Switzerland national football team

FIFA rankingCurrent 14 5 (20 July 2026)Highest3 (August 1993)Lowest83 (December 1998)First internationalFrance 1–0 Switzerland
(Paris, France; 12 February 1905)Biggest winSwitzerland 9–0 Lithuania
(Paris, France; 25 May 1924)Biggest defeatSwitzerland 0–9 England
(Basel, Switzerland; 20 May 1909)
Hungary 9–0 Switzerland
(Budapest, Hungary; 29 October 1911)World CupAppearances13 (first in 1934)Best resultQuarter-finals (1934, 1938, 1954, 2026)European ChampionshipAppearances6 (first in 1996)Best resultQuarter-finals (2020, 2024)Nations League FinalsAppearances1 (first in 2019)Best resultFourth place (2019)

The Switzerland national football team represents Switzerland in men's international football. The national team is controlled by the Swiss Football Association.

Switzerland's best performances at the FIFA World Cup have been four quarter-final appearances, in 1934, 1938, 1954 and 2026. They hosted the competition in 1954, where they played against Austria in their quarter-final match, losing 7–5, which still stands as the highest scoring World Cup match ever. At the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Switzerland set a FIFA World Cup record by being eliminated from the tournament despite not conceding a single goal, being eliminated by Ukraine after penalties in the round of 16. They did not concede a goal until a match against Chile at the 2010 World Cup, conceding in the 75th minute, setting a World Cup tournament record for consecutive minutes without conceding a goal.

Switzerland and Austria were the co-hosts of UEFA Euro 2008, where the Swiss made their third appearance in the competition, but failed for a third time to progress from the group stage. However, since then, the Swiss made it to the round of 16 during Euro 2016, and achieved a record-best quarter-final showing at Euro 2020 after eliminating world champions France. They then repeated this feat at Euro 2024, this time beating reigning champions Italy.

Overall, Switzerland's best ever result at an official football competition was the silver medal they earned in 1924, after losing to Uruguay 3–0 in the finals of the 1924 Olympic Games.