Euro 2008 Championship Finals - Switzerland

Index: European Football: Euro 2008: Finals Tournament: Switzerland

Switzerland qualified for Euro 2008 as co-hosts.

Switzerland - Football History

European Championships

Switzerland have made two previous appearances at the European Championship Finals; going out in the 1st Round at England 1996 and Portugal 2004.

The home fans will hope they can at least go one better this time.

World Cup Appearences

Switzerland have made 8 World Cup Finals appearances:
1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1962, 1966, 1994 and 2006.

Switzerland reached the quarter-finals in Italy 1934, France 1938 and Switzerland 1954.

Switzerland Squad at Euro 2008

Switzerland Team Manager: Jakob 'Köbi' Kuhn.

Forwards

9 Alexander Frei (Borussia Dortmund)
11 Marco Streller (FC Basel)
12 Eren Derdiyok (FC Basel)

Midfielders

6 Benjamin Huggel (FC Basel)
7 Ricardo Cabanas (Grasshopper-Club)
8 Gökhan Inler (Udinese)
10 Hakan Yakin (Young Boys)
14 Daniel Gygax (FC Metz)
15 Gelson Fernandes (Manchester City)
16 Tranquillo Barnetta (Bayer 04 Leverkusen)
19 Valon Behrami (Lazio)
22 Johan Vonlanthen (FC Salzburg)

Defenders

2 Johan Djourou  (Arsenal)
3 Ludovic Magnin (VfB Stuttgart)
4 Philippe Senderos (Arsenal)
5 Stephan Lichtsteiner (LOSC Lille Métropole)
13 Stéphane Grichting (AJ Auxerre)
17 Christoph Spycher (Eintracht Frankfurt)
20 Patrick Müller (Olympique Lyonnais)
23 Philipp Degen (Borussia Dortmund)

Goalkeepers

1 Diego Benaglio (VfL Wolfsburg)
18 Pascal Zuberbühler (Neuchâtel Xamax)
21 Eldin Jakupovic (Grasshopper-Club)

Switzerland Team Hotel

Panorama Resort & Spa - Feusisberg, Switzerland.

Switzerland - Fixtures and Results

Switzerland play all their Group A games in Basle.

Saturday, 7th June

Basle: Switzerland vs Czech Republic (0:1)

Wednesday, 11th June

Basle: Switzerland vs Turkey (1:2)

Switzerland become the first team to get knocked out of the tournament.

Sunday, 15th June

Basle: Switzerland vs Portugal (2:0)