF | 4 | Paco Camarasa | 22' |
| DF | 5 | Abelardo |
| DF | 6 | Fernando Hierro | | 76' |
| MF | 7 | Andoni Goikoetxea | 18' | 61' |
| MF | 10 | José Mari Bakero |
| DF | 12 | Sergi |
| DF | 18 | Rafael Alkorta |
| MF | 20 | Miguel Ángel Nadal |
| MF | 21 | Luis Enrique |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 11 | Txiki Begiristain | | 61' |
| DF | 3 | Jorge Otero | 87' | 76' |
| Manager: ||
| Javier Clemente ||
| GK | 1 | Marco Pascolo | 85' |
| DF | 2 | Marc Hottiger | 23' |
| DF | 3 | Yvan Quentin | | 58' |
| DF | 4 | Dominique Herr |
| DF | 5 | Alain Geiger (c) |
| MF | 6 | Georges Bregy |
| DF | 8 | Christophe Ohrel | | 73' |
| FW | 9 | Adrian Knup |
| MF | 10 | Ciriaco Sforza |
| FW | 11 | Stéphane Chapuisat |
| MF | 16 | Thomas Bickel |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 19 | Jürg Studer | 69' | 58' |
| FW | 14 | Nestor Subiat | 77' | 73' |
| Manager: ||
| Roy Hodgson ||

### 2006 FIFA World Cup

The World Cup 2006 in Germany was the first World Cup for Switzerland since their participation at the World Cup 1994. After finishing second behind France in qualifying group 4, they defeated Turkey in the play-off round 2–0 and 4–2 to qualify for the main tournament.
In the group stage, they played again against France. The game played in Stuttgart ended in a goalless draw. After defeating Togo 2–0 in Dortmund and South Korea also 2–0 in Hannover, they finished first in group G and qualified for the knockout stage. In the second round of the tournament, they faced Ukraine in Cologne. The game had to be decided in a penalty shootout since no goal was scored after 120 minutes. Ukraine won the shootout 3–0. Switzerland was the only team in tournament not to have conceded a goal during regulation time in their matches. Switzerland's top scorer at the tournament was Alexander Frei with two goals. When Switzerland lost 3–0 on penalties, that was the first time that a team lost on penalties without scoring a single goal in the penalties.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | France | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Togo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 | |
All times local (CEST/UTC+2)
| France | Switzerland |
| GK | 16 | Fabien Barthez |
| RB | 19 | Willy Sagnol | 90+3' |
| CB | 15 | Lilian Thuram |
| CB | 5 | William Gallas |
| LB | 3 | Eric Abidal | 64' |
| CM | 4 | Patrick Vieira |
| CM | 6 | Claude Makélélé |
| RW | 22 | Franck Ribéry | | 70' |
| AM | 10 | Zinedine Zidane (c) | 72' |
| LW | 11 | Sylvain Wiltord | | 84' |
| CF | 12 | Thierry Henry |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 14 | Louis Saha | | 70' |
| MF | 8 | Vikash Dhorasoo | | 84' |
| Manager: ||
| Raymond Domenech ||
| GK | 1 | Pascal Zuberbühler |
| RB | 23 | Philipp Degen | 56' |
| CB | 20 | Patrick Müller | | 75' |
| CB | 4 | Philippe Senderos |
| LB | 3 | Ludovic Magnin | 42' |
| DM | 6 | Johann Vogel (c) |
| RM | 16 | Tranquillo Barnetta |
| LM | 8 | Raphaël Wicky | | 82' |
| AM | 7 | Ricardo Cabanas | 72' |
| CF | 9 | Alexander Frei | 90+3' |
| CF | 11 | Marco Streller | 45' | 57' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 10 | Daniel Gygax | | 57' |
| DF | 2 | Johan Djourou | | 75' |
| MF | 5 | Xavier Margairaz | | 82' |
| Manager: ||
| Köbi Kuhn ||
* France draw with Switzerland in Group G
* Man of the Match:
* Claude Makélélé (France)
* Assistant referees:
* Nikolay Golubev (Russia)
* Evgueni Volnin (Russia)
* Fourth official:
* Kevin Stott (United States)
* Fifth official:
* Gregory Barkey (United States)
| Togo | Switzerland |
| GK | 16 | Kossi Agassa |
| RB | 5 | Massamasso Tchangai (c) |
| CB | 2 | Daré Nibombé |
| CB | 13 | Richmond Forson |
| LB | 23 | Assimiou Touré |
| DM | 15 | Alaixys Romao | 53' |
| RM | 9 | Thomas Dossevi | | 69' |
| CM | 10 | Mamam Cherif Touré | | 87' |
| LM | 8 | Kuami Agboh | | 25' |
| SS | 4 | Emmanuel Adebayor | 47' |
| CF | 17 | Mohamed Kader |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 7 | Moustapha Salifou | 45' | 25' |
| FW | 18 | Yao Junior Senaya | | 69' |
| FW | 11 | Robert Malm | | 87' |
| Manager: ||
| Otto Pfister ||
| GK | 1 | Pascal Zuberbühler |
| RB | 23 | Philipp Degen |
| CB | 20 | Patrick Müller |
| CB | 4 | Philippe Senderos |
| LB | 3 | Ludovic Magnin |
| DM | 6 | Johann Vogel (c) | 90+2' |
| RM | 16 | Tranquillo Barnetta |
| LM | 8 | Raphaël Wicky |
| AM | 7 | Ricardo Cabanas | | 77' |
| CF | 9 | Alexander Frei | | 87' |
| CF | 10 | Daniel Gygax | | 46' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 22 | Hakan Yakin | | 46' |
| FW | 11 | Marco Streller | | 77' |
| FW | 18 | Mauro Lustrinelli | | 87' |
| Manager: ||
| Köbi Kuhn ||
* Switzerland too much for Togo in Group G
* Man of the Match:
* Alexander Frei (Switzerland)
* Assistant referees:
* Amelio Andino (Paraguay)
* Manuel Bernal (Paraguay)
* Fourth official:
* Mohamed Guezzaz (Morocco)
* Fifth official:
* Brahim Djezzar (Algeria)
| Switzerland | Korea Republic |
| GK | 1 | Pascal Zuberbühler |
| RB | 23 | Philipp Degen |
| CB | 20 | Patrick Müller |
| CB | 4 | Philippe Senderos | 43' | 53' |
| LB | 17 | Christoph Spycher | 82' |
| DM | 6 | Johann Vogel (c) |
| RM | 16 | Tranquillo Barnetta |
| LM | 8 | Raphaël Wicky | 69' | 88' |
| AM | 7 | Ricardo Cabanas |
| SS | 22 | Hakan Yakin | 55' | 71' |
| CF | 9 | Alexander Frei |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 2 | Johan Djourou | 90' | 53' |
| MF | 5 | Xavier Margairaz | | 71' |
| MF | 19 | Valon Behrami | | 88' |
| Manager: ||
| Köbi Kuhn ||
| GK | 1 | Lee Woon-jae (c) |
| RB | 12 | Lee Young-pyo | | 63' |
| CB | 4 | Choi Jin-cheul | 78' |
| CB | 6 | Kim Jin-kyu | 37' |
| LB | 3 | Kim Dong-jin |
| RM | 17 | Lee Ho |
| CM | 5 | Kim Nam-il |
| LM | 10 | Park Chu-young | 23' | 66' |
| AM | 14 | Lee Chun-soo | 80' |
| AM | 7 | Park Ji-sung |
| CF | 19 | Cho Jae-jin |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 9 | Ahn Jung-hwan | 78' | 63' |
| FW | 11 | Seol Ki-hyeon | | 66' |
| Manager: ||
| Dick Advocaat ||
* Switzerland shut door on Korea Republic 2-0 in Group G
* Man of the Match:
* Alexander Frei (Switzerland)
* Assistant referees:
* Darío García (Argentina)
* Rodolfo Otero (Argentina)
* Fourth official:
* Essam Abd El Fatah (Egypt)
* Fifth official:
* Dramane Danté (Mali)
| Switzerland | Ukraine |
| GK | 1 | Pascal Zuberbühler |
| RB | 23 | Philipp Degen |
| CB | 20 | Patrick Müller |
| CB | 2 | Johan Djourou | | 34' |
| LB | 3 | Ludovic Magnin |
| DM | 6 | Johann Vogel (c) |
| RM | 16 | Tranquillo Barnetta | 59' |
| LM | 8 | Raphaël Wicky |
| AM | 7 | Ricardo Cabanas |
| SS | 22 | Hakan Yakin | | 64' |
| CF | 9 | Alexander Frei | | 117' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 13 | Stéphane Grichting | | 34' |
| FW | 11 | Marco Streller | | 64' |
| FW | 18 | Mauro Lustrinelli | | 117' |
| Manager: ||
| Köbi Kuhn ||
| GK | 1 | Oleksandr Shovkovskyi |
| CB | 9 | Oleh Husyev |
| CB | 17 | Vladislav Vashchuk |
| CB | 2 | Andriy Nesmachniy |
| RM | 8 | Oleh Shelayev |
| CM | 14 | Andriy Husin |
| LM | 4 | Anatoliy Tymoschuk |
| AM | 16 | Andriy Vorobei | 94' |
| AM | 19 | Maksym Kalynychenko | 75' |
| SS | 10 | Andriy Voronin | 111' |
| CF | 7 | Andriy Shevchenko (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 21 | Ruslan Rotan | 75' |
| FW | 11 | Serhii Rebrov | 94' |
| FW | 15 | Artem Milevskyi | 111' |
| Manager: ||
| Oleg Blokhin ||
* Ukraine win penalty shootout; beat Switzerland for quarter-final spot
* Man of the Match:
* Oleksandr Shovkovskyi (Ukraine)
* Assistant referees:
* José Ramírez (Mexico)
* Héctor Vergara (Canada)
* Fourth official:
* Jerome Damon (South Africa)
* Fifth official:
* Justice Yeboah (Ghana)

### 2010 FIFA World Cup

Switzerland were the only team to beat eventual world champion Spain, by a 0–1 victory in the group stage. In spite of this, they did not survive the first round.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Chile | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Honduras | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 | |
| Spain | Switzerland |
| GK | 1 | Iker Casillas (c) |
| RB | 15 | Sergio Ramos |
| CB | 5 | Carles Puyol |
| CB | 3 | Gerard Piqué |
| LB | 11 | Joan Capdevila |
| DM | 16 | Sergio Busquets | 61' |
| CM | 14 | Xabi Alonso |
| CM | 8 | Xavi |
| RW | 21 | David Silva | 62' |
| LW | 6 | Andrés Iniesta | 77' |
| CF | 7 | David Villa |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 9 | Fernando Torres | 61' |
| MF | 22 | Jesús Navas | 62' |
| FW | 18 | Pedro | 77' |
| Manager: ||
| Vicente del Bosque ||
| GK | 1 | Diego Benaglio | 90+1' |
| RB | 2 | Stephan Lichtsteiner |
| CB | 4 | Philippe Senderos | | 36' |
| CB | 13 | Stéphane Grichting | 30' |
| LB | 17 | Reto Ziegler | 73' |
| RM | 7 | Tranquillo Barnetta | | 90+2' |
| CM | 8 | Gökhan Inler (c) |
| CM | 6 | Benjamin Huggel |
| LM | 16 | Gélson Fernandes |
| SS | 19 | Eren Derdiyok | | 79' |
| CF | 10 | Blaise Nkufo |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 5 | Steve von Bergen | | 36' |
| MF | 15 | Hakan Yakin | 90+4' | 79' |
| DF | 22 | Mario Eggimann | | 90+2' |
| Manager: ||
| Ottmar Hitzfeld ||
* Man of the Match:
* Gélson Fernandes (Switzerland)
* Assistant referees:
* Darren Cann (England)
* Mike Mullarkey (England)
* Fourth official:
* Martin Hansson (Sweden)
* Fifth official:
* Stefan Wittberg (Sweden)
| Chile | Switzerland |
| GK | 1 | Claudio Bravo (c) |
| RB | 4 | Mauricio Isla |
| CB | 17 | Gary Medel | 61' |
| CB | 3 | Waldo Ponce | 25' |
| LB | 18 | Gonzalo Jara |
| RM | 8 | Arturo Vidal | | 46' |
| CM | 6 | Carlos Carmona | 22' |
| LM | 14 | Matías Fernández | 60' | 65' |
| RW | 7 | Alexis Sánchez |
| CF | 9 | Humberto Suazo | 2' | 46' |
| LW | 15 | Jean Beausejour |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 10 | Jorge Valdivia | 90+2' | 46' |
| MF | 11 | Mark González | | 46' |
| FW | 22 | Esteban Paredes | | 65' |
| Manager: ||
| Marcelo Bielsa ||
| GK | 1 | Diego Benaglio |
| RB | 2 | Stephan Lichtsteiner |
| CB | 5 | Steve von Bergen |
| CB | 13 | Stéphane Grichting |
| LB | 17 | Reto Ziegler |
| RM | 11 | Valon Behrami | 31' |
| CM | 8 | Gökhan Inler | 60' |
| CM | 6 | Benjamin Huggel |
| LM | 16 | Gélson Fernandes | | 77' |
| SS | 9 | Alexander Frei (c) | | 42' |
| CF | 10 | Blaise Nkufo | 18' | 68' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 7 | Tranquillo Barnetta | 48' | 42' |
| FW | 19 | Eren Derdiyok | | 68' |
| FW | 18 | Albert Bunjaku | | 77' |
| Manager: ||
| Ottmar Hitzfeld ||
* Man of the Match:
* Mark González (Chile)
* Assistant referees:
* Hassan Kamranifar (Iran)
* Saleh Al Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates)
* Fourth official:
* Martín Vázquez (Uruguay)
* Fifth official:
* Miguel Nievas (Uruguay)
| Switzerland | Honduras |
| GK | 1 | Diego Benaglio |
| RB | 2 | Stephan Lichtsteiner |
| CB | 5 | Steve von Bergen |
| CB | 13 | Stéphane Grichting |
| LB | 17 | Reto Ziegler |
| RM | 7 | Tranquillo Barnetta |
| CM | 6 | Benjamin Huggel | | 78' |
| CM | 8 | Gökhan Inler (c) |
| LM | 16 | Gélson Fernandes | 34' | 46' |
| CF | 19 | Eren Derdiyok |
| CF | 10 | Blaise Nkufo | | 69' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 15 | Hakan Yakin | | 46' |
| FW | 9 | Alexander Frei | | 69' |
| MF | 23 | Xherdan Shaqiri | | 78' |
| Manager: ||
| Ottmar Hitzfeld ||
| GK | 18 | Noel Valladares (c) |
| RB | 16 | Mauricio Sabillón |
| CB | 2 | Osman Chávez | 64' |
| CB | 5 | Víctor Bernárdez |
| LB | 3 | Maynor Figueroa |
| CM | 8 | Wilson Palacios | 89' |
| CM | 6 | Hendry Thomas | 4' |
| RW | 17 | Edgar Álvarez |
| LW | 7 | Ramón Núñez | | 67' |
| CF | 10 | Jerry Palacios | | 78' |
| CF | 11 | David Suazo | 58' | 87' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 15 | Walter Martínez | | 67' |
| FW | 12 | Georgie Welcome | | 78' |
| MF | 19 | Danilo Turcios | | 87' |
| Manager: ||
| Reinaldo Rueda ||
* Man of the Match:
* Noel Valladares (Honduras)
* Assistant referees:
* Ricardo Casas (Argentina)
* Hernan Maidana (Argentina)
* Fourth official:
* Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)
* Fifth official:
* Jose Manuel Silva Cardinal (Portugal)

### 2014 FIFA World Cup

At the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Switzerland were drawn in Group E along with Ecuador, France, and Honduras. They opened their campaign with a 2–1 victory over Ecuador in Brasília. However, in their next match, they suffered a 5–2 defeat to France. Despite the initial setback, a 3–0 victory in their final game against Honduras, courtesy of a hat-trick by Xherdan Shaqiri sent them into the round of 16, where they faced the two-time world champions and eventual runners-up Argentina.
The game was goalless and nearly heading to penalties when Ángel Di María scored a 118th-minute extra time goal to send Argentina into the quarter-finals. Despite being eliminated in the round of 16, it was Switzerland's best performance in eight years.
* Legend
* Group winners and runners-up advance to the round of 16
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Ecuador | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Honduras | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 | |
All times local: five matches are in Brasília official time (UTC−3), while Honduras v Switzerland, played in Manaus, is in the Amazon time zone (UTC−4).

## Record players

| Rank | Player | Matches | World Cups |
| 1 | Xherdan Shaqiri | 14 | 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022 |
| 2 | Ricardo Rodríguez | 12 | 2014, 2018 and 2022 |
| 2 | Granit Xhaka | 12 | 2014, 2018 and 2022 |
| 4 | Stephan Lichtsteiner | 10 | 2010, 2014 and 2018 |
| 4 | Valon Behrami | 10 | 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018 |
| 4 | Haris Seferovic | 10 | 2014, 2018 and 2022 |
| 7 | Kiki Antenen | 8 | 1950, 1954 and 1962 |
| 7 | Johan Djourou | 8 | 2006, 2014 and 2018 |
| 7 | Manuel Akanji | 8 | 2018 and 2022 |
| 7 | Breel Embolo | 8 | 2018 and 2022 |
| 11 | Roger Bocquet | 7 | 1950 and 1954 |
| 11 | Jacky Fatton | 7 | 1950 and 1954 |
| 11 | André Neury | 7 | 1950 and 1954 |
| 11 | Tranquillo Barnetta | 7 | 2006 and 2010 |
| 11 | Diego Benaglio | 7 | 2010 and 2014 |
| 11 | Gökhan Inler | 7 | 2010 and 2014 |
| 11 | Josip Drmić | 7 | 2014 and 2018 |
| 11 | Blerim Džemaili | 7 | 2014 and 2018 |
| 11 | Yann Sommer | 7 | 2018 and 2022 |

## Top goalscorers

With six goals at Switzerland's home tournament in 1954, Josef Hügi won the shared Silver Boot - the only individual FIFA World Cup award ever received by a Swiss player.
| Rank | Player | Goals | World Cups |
| 1 | Josef Hügi | 6 | 1954 |
| 2 | Xherdan Shaqiri | 5 | 2014 (3), 2018 and 2022 |
| 3 | André Abegglen | 4 | 1934 (1) and 1938 (3) |
| 3 | Robert Ballaman | 4 | 1954 |
| 5 | Leopold Kielholz | 3 | 1934 |
| 5 | Jacques Fatton | 3 | 1950 (2) and 1954 (1) |
| 7 | Adrian Knup | 2 | 1994 |
| 7 | Alexander Frei | 2 | 2006 |
| 7 | Granit Xhaka | 2 | 2014 and 2018 |
| 7 | Blerim Džemaili | 2 | 2014 and 2018 |
| 7 | Breel Embolo | 2 | 2022 |

## Squads

Switzerland squads at FIFA World Cup finals :
vteSwitzerland squad – 1934 FIFA World Cup
FW Abegglen
GK Bizzozero
FW Bossi
FW Büche
FW Bühler
MF Frick
DF Gobet
MF Guinchard
FW Hochsträsser
GK Huber
MF Hufschmid
MF Jaccard
FW Jäck
FW Jäggi
FW Kielholz
MF Loichot
DF Minelli
DF Ortelli
FW Passello
GK Séchehaye
FW von Känel
DF M. Weiler
DF W. Weiler
Coach: Müller
vteSwitzerland squad – 1938 FIFA World Cup
FW Abegglen
FW G. Aeby
FW P. Aeby
FW Amadò
GK Ballabio
FW Bickel
GK Bizzozero
FW Frigerio
FW Grassi
MF Guinchard
GK Huber
FW Kielholz
DF Lehmann
MF Lörtscher
DF Minelli
MF Rauch
FW Rupf
MF Springer
DF Stelzer
MF Vernati
FW Wagner
FW Walaschek
Coach: Rappan
vteSwitzerland squad – 1950 FIFA World Cup
GK Corrodi
GK Hug
GK Stuber
DF Bocquet
DF Gyger
DF Kernen
DF Lusenti
DF Neury
DF Rey
DF Soldini
DF Steffen
MF Eggimann
MF Quinche
FW Antenen
FW Bader
FW Beerli
FW Bickel
FW Fatton
FW Friedländer
FW Schneiter
FW Siegenthaler
FW Tamini
Coach: Andreoli
vteSwitzerland squad – 1954 FIFA World Cup
1 Eich
2 Parlier
3 Stuber
4 Bocquet (c)
5 Flückiger
6 Mathis
7 Neury
8 Bigler
9 Casali
10 Eggimann
11 Eschmann
12 Fesselet
13 Frosio
14 Kernen
15 Antenen
16 Ballaman
17 Fatton
18 Hügi
19 Mauron
20 Meier
21 Riva
22 Vonlanthen
Coach: Rappan
vteSwitzerland squad – 1962 FIFA World Cup
1 Elsener
2 Permunian
3 Stettler
4 Kernen
5 Morf
6 Rösch
7 Schneiter
8 Tacchella
9 Grobéty
10 Kehl
11 Meier
12 M. Vonlanthen
13 Weber
14 Allemann
15 Antenen (c)
16 Dürr
17 Eschmann
18 Pottier
19 Rey
20 R. Vonlanthen
21 Wüthrich
22 Frigerio
Coach: Rappan
vteSwitzerland squad – 1966 FIFA World Cup
1 Elsener
2 Allemann
3 Armbruster
4 Bäni
5 Brodmann (c)
6 Dürr
7 Führer
8 Gottardi
9 Grobéty
10 Hosp
11 Kuhn
12 Eichmann
13 Künzli
14 Leimgruber
15 Odermatt
16 Quentin
17 Schindelholz
18 Schneiter
19 Stierli
20 Tacchella
21 Vuilleumier
22 Prosperi
Coach: Foni
vteSwitzerland squad – 1994 FIFA World Cup
1 Pascolo
2 Hottiger
3 Quentin
4 Herr
5 Geiger (c)
6 Bregy
7 Sutter
8 Ohrel
9 Knup
10 Sforza
11 Chapuisat
12 Lehmann
13 Egli
14 Subiat
15 Grassi
16 Bickel
17 Fournier
18 Rueda
19 Studer
20 Sylvestre
21 Wyss
22 Brunner
Coach: Hodgson
vteSwitzerland squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup
1 Zuberbühler
2 Djourou
3 Magnin
4 Senderos
5 Margairaz
6 Vogel (c)
7 Cabanas
8 Wicky
9 Frei
10 Gygax
11 Streller
12 Benaglio
13 Grichting
14 D. Degen
15 Džemaili
16 Barnetta
17 Spycher
18 Lustrinelli
19 Behrami
20 Müller
21 Coltorti
22 Yakin
23 P. Degen
Coach: Kuhn
vteSwitzerland squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup
1 Benaglio
2 Lichtsteiner
3 Magnin
4 Senderos
5 Von Bergen
6 Huggel
7 Barnetta
8 Inler
9 Frei (c)
10 Nkufo
11 Behrami
12 Wölfli
13 Grichting
14 Padalino
15 Yakin
16 Fernandes
17 Ziegler
18 Bunjaku
19 Derdiyok
20 Schwegler
21 Leoni
22 Eggimann
23 Shaqiri
Coach: Hitzfeld
vteSwitzerland squad – 2014 FIFA World Cup
1 Benaglio
2 Lichtsteiner
3 Ziegler
4 Senderos
5 Von Bergen
6 Lang
7 Barnetta
8 Inler (c)
9 Seferovic
10 Xhaka
11 Behrami
12 Sommer
13 Rodriguez
14 Stocker
15 Džemaili
16 Fernandes
17 Gavranović
18 Mehmedi
19 Drmić
20 Djourou
21 Bürki
22 Schär
23 Shaqiri
Coach: Hitzfeld
vteSwitzerland squad – 2018 FIFA World Cup
1 Sommer
2 Lichtsteiner (c)
3 Moubandje
4 Elvedi
5 Akanji
6 Lang
7 Embolo
8 Freuler
9 Seferovic
10 Xhaka
11 Behrami
12 Mvogo
13 Rodriguez
14 Zuber
15 Džemaili
16 Fernandes
17 Zakaria
18 Gavranović
19 Drmić
20 Djourou
21 Bürki
22 Schär
23 Shaqiri
Coach: Petković
vteSwitzerland squad – 2022 FIFA World Cup
1 Sommer
2 Fernandes
3 Widmer
4 Elvedi
5 Akanji
6 Zakaria
7 Embolo
8 Freuler
9 Seferovic
10 Xhaka (c)
11 Steffen
12 Omlin
13 Rodriguez
14 Aebischer
15 Sow
16 Fassnacht
17 Vargas
18 Cömert
19 Okafor
20 Frei
21 Kobel
22 Schär
23 Shaqiri
24 Köhn
25 Rieder
26 Jashari
Coach: Yakin :