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A settled, experienced Switzerland led by Xhaka and Yakin target a first-ever quarter-final breakthrough from a winnable Group B against Canada, Qatar and Bosnia.

Coach Murat Yakin (Swiss) · since 2021-08

Matches

QatarQatar flag0–2Switzerland flagSwitzerland
Group B · Santa Clara · 12:00 PDT6 · 14 · 80
SwitzerlandSwitzerland flag2–0Bosnia and Herzegovina flagBosnia and Herzegovina
Group B · Inglewood · 12:00 PDT63 · 22 · 15
SwitzerlandSwitzerland flag1–0Canada flagCanada
Group B · Vancouver · 12:00 PDT42 · 28 · 30
SwitzerlandSwitzerland flag1–0Algeria flagAlgeria
Round of 32 · Vancouver · 20:00 PDT53 · 26 · 21
SwitzerlandSwitzerland flag0–1Portugal flagPortugal
Round of 16 · Vancouver · 13:00 PDT23 · 26 · 51

Key players

  • Granit XhakaCM · Sunderland

    Captain and on-field organizer at his fourth World Cup

  • Yann SommerGK · Inter Milan

    Veteran No.1 and one of Europe's most consistent keepers

  • Manuel AkanjiCB · Inter Milan

    Defensive leader marshalling the Swiss back line

  • Dan NdoyeRW · Nottingham Forest

    In-form winger who scored in the final warm-up vs Australia

  • Breel EmboloST · Rennes

    Physical focal point of the Swiss attack

  • Remo FreulerCM · Bologna

    Tireless midfield partner to Xhaka

  • Zeki AmdouniF · Benfica

    Fit-again pick despite under an hour of football since an ACL rupture

Injuries / doubts

  • Zeki Amdouni selected with less than one hour of playing time all season following ACL rupture recovery

Recent form

2026-06-06Australia1-1 DFriendly
2026-05-31Jordan (h)4-1 WFriendly
2026-03-31Norway (a)0-0 DFriendly
2026-03-27Germany (h)3-4 LFriendly
2025-11-18Kosovo (a)1-1 DWC Qualifier
2025-11-15Sweden (h)4-1 WWC Qualifier

News

2026-06-06

Switzerland held 1-1 by Australia in final warm-up

Ndoye's opener cancelled out by Yengi as the Swiss finish preparations with a draw

2026-05-20

Xhaka to captain Switzerland as World Cup squad revealed

Yakin names a balanced 26 mixing established stars and emerging talent for Group B

2026-05-19

Switzerland pick fit-again Amdouni in World Cup squad

Yakin keeps faith with the forward despite barely any minutes since his ACL injury

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