Aj To The World

♻️Switzerland has reached the quarterfinals of the FIFA World Cup four times in their history: 1934, 1938, 1954, and now 2026.

🇮🇹 Italy 1934 In their debut World Cup appearance, Switzerland defeated the Netherlands 3-2 in the round of 16. They advanced to face Czechoslovakia in the quarterfinals, where they were eliminated in a close 3-2 defeat.

🇫🇷 France 1938 Switzerland made back-to-back quarterfinals by pulling off a massive upset against Germany, winning 4-2 in a replay match after an initial 1-1 draw. Their tournament run was ended in the next round by eventual runners-up Hungary in a 2-0 loss.

🇨🇭 Switzerland 1954 Playing as the host nation, the Swiss team recorded a famous 4-1 victory over Italy to secure a spot in the final eight. Their quarterfinal match against Austria became the highest-scoring game in World Cup history. Known as the "Heat Battle of Lausanne," Switzerland blew a 3-0 lead in sweltering temperatures and ultimately lost 7-5.

🇺🇸🇨🇦🇲🇽 North America 2026 Following 1954, Switzerland fell into a 72-year quarterfinal drought, frequently getting eliminated in the Round of 16 (including heartbreaking exits in 1994, 2006, 2014, 2018, and 2022). Guided by manager Murat Yakin, they topped Group B, defeated Algeria in the Round of 32, and finally broke their knockout curse by defeating Colombia on penalties after a 0-0 stalemate.

What a moment 🇨🇭

♻️Ice in their veins! Switzerland edges out Colombia in a thrilling shootout after a 0-0 deadlock! 🇨🇭⚽

🟡World Cup| Round Of 16 | Extra Time
🎮Swizerland 🇨🇭0-0 🇨🇴 Colombia
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🥅 🇨🇭4-3 🇨🇴

♻️Egypt head coach Hossam Hassan made these scathing remarks following Egypt's dramatic 3-2 defeat to Argentina

Hossam Hassan 🗣️
"It's all about money. They want Messi to stay in the tournament.”

“In football, many things happen off the pitch because of interests”

“What happened was unfair - Egypt deserved to qualify. We were the better team against Argentina."

♻️Lionel was presented with the player of the match award by Argentine record producer and songwriter Bizarrap