| team SWITZERLAND | ||
| World cup history | ||
| Appearances: | 21 | |
| FIFA world cup appearances: | 12 | |
| Tournament | Result | |
| FIFA world cup 1930 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1934 | 2: + 0; = 2; - 0: 4 - 4 2 | |
| FIFA world cup 1934 | 2: + 1; = 0; - 1: 5 - 5 3 | |
| Qualifiers 1938 | 1: + 1; = 0; - 0: 2 - 1 3 | |
| FIFA world cup 1938 | 3: + 1; = 1; - 1: 5 - 5 4 | |
| Qualifiers 1950 | 2: + 2; = 0; - 0: 8 - 4 6 | |
| FIFA world cup 1950 | 3: + 1; = 1; - 1: 4 - 6 4 | |
| Qualifiers 1954 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1954 | 4: + 2; = 0; - 2: 11 - 11 6 | |
| Qualifiers 1958 | 4: + 0; = 1; - 3: 6 - 11 1 | |
| FIFA world cup 1958 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1962 | 5: + 4; = 0; - 1: 11 - 10 12 | |
| FIFA world cup 1962 | 3: + 0; = 0; - 3: 2 - 8 0 | |
| Qualifiers 1966 | 6: + 4; = 1; - 1: 7 - 3 13 | |
| FIFA world cup 1966 | 3: + 0; = 0; - 3: 1 - 9 0 | |
| Qualifiers 1970 | 6: + 2; = 1; - 3: 5 - 8 7 | |
| FIFA world cup 1970 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1974 | 6: + 2; = 2; - 2: 2 - 4 8 | |
| FIFA world cup 1974 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1978 | 4: + 1; = 0; - 3: 3 - 5 3 | |
| FIFA world cup 1978 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1982 | 8: + 2; = 3; - 3: 9 - 12 9 | |
| FIFA world cup 1982 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1986 | 8: + 2; = 4; - 2: 5 - 10 10 | |
| FIFA world cup 1986 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1990 | 8: + 2; = 1; - 5: 10 - 14 7 | |
| FIFA world cup 1990 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1994 | 10: + 6; = 3; - 1: 23 - 6 21 | |
| FIFA world cup 1994 | 4: + 1; = 1; - 2: 5 - 7 4 | |
| Qualifiers 1998 | 8: + 3; = 1; - 4: 11 - 12 10 | |
| FIFA world cup 1998 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2002 | 10: + 4; = 2; - 4: 18 - 12 14 | |
| FIFA world cup 2002 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2006 | 12: + 5; = 6; - 1: 22 - 11 21 | |
| FIFA world cup 2006 | 4: + 2; = 2; - 0: 4 - 0 8 | |
| Qualifiers 2010 | 10: + 6; = 3; - 1: 18 - 8 21 | |
| FIFA world cup 2010 | 3: + 1; = 1; - 1: 1 - 1 4 | |
| Qualifiers 2014 | 10: + 7; = 3; - 0: 17 - 6 24 | |
| FIFA world cup 2014 | 4: + 2; = 0; - 2: 7 - 7 6 | |
| Qualifiers 2018 | 12: + 10; = 1; - 1: 24 - 7 31 | |
| FIFA world cup 2018 | 4: + 1; = 2; - 1: 5 - 5 5 | |
| Qualifiers 2022 | 8: + 5; = 3; - 0: 15 - 2 18 | |
| FIFA world cup 2022 | 4: + 2; = 0; - 2: 5 - 9 6 | |
| Best achievement: |
Quarter-finals FIFA World Cup (1934, 1938, 1954) |
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| Indicators | ||
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MP: + W; =D; -L; GF‒ GA Pts (3 points for each win) |
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| Qualifying campaigns | 140: +68: =37; -35; 221 ‒ 154 241 | |
| Percentage indicators | +48,57%; =26,43%; -25,00%; 1,58 ‒ 1,10 57,38% | |
| FIFA world cup | 41: +14: =8; -19; 54 ‒ 69 50 | |
| Percentage indicators | +34,15%; =19,51%; -46,34%; 1,32 ‒ 1,68 40,65% | |
| Total: | 181: +82: =45; -54; 275 ‒ 223 291 | |
| Percentage indicators | +45,30%; =24,86%; -29,83%; 1,52 ‒ 1,23 53,59% | |
| Matches played (on neutral field): | 181 (36) | |
| Goals scored - total: | 275 | |
| - home: | 127 (46,18%) | |
| - away: | 104 (37,82%) | |
| - neutral field: | 44 (16,00%) | |
| Goals against: - total: | 223 | |
| - home: | 67 (30,04%) | |
| - away: | 98 (43,95%) | |
| - neutral field: | 58 (26,01%) | |
| Average goals scored per match: | 1,52 | |
| Average goals against per match: | 1,23 | |
| Points scored (3 points for each win): - home: | 136/219 (62,10%) | |
| - away: | 107/216 (49,54%) | |
| - neutral field: | 48/108 (44,44%) | |
| Biggest win: | 6:0 - Estonia, Faroe islands | |
| Biggest defeat: | 1:6 - Portugal | |
| Games without conceding goals: | 64 (35,36%) | |
| Games without goals scored: | 49 (27,07%) | |
| Wins with a big score: | 19 | |
| Defeats with a big score: | 15 | |
| Own goals (is scored/is passed) | 0 / 6 | |
| Cautions (on average per match) | 181 (1) | |
| Expulsions (on average per match) | 6 (0,03) | |
| - second yellow cards | 3 | |
| - straight red cards | 3 | |
| Players acted | 324 | |
| Attendance: in total (average) | 5 514 122 (30 465) | |
| Top scorer: | Alexander FREI (02 06 10) - 19 goals scored | |
| The greatest number of matches: | Stephan LICHTSTEINER (10 14 18); Ricardo RODRIGUEZ (14 18 22) and Xherdan SHAQIRI (10 14 18 22) - 37 games each | |