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Switzerland at the UEFA European Championship

As of 2024, Switzerland have appeared at six UEFA European Championships, between 1996 and 2024. They have advanced past the first round three times, reaching the last 16 in 2016 and the quarter-finals in 2020 for the first time, before being eliminated by Spain on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time. They again made it to the quarter-finals in 2024 after defeating defending champions Italy 2–0, but were once again eliminated in the quarter-finals on penalties, this time by England.

Overall record

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UEFA European Championship record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
France 1960 Did not enter Did not enter
Spain 1964 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 2 4
Italy 1968 6 2 1 3 17 13
Belgium 1972 6 4 1 1 12 5
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976 6 1 1 4 5 10
Italy 1980 8 2 0 6 7 18
France 1984 6 2 2 2 7 9
West Germany 1988 8 1 5 2 9 9
Sweden 1992 8 4 2 2 19 7
England 1996 Group stage 13th 3 0 1 2 1 4 8 5 2 1 15 7
Belgium Netherlands 2000 Did not qualify 8 4 2 2 9 5
Portugal 2004 Group stage 15th 3 0 1 2 1 6 8 4 3 1 15 11
Austria Switzerland 2008 Group stage 11th 3 1 0 2 3 3 Qualified as hosts
Poland Ukraine 2012 Did not qualify 8 3 2 3 12 10
France 2016 Round of 16 11th 4 1 3 0 3 2 10 7 0 3 24 8
Europe 2020 Quarter-finals 7th 5 1 3 1 8 9 8 5 2 1 19 6
Germany 2024 Quarter-finals 6th 5 2 3 0 8 4 10 4 5 1 22 11
United Kingdom Republic of Ireland 2028 To be determined To be determined
Italy Turkey 2032
Total Quarter-finals 6/17 23 5 11 7 24 28 110 48 29 33 194 133
*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
**Red border colour indicates that the tournament was held on home soil.

Head-to-head record

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Opponent Pld W D L GF GA
 Albania 1 1 0 0 1 0
 Croatia 1 0 1 0 0 0
 Czech Republic 1 0 0 1 0 1
 England 3 0 2 1 2 5
 France 3 0 2 1 4 6
 Germany 1 0 1 0 1 1
 Hungary 1 1 0 0 3 1
 Italy 2 1 0 1 2 3
 Netherlands 1 0 0 1 0 2
 Romania 1 0 1 0 1 1
 Poland 1 0 1 0 1 1
 Portugal 1 1 0 0 2 0
 Scotland 2 0 1 1 1 2
 Spain 1 0 1 0 1 1
 Turkey 2 1 0 1 4 3
 Wales 1 0 1 0 1 1
Total 23 5 11 7 24 28

Euro 1996

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Main article: UEFA Euro 1996

Group stage

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Main article: UEFA Euro 1996 Group A
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England (H) 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Netherlands 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4[a]
3  Scotland 3 1 1 1 1 2 −1 4[a]
4   Switzerland 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head result (Netherlands 0–0 Scotland) and overall goal difference (−1). Overall goals for was used as the tiebreaker.
England 1–1  Switzerland
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 Report
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 76,567
Referee: Manuel Díaz Vega (Spain)
Switzerland 0–2 Netherlands
Report
Villa Park, Birmingham
Attendance: 36,800
Referee: Atanas Uzunov (Bulgaria)
Scotland 1–0  Switzerland
 Report
Villa Park, Birmingham
Attendance: 34,926
Referee: Václav Krondl (Czech Republic)

Euro 2004

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Main article: UEFA Euro 2004

Group stage

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Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 2 1 0 7 4 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  England 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6
3  Croatia 3 0 2 1 4 6 −2 2
4   Switzerland 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Switzerland 0–0 Croatia
Report
Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria
Attendance: 24,090
Referee: Lucílio Batista (Portugal)
England 3–0  Switzerland
 Report
Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, Coimbra
Attendance: 28,214
Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)
Switzerland 1–3 France
 Report
Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, Coimbra
Attendance: 28,111
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

Euro 2008

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Main article: UEFA Euro 2008

Group stage

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Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6[a] Advance to knockout stage
2  Turkey 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6[a]
3  Czech Republic 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3[b]
4   Switzerland (H) 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3[b]
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Portugal 2–0 Turkey.
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Switzerland 0–1 Czech Republic.
Switzerland 0–1 Czech Republic
Report
St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Attendance: 39,730[1]
Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)
Switzerland 1–2 Turkey
 Report
St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Attendance: 39,730[2]
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)
Switzerland 2–0 Portugal
 Report
St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Attendance: 39,730[3]
Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)

Euro 2016

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Main article: UEFA Euro 2016

Group stage

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Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France (H) 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   Switzerland 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
3  Albania 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3
4  Romania 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Albania 0–1  Switzerland
Report
Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens
Attendance: 33,805[4]
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)
Romania 1–1  Switzerland
 Report
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 43,576[5]
Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)
Switzerland 0–0 France
Report
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq
Attendance: 45,616[6]
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

Knockout stage

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Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 knockout stage
Round of 16
Switzerland 1–1 (a.e.t.) Poland
 Report
Penalties
 4–5
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne
Attendance: 38,842[7]
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)

Euro 2020

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Main article: UEFA Euro 2020

Group stage

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Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy (H) 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Wales 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4[a]
3   Switzerland 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4[a]
4  Turkey 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head result (Wales 1–1 Switzerland). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.
Wales 1–1  Switzerland
 Report
Olympic Stadium, Baku
Attendance: 8,782[8]
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
Italy 3–0  Switzerland
 Report
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 12,445[9]
Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)
Switzerland 3–1 Turkey
 Report
Olympic Stadium, Baku
Attendance: 17,138[10]
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos Grp Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 F  Portugal 3 1 1 1 7 6 +1 4 Advance to knockout stage
2 D  Czech Republic 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
3 A   Switzerland 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
4 C  Ukraine 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
5 B  Finland 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3
6 E  Slovakia 3 1 0 2 2 7 −5 3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Wins; 5) Lower disciplinary points total; 6) European Qualifiers overall ranking.

Knockout stage

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Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 knockout stage
Round of 16
France 3–3 (a.e.t.)  Switzerland
 Report
Penalties
 4–5
Arena Națională, Bucharest
Attendance: 22,642[11]
Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)
Quarter-finals
Switzerland 1–1 (a.e.t.) Spain
 Report
Penalties
 1–3
Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 24,764[12]
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)

Euro 2024

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Main article: UEFA Euro 2024

Group stage

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Main article: UEFA Euro 2024 Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany (H) 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   Switzerland 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5
3  Hungary 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
4  Scotland 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
Source: UEFA
(H) Hosts
Hungary 1–3  Switzerland
 Report
RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne
Attendance: 41,676[13]
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
Scotland 1–1  Switzerland
 Report
RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne
Attendance: 42,711[14]
Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)
Switzerland 1–1 Germany
 Report
Waldstadion, Frankfurt
Attendance: 46,685[15]
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)

Knockout stage

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Main article: UEFA Euro 2024 knockout stage
Round of 16
Switzerland 2–0 Italy
 Report
Olympiastadion, Berlin
Attendance: 68,172[16]
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
Quarter-finals
England 1–1 (a.e.t.)  Switzerland
 Report
Penalties
 5–3
Merkur Spiel-Arena, Düsseldorf
Attendance: 46,907[17]
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)

Goalscorers

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Player Goals 1996 2004 2008 2016 2020 2024
Xherdan Shaqiri 5 1 3 1
Breel Embolo 3 1 2
Haris Seferovic 3 3
Hakan Yakin 3 3
Michel Aebischer 1 1
Kwadwo Duah 1 1
Remo Freuler 1 1
Mario Gavranović 1 1
Admir Mehmedi 1 1
Dan Ndoye 1 1
Fabian Schär 1 1
Kubilay Türkyilmaz 1 1
Ruben Vargas 1 1
Johan Vonlanthen 1 1
Total 24 1 1 3 3 8 8

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Full-time report Switzerland-Czech Republic" (PDF). Union of Football European Associations. 7 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Full-time report Switzerland-Turkey" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 11 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Full-time report Switzerland-Portugal" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Full Time Summary – Albania v Switzerland" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Full Time Summary – Romania v Switzerland" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Full Time Summary – Switzerland v France" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Full Time Summary – Switzerland v Poland" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Full Time Summary – Wales v Switzerland" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Full Time Summary – Italy v Switzerland" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Full Time Summary – Switzerland v Turkey" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Full Time Summary – France v Switzerland" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Full Time Summary – Switzerland v Spain" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Full Time Report – Hungary v Switzerland" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Full Time Report – Scotland v Switzerland" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  15. ^ "Full Time Report – Switzerland v Germany" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 23 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  16. ^ "Full Time Report – Switzerland v Italy" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  17. ^ "Full Time Report – England v Switzerland" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 6 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.