Euro 2012 Switzerland Football Blog

And within one week. The Super Axpo League table looks completely different. One day Sion looks like it could challenge Basel for the league title, the next they’re looking like prime targets for the drop. Xamax is also heading through troubled waters, with the possibility of their club license being revoked after having 8 points [...]

Switzerland World Cup 2010 Review Switzerland went into the World Cup finals in South Africa with fairly low expectations and qualification out of a tricky group was the reasonable target set. Coach Ottmar Hitzfeld believed his side were capable of realising their aim, but the German tactician was well aware of his Swiss team’s capabilities and [...]

Switzerland 0-0 Honduras Attendance – 28, 042 Switzerland exited the tournament very quietly as they failed to get past a plucky Honduras side in what was a drab, bore draw. Both sides failed to qualify from the group as a result of the goalless match, which never really sprung into life. As Spain took care [...]

Venue – Mangaung/Bloemfontein Date – Friday June 25th Kick-Off – 19:30 Switzerland head into their final group match with Honduras on Friday night with realistic hopes of qualification for the knock-out stages. As is often the case at this stage of the World Cup, there are many permutations, as the order of Group H is [...]

Chile 1-0 Switzerland Gonzalez 75’ Attendance – 34,872    A dejected Benaglio covers his face after conceding Switzerland’s defence was finally breached as Mark Gonzalez nodded in a deserved winner for Chile. The Swiss had defended stoutly with only 10 men since Valon Behrami had seen red for an apparent elbow in the 31st minute, [...]

Venue – Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth Date – Monday June 21st Kick-Off – 15:00                                                                                                                                                                            Switzerland will play their second group H game against the highly-rated Chile, who excelled in a dominant 1-0 defeat of Honduras in their opening game. After the remarkable victory against Spain, Ottmar Hitzfeld’s side lye in a good position to [...]

Spain 0 – 1 Switzerland                     Fernandes 52’  Attendance – 62, 453       Stephane Grichting celebrates at the final whistle The tournament saw its first major shock as a resilient Switzerland secured a remarkable victory over World Cup favourites Spain. In a match almost completely dominated by Spain, the defining moment came on 52 minutes as a [...]

Venue – Durban Date – Wednesday June 16th Kick-Off – 15:00pm     The last of the first round of group stage matches takes place in Durban on Wednesday afternoon, and pits strong pre-tournament favourites Spain against the well drilled unit of Switzerland. The two teams have met a staggering 18 times previously, with the [...]

Switzerland captain Alexander Frei suffered an ankle injury during training on Wednesday in Zurich, just a day before the team are due to depart for South Africa. The news adds to the woes for the Swiss, following the withdrawal of Christian Spycher and Marco Streller, and the recent injury concern to Valon Behrami, coach Ottmar [...]

Ottmar Hitzfeld elected to name his final 23-man squad two weeks earlier than the 1st June deadline set by FIFA, choosing to name seven players in reserve in preference to trimming the squad for deadline day. A shock inclusion was that of 18 year-old Basle midfielder, Xherdan Shaquiri, whose span of international football totals 45 [...]