| Germany 2006: |
| SWITZERLAND |
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| KEY FACTS |
| World Ranking |
| 38th |
| SWITZERLAND NEWS |
| The Swiss will be in germany thanks to a breath taking 2-4 loss in Turkey, allowing them to progress on away goals as they won the first leg 2-0 on home soil. The Swiss missed out on '98 and '02 and will be looking to continue the solid form that got them to the world cup in the first place. Overcoming Israel and Ireland in their group, the Swiss lost only one game during qualifying, and that was to the Turkish. Alexander Frei was a standout for Switzerland with the shooting boots, netting seven times to easily lead their goalscoring charge. |
| Qualifying Group Position |
| 2nd |
| Round 1 |
| Top Scorers |
| 7 Goals |
| QUALIFYING |
| 2-2 |
| Israel |
| Drew |
| 09-Oct-04 |
| 0-0 |
| Drew |
| 26-Mar-05 |
| 1-0 |
| Cyprus |
| Dft |
| 30-Mar-05 |
| 3-1 |
| Faroe Islands |
| Dft |
| 04-Jun-05 |
| 2-0 |
| Turkey |
| Dft |
| 12-Nov-05 |
| 2-4 |
| Turkey |
| Lost To |
| 16-Nov-05 |
| Alexander Frei |
| Win 4-4 on away goals |
| Playoff V Turkey |
| 6-0 |
| Faroe Islands |
| Dft |
| 04-Sep-04 |
| 1-1 |
| Republic of Ireland |
| Drew |
| 08-Sep-04 |
| 1-1 |
| Israel |
| Drew |
| 03-Sep-05 |
| 1-1 |
| Drew |
| 08-Oct-05 |
| 0-0 |
| Republic of Ireland |
| Drew |
| 12-Oct-05 |
| 3-1 |
| Cyprus |
| Dft |
| 07-Sep-05 |
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| SWITZERLAND'S WORLD CUP HISTORY |
| Appearances (Champions in bold) |
| 1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1962, 1966, 1994, 2006 |
| SQUAD (club in brackets) |
| Goalkeepers |
| Diego Benaglio (CD Nacional, Portugal) |
| Defenders |
| Valon Behrami (Lazio, Italy) |
| Philipp Degen (Borussia Dortmund, Germany) |
| Johan Djourou (Arsenal, England) |
| Stephane Grichting (Auxerre, France) |
| Ludovic Magnin (VfB Stuttgart, Germany) |
| Patrick Mueller (Olympique Lyon, France) |
| Christoph Spycher (Eintracht Frankfurt, Ger.) |
| Midfielders |
| Daniel Gygax (Lille, France) |
| Xavier Margairaz (FC Zurich, Switzerland) |
| Forwards |
| Alex Frei (Rennes, France) |
| Mauro Lustrinelli (Sparta Prague, Czech Rep.) |
| Marco Streller (Cologne, Germany) |
| Johan Vonlanthen (NAC Breda, Holland) |
| Raphael Wicky (Hamburg SV, Germany) |
| Phillippe Senderos (Arsenal, England) |
| Ricardo Cabanas (Cologne, Germany) |
| Blerim Dzemaili (FC Zurich, Switzerland) |
| Fabio Coltorti (Grasshoppers, Switzerland) |
| Pascal Zuberbuhler (FC Basel, Switzerland) |
| Johann Vogel (AC Milan, Italy) |
| Tranquillo Barnetta (Bayer Leverkusen, Ger.) |
| David Degan (FC Basel, Switzerland) |