FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

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

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA
Switzerland
  • 18': Nico Elvedi
  • 33': Breel Embolo
  • 38': Dan Ndoye
FT
3 - 0
Slovenia

    About

    Switzerland are hosting Slovenia at St. Jakob Park, Basel, Switzerland, 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': Foul by Dan Ndoye (Switzerland).
    • 1': Petar Stojanovic (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Rubén Vargas (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 9': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Jaka Bijol.
    • 10': Foul by Breel Embolo (Switzerland).
    • 10': Jaka Bijol (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Breel Embolo (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 11': Foul by Timi Max Elsnik (Slovenia).
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rubén Vargas.
    • 14': Fabian Rieder (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 14': Foul by Vanja Drkusic (Slovenia).
    • 16': Foul by Sandi Lovric (Slovenia).
    • 16': Rubén Vargas (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 17': Attempt saved. Silvan Widmer (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Jan Oblak (Slovenia).
    • 17': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Jan Oblak.
    • 17': Delay in match because of an injury Sandi Lovric (Slovenia).
    • 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 18': Goal! Switzerland 1, Slovenia 0. Nico Elvedi (Switzerland) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rubén Vargas with a cross following a corner.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Rubén Vargas (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ricardo Rodríguez.
    • 21': Substitution, Slovenia. Dejan Petrovic replaces Sandi Lovric because of an injury.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Dan Ndoye (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
    • 25': Breel Embolo (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Jaka Bijol (Slovenia).
    • 26': Fabian Rieder (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Foul by Vanja Drkusic (Slovenia).
    • 27': Breel Embolo (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Jaka Bijol (Slovenia).
    • 27': Foul by Fabian Rieder (Switzerland).
    • 27': Zan Karnicnik (Slovenia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 32': Attempt saved. Fabian Rieder (Switzerland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jan Oblak (Slovenia). Assisted by Remo Freuler.
    • 32': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Jan Oblak.
    • 33': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Timi Max Elsnik.
    • 33': Goal! Switzerland 2, Slovenia 0. Breel Embolo (Switzerland) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fabian Rieder with a cross following a corner.
    • 38': Goal! Switzerland 3, Slovenia 0. Dan Ndoye (Switzerland) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Remo Freuler.
    • 40': Foul by Dan Ndoye (Switzerland).
    • 40': Petar Stojanovic (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 41': Dejan Petrovic (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Remo Freuler (Switzerland).
    • 43': Attempt missed. Zan Vipotnik (Slovenia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Benjamin Sesko.
    • 43': Fabian Rieder (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Foul by Vanja Drkusic (Slovenia).
    • 44': Offside, Switzerland. Silvan Widmer is caught offside.
    • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Zan Vipotnik (Slovenia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Petar Stojanovic.
    • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Zan Vipotnik (Slovenia) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Erik Janza with a cross.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Switzerland 3, Slovenia 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Switzerland 3, Slovenia 0.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Petar Stojanovic (Slovenia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Benjamin Sesko.
    • 48': Dan Ndoye (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Foul by Zan Karnicnik (Slovenia).
    • 49': Offside, Switzerland. Breel Embolo is caught offside.
    • 50': Delay in match because of an injury Manuel Akanji (Switzerland).
    • 51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 52': Dan Ndoye (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 52': Foul by Petar Stojanovic (Slovenia).
    • 57': Dan Ndoye (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 57': Foul by Jaka Bijol (Slovenia).
    • 61': Attempt missed. Breel Embolo (Switzerland) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Remo Freuler.
    • 61': Substitution, Slovenia. Tamar Svetlin replaces Timi Max Elsnik.
    • 61': Substitution, Slovenia. Danijel Sturm replaces Petar Stojanovic.
    • 62': Substitution, Switzerland. Michel Aebischer replaces Fabian Rieder.
    • 62': Substitution, Switzerland. Johan Manzambi replaces Rubén Vargas.
    • 62': Substitution, Switzerland. Isaac Schmidt replaces Silvan Widmer.
    • 63': Breel Embolo (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Foul by Jaka Bijol (Slovenia).
    • 64': Attempt saved. Benjamin Sesko (Slovenia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Gregor Kobel (Switzerland). Assisted by Dejan Petrovic.
    • 65': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Gregor Kobel.
    • 65': Foul by Vanja Drkusic (Slovenia).
    • 65': Ricardo Rodríguez (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 66': Dan Ndoye (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 66': Foul by Zan Karnicnik (Slovenia).
    • 66': Zan Karnicnik (Slovenia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 67': Foul by Michel Aebischer (Switzerland).
    • 67': Tamar Svetlin (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Breel Embolo (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Foul by Dejan Petrovic (Slovenia).
    • 70': Dejan Petrovic (Slovenia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 74': Foul by Ricardo Rodríguez (Switzerland).
    • 74': Zan Vipotnik (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Substitution, Switzerland. Denis Zakaria replaces Breel Embolo.
    • 79': Foul by Dan Ndoye (Switzerland).
    • 79': Zan Karnicnik (Slovenia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 81': Danijel Sturm (Slovenia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 81': Foul by Isaac Schmidt (Switzerland).
    • 84': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Dejan Petrovic.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Johan Manzambi (Switzerland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michel Aebischer with a cross.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jan Oblak (Slovenia).
    • 86': Foul by Dan Ndoye (Switzerland).
    • 86': Zan Karnicnik (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Substitution, Slovenia. David Brekalo replaces Zan Karnicnik.
    • 86': Substitution, Slovenia. Svit Seslar replaces Zan Vipotnik.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Adam Gnezda Cerin (Slovenia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Svit Seslar.
    • 90': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Ricardo Rodríguez.
    • 90': Substitution, Switzerland. Simon Sohm replaces Dan Ndoye.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Benjamin Sesko (Slovenia).
    • 90'+4': Nico Elvedi (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Switzerland 3, Slovenia 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Switzerland 3, Slovenia 0.

    Statistics

    https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/svn.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originSVN SUIhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/sui.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    15 Fouls 10
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 2
    2 Corner Kicks 5
    3 Saves 1
    34.9 Possession 65.1
    6 SHOTS 12
    1 ON GOAL 6
    0.2 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    288 Accurate Passes 600
    354 Passes 669
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 4
    10 Crosses 12
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    59 Long Balls 46
    27 Accurate Long Balls 27
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
    2 Blocked Shots 2
    6 Effective Tackles 5
    7 Tackles 8
    0.9 Tackle % 0.6
    8 Interceptions 6
    21 Effective Clearances 9
    21 Clearances 9

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

    Venue: St. Jakob Park
    Location: Basel, Switzerland
    Attendance: 12,757

    WCQ - UEFA Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Switzerland 6 +12 14
    2 Kosovo 6 +1 11
    3 Slovenia 6 -5 4
    4 Sweden 6 -8 2
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    SUI Switzerland (4-4-1-1)

    No. Name
    1 Gregor Kobel (GK)
    5 Manuel Akanji
    4 Nico Elvedi
    13 Ricardo Rodríguez
    3 Silvan Widmer
    10 Granit Xhaka
    8 Remo Freuler
    11 Dan Ndoye
    17 Rubén Vargas
    7 Breel Embolo
    22 Fabian Rieder
    Switzerland Substitutes:
    Cedric Itten, Marvin Keller, Miro Muheim, Joel Monteiro, Simon Sohm, Aurèle Amenda, Michel Aebischer, Isaac Schmidt, Johan Manzambi, Vincent Sierro, Denis Zakaria, Pascal Loretz.

    SVN Slovenia (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Jan Oblak (GK)
    6 Jaka Bijol
    21 Vanja Drkusic
    13 Erik Janza
    2 Zan Karnicnik Yellow Card
    10 Timi Elsnik
    22 Adam Gnezda Cerin
    8 Sandi Lovric
    20 Petar Stojanovic
    18 Zan Vipotnik
    11 Benjamin Sesko
    Slovenia Substitutes:
    David Brekalo, Igor Vekic, Dejan Petrovic, Tomi Horvat, Svit Seslar, Danijel Sturm, David Zec, Martin Turk, Tamar Svetlin, Jure Balkovec, Adrian Zeljkovic, Andraz Sporar.

    WCQ - UEFA News

    Are Jesse Marsch and Craig Bellamy destined to butt heads again at World Cup 2026?
    Are Jesse Marsch and Craig Bellamy destined to butt heads again at World Cup 2026?

    Jesse Marsch discusses Canada's group at the World Cup, which could feature Wales.

    Burley doubts Ronaldo can lead Portugal to World Cup glory
    Burley doubts Ronaldo can lead Portugal to World Cup glory

    Craig Burley debates Portugal's World Cup hopes if Cristiano Ronaldo starts.

    Harry Kane excited by England's 2026 World Cup draw
    Harry Kane excited by England's 2026 World Cup draw

    Harry Kane reacts to England's group stage draw for the 2026 World Cup.

    Would Italy be the favorites to win Group B if they qualify?
    Would Italy be the favorites to win Group B if they qualify?

    Gab Marcotti analyzes Group B consisting of Canada, Switzerland, Qatar and the winner of UEFA Playoff A.

    2026 World Cup draw: How Ireland are involved without qualifying yet
    2026 World Cup draw: How Ireland are involved without qualifying yet

    The Republic of Ireland are yet to book their place at the 2026 World Cup, but that doesn't mean they can't play a part in Friday's group-stage draw.