FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Slovenia vs Switzerland, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

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Slovenia are hosting Switzerland at Stadion Stozice, Ljubljana, Slovenia, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Erik Janza.
  • 3': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by David Brekalo.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Remo Freuler (Switzerland) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 13': Offside, Slovenia. Danijel Sturm is caught offside.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Tomi Horvat (Slovenia) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Erik Janza.
  • 19': Dan Ndoye (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 19': Foul by Tomi Horvat (Slovenia).
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Silvan Widmer (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rubén Vargas with a cross.
  • 20': Foul by Djibril Sow (Switzerland).
  • 20': Tomi Horvat (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Breel Embolo (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Foul by Jaka Bijol (Slovenia).
  • 24': Attempt missed. Remo Freuler (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 26': Foul by Danijel Sturm (Slovenia).
  • 26': Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Dan Ndoye (Switzerland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 31': Dan Ndoye (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Foul by Tomi Horvat (Slovenia).
  • 34': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Remo Freuler.
  • 38': Offside, Switzerland. Breel Embolo is caught offside.
  • 39': Delay in match because of an injury Breel Embolo (Switzerland).
  • 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 42': Foul by Benjamin Sesko (Slovenia).
  • 42': Nico Elvedi (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Slovenia 0, Switzerland 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Slovenia 0, Switzerland 0.
  • 46': Dan Ndoye (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Adam Gnezda Cerin (Slovenia).
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Jaka Bijol (Slovenia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 51': Delay in match because of an injury Erik Janza (Slovenia).
  • 52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 53': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Vanja Drkusic.
  • 54': Delay in match because of an injury Zan Karnicnik (Slovenia).
  • 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Erik Janza (Slovenia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zan Karnicnik.
  • 56': Breel Embolo (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Jaka Bijol (Slovenia).
  • 57': Substitution, Slovenia. Petar Stojanovic replaces Danijel Sturm.
  • 59': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Silvan Widmer.
  • 60': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Rubén Vargas.
  • 62': Substitution, Switzerland. Johan Manzambi replaces Djibril Sow.
  • 63': Substitution, Switzerland. Miro Muheim replaces Silvan Widmer.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Johan Manzambi (Switzerland) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Remo Freuler.
  • 64': Delay in match (Switzerland).
  • 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Dan Ndoye (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
  • 70': Substitution, Slovenia. Zan Vipotnik replaces Tomi Horvat.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Benjamin Sesko (Slovenia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a fast break.
  • 72': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Switzerland).
  • 72': Zan Vipotnik (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': David Brekalo (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Breel Embolo (Switzerland).
  • 77': Substitution, Switzerland. Fabian Rieder replaces Rubén Vargas.
  • 77': Substitution, Switzerland. Adrian Bajrami replaces Ricardo Rodríguez.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Remo Freuler.
  • 83': Offside, Switzerland. Breel Embolo is caught offside.
  • 84': Foul by David Brekalo (Slovenia).
  • 84': Johan Manzambi (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Miro Muheim (Switzerland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jan Oblak (Slovenia). Assisted by Fabian Rieder.
  • 86': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Jan Oblak.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Nico Elvedi (Switzerland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Jan Oblak (Slovenia). Assisted by Fabian Rieder with a cross.
  • 87': Foul by Adam Gnezda Cerin (Slovenia).
  • 87': Johan Manzambi (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 88': Adam Gnezda Cerin (Slovenia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 88': Substitution, Slovenia. Svit Seslar replaces Erik Janza.
  • 89': Foul by Adrian Bajrami (Switzerland).
  • 89': Zan Vipotnik (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jan Oblak (Slovenia). Assisted by Dan Ndoye.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Johan Manzambi (Switzerland).
  • 90'+2': Petar Stojanovic (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Svit Seslar (Slovenia).
  • 90'+3': Johan Manzambi (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Johan Manzambi (Switzerland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Breel Embolo.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Slovenia 0, Switzerland 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Slovenia 0, Switzerland 0.

Statistics

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5 Fouls 10
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 3
1 Saves 3
65.3 Possession 34.7
11 SHOTS 4
3 ON GOAL 0
0.3 On Target % 0.0
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
574 Accurate Passes 265
635 Passes 334
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 0
26 Crosses 11
0.2 Cross % 0.0
32 Long Balls 41
13 Accurate Long Balls 15
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
5 Blocked Shots 2
8 Effective Tackles 8
17 Tackles 16
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
7 Interceptions 10
27 Effective Clearances 32
27 Clearances 32

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Stadion Stozice
Location: Ljubljana, Slovenia
Attendance: 14,637

WCQ - UEFA Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Switzerland 4 +9 10
2 Kosovo 4 -1 7
3 Slovenia 4 -3 3
4 Sweden 4 -5 1
Full Standings

Line-Ups

SVN Slovenia (5-4-1)

No. Name
1 Jan Oblak (GK)
6 Jaka Bijol
21 Vanja Drkusic
23 David Brekalo
13 Erik Janza
2 Zan Karnicnik
22 Adam Gnezda Cerin Yellow Card
10 Timi Elsnik
15 Danijel Sturm
19 Tomi Horvat
11 Benjamin Sesko

SUI Switzerland (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Gregor Kobel (GK)
5 Manuel Akanji
4 Nico Elvedi
13 Ricardo Rodríguez
3 Silvan Widmer
10 Granit Xhaka
15 Djibril Sow
8 Remo Freuler
7 Breel Embolo
11 Dan Ndoye
17 Ruben Vargas

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