Oldies: Chapuisat vs Zagorakis
Less than 1 hour away from the Group 2 main fixture Greece-Switzerland there are several concerns surrounding the Swiss national team.
Like Saturday’s win against Latvia the game against Greece is a crucial fixture – a win would change the entire perspective, a draw would be an excellent result, a defeat would [...]

FULL TIME SCORE 1-0 FREI 63rd 1-1 IVANOVS 71st (LATVIA WITH ONE MAN SENT OFF) 73rd 2-1 N’KUFO.
Having lost 2 positions in the FIFA Ranking following a humiliating loss to Luxembourg, Hitzfeld’s men are already looking towards the upcoming and crucial home game against Latvia (SATURDAY 11th – 17.45). Logically if we lost to Luxembourg [...]

Video with Luxembourg Goals

It took me some time to finally settle in front of the screen and painstakingly type the words that come to my mind after yesterday’s nightmarish game.
Following the 2-2 draw to Israel, hopes were high to claim the three points – without any shade of arrogance, a result other than a victory [...]

At 20:30 (European Time) tonight Switzerland will have to break down Luxemburg’s defence in order to gain the first three points of the qualifying campaign on Day Two of Group Two in an important game in Zurich.
It is evident, the opposition isn’t monstrously tenacious, yet the minnows in the football world are no longer amateur [...]

In the heat of Tel Aviv it seemed as if Switzerland had made the crucial (and rather unexpected) result when the game was in extra-time.
Yet someone in the back-line forgets that there are two Israeli players on the flank – the Israelis confusedly managed to set up a low pass that seems to say “Ben [...]

The Hitzfeld era will officially be unveiled this evening as Switzerland defy Israel in Tel Aviv.
Not an easy start for the new coach against one of the two most dangerous teams in the group (the other being former European Champions Greece).
Israel at home is a tough opponent to break down. In 30 home games [...]