Their tournament
how their World Cup unfoldedSwitzerland's quarterfinal against Argentina went to extra time, Breel Ndoye's equaliser on 67 minutes briefly threatening an upset before Julián Álvarez and a goal deep into stoppage time extinguished the resistance. It was a valiant, draining exit — the Swiss had hauled themselves level only to be worn down in the additional period by a side of unmistakably superior firepower. They leave the tournament having topped Group B with genuine authority, a fine World Cup campaign undone ultimately by the weight of Argentina's class rather than any failing of their own.
Results
Muheim 90+4′Embolo 17′
Manzambi 74′Vargas 84′Manzambi 90′Xhaka 90+7′Mahmic 90+3′
Vargas 46′Manzambi 57′David 76′
Embolo 10′Ndoye 46′
Allister 10′Álvarez 112′Martínez 120+1′Ndoye 67′
Group B winners
Knocked out- R32Thu Jul 2 20:00PT🇩🇿Algeria2–0
- R16Tue Jul 7 13:00PT
- QFSat Jul 11 18:00PT🇦🇷Argentina1–3
Group B standings
how the group finishedGroup B
Final| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇭Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 7 | Group winner | |
| 2 | 🇨🇦Canada | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +5 | 4 | Runner-up | |
| 3 | 🇧🇦Bosnia & Herzegovina | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | Best third | |
| 4 | 🇶🇦Qatar | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -8 | 1 | Out |
Squad
starting XI from Switzerland at Argentina in boldGoalkeepers
- 1Gregor Kobel28
- 12Yvon Mvogo32
- 21Marvin Keller24
Defenders
- 4Nico Elvedi29
- 5Manuel Akanji31
- 13Ricardo Rodríguez33
- 2Miro Muheim28
- 3Silvan Widmer33
- 18Eray Cömert28
- 24Aurèle Amenda23
- 25Luca Jaquez23
Midfielders
- 6Denis Zakaria29
- 8Remo Freuler34
- 10Granit Xhaka33
- 15Djibril Sow29
- 22Fabian Rieder24
- 9Johan Manzambi20
- 14Ardon Jashari24
- 16Christian Fassnacht32
- 17Rubén Vargas28
- 20Michel Aebischer29
Forwards
- 7Breel Embolo29
- 11Dan Ndoye25
- 19Noah Okafor26
- 23Zeki Amdouni25
- 26Cedric Itten29