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Switzerland national football team

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Switzerland
Nickname(s)A-Team
Nati (National Team)
Rossocrociati (Red Crosses)
AssociationSwiss Football Association
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachMurat Yakin
CaptainGranit Xhaka
Most capsHeinz Hermann (118)[1]
Top scorerAlexander Frei (42)
FIFA codeSUI
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 12 Increase 3 (22 December 2022)[2]
Highest3 (August 1993)
Lowest83 (December 1998)
First international
 France 1–0 Switzerland 
(Paris, France; 12 February 1905)
Biggest win
 Switzerland 9–0 Lithuania 
(Paris, France; 25 May 1924)
Biggest defeat
 Switzerland 0–9 England 
(Basel, Switzerland; 20 May 1909)
 Hungary 9–0 Switzerland 
(Budapest, Hungary; 29 October 1911)
World Cup
Appearances11 (first in 1934)
Best resultQuarter-finals (1934, 1938, 1954)
European Championship
Appearances5 (first in 1996)
Best resultQuarter-finals (2020)
UEFA Nations League Finals
Appearances1 (first in 2019)
Olympic medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1924 Paris Team

Switzerland national football team is the national football team of Switzerland.

References

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  1. FIFA Century Club
  2. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  3. Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.