For the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, the Swiss have a very high-quality and competitive roster of footballers playing in many of Europe's leading clubs. That is why the fans of the Swiss national team hoped for a successful performance of their team in the tournament.
The draw for the 2014 World Cup presented particular hopes to the Swiss fans. Swiss footballers are in one of the weakest groups in the championship (Quartet E). The rivals of the Swiss national team in the first three matches of the tournament were Ecuadorians, French and Hondurans.
The first match of the Swiss national team against the Ecuadorian team was very important. The Europeans showed quite interesting football. In addition, the Swiss footballers showed a will to win and a sporty character. This was one of the first strong-willed victories in the tournament. Switzerland, losing in the course of the match, outplayed the rivals with a score of 2 - 1. The winning goal was already scored in the last attack of the Swiss footballers.
The Swiss players cannot claim the second match as an asset. So, they crushingly lost to the French national team 2 - 5. At the same time, the Swiss footballers were inferior in the course of the meeting by five goals. However, this defeat kept the chances of reaching the playoff stage. Switzerland in the last match of the group stage had to beat Honduras.
The Swiss coped with the Hondurans without any problems. Shakiri flashed his skill in that meeting, who scored a hat-trick. Switzerland's confident 3 - 0 win from second place in Group E propels the Europeans into the playoffs.
In the 1/8 finals, Switzerland met with the Argentine national team. Only in the second overtime did the future championship finalists manage to score the only goal in the game. However, the Swiss could win back. There was a good chance, but in one of the episodes, the bar saved Argentina in the last minutes of extra time.
The final defeat of Switzerland in the 1/8 finals upset the players. However, already now the team's overall performance at the tournament is regarded as worthy. The fans loved the performance of the Swiss national team. In some matches, the Europeans showed very high quality football.
