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Switzerland

UEFA. Played 894 since 12 Feb 1905: won 323, drawn 206, lost 365. Elo 2050, ranked 8 in the world; peak 2050 in 2026.

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Squad

The following 24 players were called up to the 2026–27 UEFA Nations League B matches against North Macedonia, Scotland, Slovenia and North Macedonia on 26 and 29 September, and 3 and 6 October 2026, respectively.

Players
25
Average age
26.7
Caps between them
805
Most from one club
Young Boys (3)

Where they play

5 at home · 20 abroad in 6 other countries

  • Switzerland 5
  • Italy 8
  • England 4
  • Germany 4
  • France 2
  • Greece 1
  • Portugal 1

Average club rating 1713 (ClubElo; 25 of 25 players' clubs rated, mainly European). Highest-rated club: Inter Milan, ranked 7 by ClubElo.

No.PlayerAgeCapsGoals
Goalkeepers
1Gregor KobelBorussia Dortmund(Germany)28300
12Yvon MvogoLorient(France)32150
21Marvin KellerYoung Boys2410
Anthony RacioppiSion2700
Defenders
2Sascha BritschgiParma(Italy)2040
3Adrian BajramiBraga(Portugal)2420
4Nico ElvediLeeds United(England)30774
5Manuel AkanjiInter Milan(Italy)31914
13Ricardo RodriguezTorino(Italy)3414810
16Zachary AthekameLyon(France)2140
17Isaac SchmidtYoung Boys2650
18Eray CömertTorino(Italy)28230
Midfielders
6Vincent SierroParma(Italy)31171
8Remo FreulerOlympiacos(Greece)349812
9Johan ManzambiAston Villa(England)21207
14Ardon JashariAC Milan(Italy)24150
15Djibril SowGenoa(Italy)29580
20Michel AebischerUnion Berlin(Germany)29472
22Fabian RiederFC Augsburg(Germany)24372
23Alvyn SanchesYoung Boys2360
Forwards
7Joël MonteiroLecce(Italy)2772
10Zeki AmdouniBurnley(England)253714
11Dan NdoyeNottingham Forest(England)264112
19Winsley BoteliSion2030
Cedric IttenWerder Bremen(Germany)29195

Squad, caps and goals from Wikipedia: Switzerland national football team (CC BY-SA), caps correct as of 6 October 2026; page last edited 30 Oct 2026. Read daily.

Nations League chances: Group B1

TeamPromotedPlay-off A/BStays in BPlay-off B/CPts
Switzerland99%1%––16.5
Slovenia1%91%9%–9.5
Scotland–9%89%3%6.7
North Macedonia––3%97%1.5

The rest of the league phase played out 10,000 times with FixtureShark’s model (IP1, built on Elo ratings). Ties split by goal difference and goals scored, not head-to-head.

Tournament history

Furthest round reached, finals tournaments and Nations League only (qualifiers are not shown).

Rating over time

130017002100190519662026Peak 2049 (2026)
Rating at the end of each year it played.

Head to head

Against

Switzerland v Italy: played 62, won 9, drawn 24, lost 29; goals 70–111. First met 7 May 1911, last 29 Jun 2024.

Latest 15 of 62 meetings.

Record by competition

Switzerland by competition
Friendly476158101217
FIFA World Cup qualification146723935
UEFA Euro qualification110482933
Central European International Cup504838
FIFA World Cup47171020
UEFA Nations League2811611
UEFA Euro235117
Olympic Games7412
Cyprus International Tournament2110
Miami Cup2200
Tournoi de France2101
Lunar New Year Cup1001

Top scorers

  1. Kubilay Türkyilmaz 26
  2. Xherdan Shaqiri 25
  3. Alexander Frei 24
  4. Haris Seferovic 21
  5. Breel Embolo 19
  6. Stéphane Chapuisat 17
  7. Adrian Knup 15
  8. Granit Xhaka 14
  9. Fritz Künzli 10
  10. Remo Freuler 10

Goals in games whose scorers are recorded in the source (most competitive games, not every friendly), so totals can be lower than official records.

Shoot-outs count as draws in records and ratings. Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.