England manager Roy Hodgson admitted on Sunday that his team will face a "big test" when they open their 2016 European Championship qualifying campaign away to Switzerland on Monday.... more »
Missing Daniel Sturridge and stung by recent media criticism, England begin their 2016 European Championship qualifying campaign on Monday with a perilous away game against chief Group E rivals Switzerland.... more »
Wayne Rooney admits England will have to improve on their lacklustre performance against Norway if they are to avoid a dispiriting start to their Euro 2016 qualifying campaign in Switzerland.... more »
Switzerland manager Vladimir Petkovic on Friday named his squad to face England in their opening 2016 European Championship qualifier in Basel on September 8.... more »
Switzerland goalkeeper Diego Benaglio announced his international retirement on Wednesday, saying that he wanted to concentrate on his club career with German side Wolfsburg.... more »
Ottmar Hitzfeld said an emotional goodbye to his Swiss team and football Tuesday as he quit the sport after a dramatic World Cup loss to Argentina and following the death of his brother.... more »
Angel Di Maria's extra-time winner kept Argentina's World Cup dream alive on Tuesday as they scrambled into the quarter-finals with a dramatic 1-0 win over Switzerland.... more »
Paris Saint-Germain striker Ezequiel Lavezzi was handed his first start of the World Cup by coach Alejandro Sabella for the round of 16 game against Switzerland on Tuesday.... more »
Swiss coach Ottmar Hitzfeld suffered a huge personal loss with the death of his 81-year-old brother hours before his side's World Cup last 16 match with Argentina, the Swiss Football Federation announced.... more »
Switzerland's German coach Ottmar Hitzfeld has said he will retire after the World Cup finals. Here is a factfile on the European coaching legend ahead of his team's match against Argentina on Tuesday:... more »
Lionel Messi's goals have fired Argentina into the World Cup last 16 but they will look for a better all-round performance when they meet Switzerland Tuesday.... more »
Xherdan Shaqiri, dubbed 'the Messi of the Alps' thanks to his World Cup hat-trick, hopes to conquer new peaks when Switzerland faces Argentina in Tuesday's last 16 clash.... more »
Switzerland forward Mario Gavranovic is heading home from the World Cup after tearing his cruciate knee ligament in training, his federation (ASF) said Saturday.... more »
Switzerland are hoping Tuesday's World Cup last 16 clash will be a 'home game' for them as they bid to claim a historic win over Argentina and superstar Lionel Messi.... more »
Centre-back Fabian Schaer says Switzerland welcome their underdogs tag and are relishing the chance to create a World Cup upset in their last 16 clash against Argentina on Tuesday.... more »
Xherdan Shaqiri scored a brilliant hat-trick as Switzerland bounced back from their mauling by France to defeat Honduras 3-0 and book their place in the World Cup second round on Wednesday.... more »
Switzerland coach Ottmar Hitzfeld made two changes to his line-up against Honduras Wednesday, bringing in striker Josip Drmic as he goes in search of a victory that could take his side through to the knockout phase.... more »
"Little" Switzerland still have "big dreams" at the World Cup despite their meltdown against France, according to midfielders Blerim Dzemaili and Granit Xhaka.... more »
Switzerland's Steve von Bergen will miss the rest of the World Cup after fracturing his left eye socket in their 5-2 defeat to France, the Swiss FA confirmed Saturday.... more »
The French press hailed their country's "breathtaking" performance after they recorded their second consecutive victory at the 2014 World Cup, beating Switzerland 5-2 on Friday.... more »
France are on the brink of reaching the World Cup last 16 after their emphatic 5-2 win over Switzerland on Friday kept them in control of Group E.... more »
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