Wales v Switzerland
The Association Suisse de Football / Schweizerischer Fussballverband / Associazione Svizzera di Calcio (ASF/SFV) was formed in 1895, was a founder member of FIFA in 1904 and joined UEFA during its foundation year in 1954. FIFA is now based in Zürich, Switzerland with UEFA based in the Swiss city of Nyon.
Having rejoined FIFA at the end of the Second World War, the Football Association of Wales arranged a tour of continental Europe in 1949 with matches against Portugal, Belgium and Switzerland.
The tour was notable not only for being Wales’ first tour of the continent, but also because Wales would have to play in a change strip for the first time as all three opponents also wore red shirts.
The last competitive international match to take place at the Racecourse Ground, Wrexham was a UEFA European Championship 2000 qualifier against Switzerland in 1999.
- 1. Wales record
- 2. Switzerland honours
- 3. Welsh players to have made their debut against Switzerland
Head to Head
| P | W | D | L | F | A | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Away | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| Neutral | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| ALL | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 |
Match details
| no. | date | score | scorers (wales) | venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 182 | 26/05/1949 | Switzerland 4-0 Wales | Berne | Fr | |
| 191 | 16/05/1951 | Wales 3-2 Switzerland | Ford (2), Burgess | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham | Fr |
| 466 | 24/04/1996 | Switzerland 2-0 Wales | Stadio Cornaredo, Lugano | Fr | |
| 484 | 31/03/1999 | Switzerland 2-0 Wales | Letzgrund Stadion, Zurich | ECQ | |
| 488 | 09/10/1999 | Wales 0-2 Switzerland | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham | ECQ | |
| 582 | 12/10/2010 | Switzerland 4-1 Wales | Bale | St. Jakob Park, Basel | ECQ |
| 590 | 07/10/2011 | Wales 2-0 Switzerland | Ramsey (pen), Bale | Liberty Stadium, Swansea | ECQ |
| 675 | 12/06/2021 | Wales 1-1 Switzerland | Moore | Olympic Stadium, Baku | EC |
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Welsh players to have made their debut against Switzerland
Eleven Welsh players have made their debut for Wales against Switzerland.
The match in Basel in 2010 also saw the last of Brian Flynn's two matches in charge of Wales as caretaker manager.
- Glyn Williams - 16 May 1951
- Danny Coyne - 24 April 1996
- Andy Legg - 24 April 1996
- Andy Marriott - 24 April 1996
- Simon Davies - 24 April 1996
- Christian Edwards - 24 April 1996
- Mark Delaney - 09 October 1999
- Matt Jones - 09 October 1999
- Neil Roberts - 09 October 1999
- Darcy Blake - 12 October 2010
- Shaun MacDonald - 12 October 2010
