Group B · SUI

Switzerland

Head Coach: Murat Yakin

Switzerland Analysis

Switzerland started the 2026 World Cup with a consistent group performance and advanced to the Round of 32 by finishing at the top of Group B. Under the management of Murat Yakin, the team, featuring an experienced core playing in Europe's established clubs, stands out as one of the understated yet reliable teams of the tournament.

Switzerland Match Schedule (in your local time)

Away vs Qatar
Levi's Stadium · Santa Clara
📺 TRT 1
Home vs Bosnia and Herzegovina
SoFi Stadium · Inglewood
📺 TRT 1
Home vs Canada
BC Place · Vancouver
📺 TRT 1
Home vs Algeria
BC Place · Vancouver
📺 TRT 1
Home vs Colombia
BC Place · Vancouver
📺 TRT 1
Away vs Argentina
Arrowhead Stadium · Kansas City
📺 TRT 1

Squad (26 players)

Goalkeepers (3)
1
Gregor Kobel
Borussia Dortmund (GER)
21 Caps
12
Yvon Mvogo
Lorient (FRA)
13 Caps
21
Marvin Keller
Young Boys
1 Caps
Defenders (8)
2
Miro Muheim
Hamburger SV (GER)
10 Caps
3
Silvan Widmer
Mainz 05 (GER)
60 Caps
5 Gls
4
Nico Elvedi
Borussia Mönchengladbach (GER)
67 Caps
3 Gls
5
Manuel Akanji
Inter Milan (ITA)
81 Caps
4 Gls
13
Ricardo Rodriguez
Real Betis (ESP)
138 Caps
9 Gls
18
Eray Cömert
Valencia (ESP)
22 Caps
24
Aurèle Amenda
Eintracht Frankfurt (GER)
7 Caps
25
Luca Jaquez
VfB Stuttgart (GER)
3 Caps
Midfielders (8)
6
Denis Zakaria
Monaco (FRA)
65 Caps
3 Gls
8
Remo Freuler
Bologna (ITA)
88 Caps
11 Gls
9
Johan Manzambi
SC Freiburg (GER)
12 Caps
3 Gls
10
Granit Xhaka
Sunderland (ENG)
146 Caps
17 Gls
14
Ardon Jashari
Milan (ITA)
8 Caps
15
Djibril Sow
Sevilla (ESP)
52 Caps
20
Michel Aebischer
Pisa (ITA)
40 Caps
2 Gls
22
Fabian Rieder
FC Augsburg (GER)
28 Caps
1 Gls
Forwards (7)
7
Breel Embolo
Rennes (FRA)
86 Caps
24 Gls
11
Dan Ndoye
Nottingham Forest (ENG)
31 Caps
8 Gls
16
Christian Fassnacht
Young Boys
23 Caps
5 Gls
17
Rubén Vargas
Sevilla (ESP)
61 Caps
11 Gls
19
Noah Okafor
Leeds United (ENG)
25 Caps
2 Gls
23
Zeki Amdouni
Burnley (ENG)
29 Caps
11 Gls
26
Cedric Itten
Fortuna Düsseldorf (GER)
15 Caps
5 Gls
Source: Wikipedia "2026 FIFA World Cup squads" · Auto-updated · Caps: national team appearances, Gls: goals