Switzerland return to the San Francisco Bay Area (Stanford Stadium, San Francisco) for the 2026 World Cup, 32 years after their last match there — a 0-2 loss to Colombia in the 1994 group stage.
Switzerland
UEFA · 13th World Cup appearance · Group B
Featured facts
Murat Yakin returns with Switzerland after reaching the Round of 16 in 2022.
Switzerland have conceded in each of their last 3 World Cup matches, letting in 9 goals in total.
2026 Fixtures
Qatar1–1Switzerland
Sat 13 Jun · Group B
Sat 13 Jun
Group BQatarvsSwitzerland1–1→Switzerland4–1Bosnia-Herzegovina
Thu 18 Jun · Group B
Thu 18 Jun
Group BSwitzerlandvsBosnia-Herzegovina4–1→Switzerland2–1Canada
Wed 24 Jun · Group B
Wed 24 Jun
Group BSwitzerlandvsCanada2–1→Switzerland2–0Algeria
Thu 2 Jul · Round of 32
Thu 2 Jul
Round of 32SwitzerlandvsAlgeria2–0→Switzerland0–0Colombia
Tue 7 Jul · Round of 16
Tue 7 Jul
Round of 16SwitzerlandvsColombia0–0→Argentina1–1Switzerland
Sat 11 Jul · Quarterfinal
Sat 11 Jul
QuarterfinalArgentinavsSwitzerland1–1→World Cup record
13
World Cup appearances
Best result: Quarter-final
47
matches played
17 won · 10 drawn · 20 lost
-14
goal difference
65 scored · 79 conceded
Recent World Cups
All-time top scorers
1Sepp Huegi6goals
2Xherdan Shaqiri5goals
3Breel Embolo20264goals
4Andre Abegglen4goals
5Robert Ballaman4goals
6Granit Xhaka20263goals
7Johan Manzambi20263goals
8Leopold Kielholz3goals
9Jackie Fatton3goals
10Ruben Vargas20262goals
Team profile
Switzerland's best World Cup finish is a quarter-final appearance, reached in 1954, 1938, 1934.
Switzerland have an average squad age of 27.8 at the 2026 World Cup.
2026 Squad
| # | Name | Birthdate (Age) | Club | WC Apps | WC Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gregor KobelG | 6 Dec 1997(28) | Borussia Dortmund | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Miro MuheimD | 24 Mar 1998(28) | Hamburger SV | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Silvan WidmerD | 5 Mar 1993(33) | Mainz 05 | 8 | 0 |
| 4 | Nico ElvediD | 30 Sept 1996(29) | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 8 | 0 |
| 5 | Manuel AkanjiD | 19 Jul 1995(31) | Inter Milan | 14 | 1 |
| 6 | Denis ZakariaM | 20 Nov 1996(29) | Monaco | 8 | 0 |
| 7 | Breel EmboloF | 14 Feb 1997(29) | Rennes | 14 | 4 |
| 8 | Remo FreulerM | 15 Apr 1992(34) | Bologna | 10 | 1 |
| 9 | Johan ManzambiM | 14 Oct 2005(20) | SC Freiburg | 4 | 3 |
| 10 | Granit XhakaM | 27 Sept 1992(33) | Sunderland | 18 | 3 |
| 11 | Dan NdoyeF | 25 Oct 2000(25) | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 2 |
| 12 | Yvon MvogoG | 6 Jun 1994(32) | Lorient | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Ricardo RodríguezD | 25 Aug 1992(33) | Real Betis | 18 | 0 |
| 14 | Ardon JashariM | 30 Jul 2002(23) | Milan | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | Djibril SowM | 6 Feb 1997(29) | Sevilla | 8 | 0 |
| 16 | Christian FassnachtF | 11 Nov 1993(32) | Young Boys | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Ruben VargasF | 5 Aug 1998(27) | Sevilla | 10 | 2 |
| 18 | Eray CömertD | 4 Feb 1998(28) | Valencia | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | Noah OkaforF | 24 May 2000(26) | Leeds United | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | Michel AebischerM | 6 Jan 1997(29) | Pisa | 5 | 0 |
| 21 | Marvin KellerG | 3 Jul 2002(24) | Young Boys | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Fabian RiederM | 16 Feb 2002(24) | FC Augsburg | 7 | 0 |
| 23 | Zeki AmdouniF | 4 Dec 2000(25) | Burnley | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | Aurèle AmendaD | 31 Jul 2003(22) | Eintracht Frankfurt | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Luca JaquezD | 2 Jun 2003(23) | VfB Stuttgart | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Cedric IttenF | 27 Dec 1996(29) | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 3 | 0 |