Switzerland in profile
Nickname: The Rossocrociati
Coach: Murat Yakin
Captain: Granit Zhaka
FIFA World Cup best performance: Quarter-finals, 1954, 1938, 1934
UEFA EURO best performance: Quarter-finals, 2020
Head to head
The Three Lions have played Switzerland at men’s senior level on 27 occasions, registering 19 wins, drawing five and losing three times. The first meeting came back in 1933 when the nations met in a friendly game in Bern that ended in a 4-0 victory for the Three Lions.
They have met twice previously at EURO Finals, when they drew 1-1 at Wembley in the opening game of EURO ’96 and then at EURO 2004 when England ran out as 3-0 winners, which was also in the group stage.
Last three meetings v Switzerland
England 2-1 Switzerland, An Alzheimer’s Society International, 26 March 2022
Goals from Harry Kane and Luke Shaw sealed a win at Wembley after Breel Embolo had put the Swiss in front during the first game of 2022.
Switzerland 0-0 England, UEFA Nations League third-place game, 9 June 2019
The Three Lions won a penalty shootout in Portugal thanks to Jordan Pickford’s heroics in the inaugural UEFA Nations League Finals, after the teams couldn’t be separated in normal time.
England 1-0 Switzerland, Kick It Out International, 11 September 2018,
Marcus Rashford was the matchwinner on this occasion, as the teams met in a friendly game at the King Power Stadium in Leicester shortly after the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
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Where can I watch England v Switzerland?
Games at UEFA EURO 2024 are being shown live in the UK by both the BBC and ITV. This game will be shown live on BBC One.