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The fact that Switzerland topped their group is more an indictment of Russia and the Republic of Ireland, than a star performance from Switzerland. As with virtually every international team, they have made defending a science. What Switzerland are saying is we will pack the last third of the pitch and hope to steal a goal with a breakaway.
Historically, what happens is that Switzerland reach the finals but go out in the first round. So, anything other than last place in this group has to be a bonus.
Fifa and UEFA are both based in Switzerland.
Qualified 1996
| Group B | P | W | D | L | GS | GA | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France (2) Q | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
| England (6) Q | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | |
| Croatia (20) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | |
| Switzerland (45) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |
| (Fifa Ranking) |
Was it a fluke the Swiss winning their qualifying group?
| Group 10 | P | W | D | L | GS | GA | PTS | |
| Switzerland | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 15 | |
| Russia | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 14 | |
| Republic of Ireland | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 11 | |
| Albania | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 8 | |
| Georgia | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 7 |
Manager K?i Kuhn’s – Suisse National FC Z?ich
Brothers Yakin
GK J?g STIEL GK
GK Pascal ZUBERB?LER GK
Bruno BERNER DF
Ricardo CABANAS MD
Fabio CELESTINI MD
St?hane CHAPUISAT F
Bernt HAAS DF
St?hane HENCHOZ DF (Liverpool)
Remo MEYER DF
Patrick M?LER DF
Christoph SPYCHER MD
Marco STRELLER F
Johann VOGEL MD (PSV Eindhoven)
Raphael WICKY MD
Murat YAKIN DF
Forwards
Alexander FREI F (Stade Rennnais FC)
Hakan YAKIN F
Where will the Euro 2008 championships be held?
Austria & Switzerland
Croatia & Serbia
Greece & Turkey
Malta & Cyprus
Andorra & Luxembourg
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