The UEFA side Switzerland is set to experience their sixth consecutive World Cup during the FIFA World Cup 2026 in North America. In the early era of the FIFA World Cup, Switzerland had some memorable journeys, while in recent years, they were consistently stuck in the Round of 16.
Before the FIFA World Cup 2026, let’s check out some crucial FIFA World Cup records and stats for Switzerland.
Note: All the records are till FIFA World Cup 2022
(Team Records)
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Brief records
Hosts
Best Result
Final place in every edition
Last records
Match records (Top 3)
> Biggest winning margin
> Biggest losing margin
Switzerland’s brief records in FIFA World Cup history
Participation | Matches | Won | Drawn* | Penalty shootout | Lost | Winning %* | |
Won | Lost | ||||||
12/22 | 41 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 34.15 |
(Drawn: including penalty shootout matches; Winning %: excluding penalty shootouts)
Hosts: 1954 (Quarter-finals)
Best Result: Quarter-finals (1934, 1938 and 1954)
Switzerland’s final place in every FIFA World Cup
Year | Host(s) | Last position |
1930 | Uruguay | Did not enter |
1934 | Italy | Quarter-finals |
1938 | France | Quarter-finals |
1950 | Brazil | Group Stage |
1954 | Switzerland | Quarter-finals |
1958 | Sweden | Did not qualify |
1962 | Chile | Group Stage |
1966 | England | Group Stage |
1970 | Mexico | Did not qualify |
1974 | West Germany | Did not qualify |
1978 | Argentina | Did not qualify |
1982 | Spain | Did not qualify |
1986 | Mexico | Did not qualify |
1990 | Italy | Did not qualify |
1994 | USA | Round of 16 |
1998 | France | Did not qualify |
2002 | South Korea & Japan | Did not qualify |
2006 | Germany | Round of 16 |
2010 | South Africa | Group Stage |
2014 | Brazil | Round of 16 |
2018 | Russia | Round of 16 |
2022 | Qatar | Round of 16 |
Last time in FIFA World Cup for Switzerland:
Last Quarter-finals exit: 1954
Last Round of 16 exit: 2022
Last Group Stage exit: 2010
Last Failed to Qualify: 2002
Switzerland’s match records in FIFA World Cup (Top 3)
Biggest winning margin | Biggest losing margin |
4-1 vs Italy in 1954 | 6-1 vs Portugal in 2022 |
4-1 vs Romania in 1994 | 5-0 vs West Germany in 1966 |
3-0 vs Honduras in 2014 | 5-2 vs France in 2014 |
Also Read | FIFA World Cup 2022: Ghana - World Cup Records and Stats and FIFA World Cup 2022: Brazil - World Cup Records and Stats
(Players’ Records)
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Most FIFA World Cup editions
Top 5 most appearances
Top 5 most goals
Most FIFA World Cup editions for Switzerland
Valon Behrami (2006, 2010, 2014, and 2018) and Xherdan Shaqiri (2010, 2014, 2018, and 2022) both played in four FIFA World Cup editions.
Top 5 most appearances for Switzerland in FIFA World Cup
Player | Appearances |
Xherdan Shaqiri | 14 |
Ricardo Rodríguez | 12 |
Granit Xhaka | 12 |
Stephan Lichtsteiner | 10 |
Valon Behrami | 10 |
Haris Seferovic | 10 |
Top 5 most goals for Switzerland in FIFA World Cup
Player | Goals |
Josef Hügi | 6 |
Xherdan Shaqiri | 5 |
André Abegglen | 4 |
Robert Ballaman | 4 |
Leopold Kielholz | 3 |
