The Swiss national team rewrote history by winning the world championship playoff match in 88 years. In the match of the 1/16 final of the Emergency 2026, the Swiss defeated Algeria with a score of 2:0.
The Swiss team celebrated their first success at the World Cup in 1938. Also, after a 1:1 draw with Germany in the 1/8 final match, a rematch was considered, in which Switzerland won with a 4:2 draw.
In the quarterfinals of that tournament, the team lost to the national team of Ugorshchina (0:2).
After this, the Swiss finished in the first round of the playoffs six times after. Stinks flew over Austria at the home championship in 1954, Spain in 1994, Ukraine in a penalty shootout at the 2006 Emergency, Argentina in 2014, Sweden in.
The victory over Algeria put an end to this recent series and brought the Swiss team to the 1/8 finals of the world championship..