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How World Cup qualifying works

All you need to know: how it works, match dates.

Where to watch the games

Where to watch the games

Find out how to watch the qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup where you are.

Highlights: Switzerland 1-0 Lithuania (2 mins)

Highlights: Switzerland 1-0 Lithuania (2 mins)

Xherdan Shaqiri’s early strike earned the Swiss their second win in qualifying.

Highlights: Bulgaria 1-3 Switzerland (2 mins)

Highlights: Bulgaria 1-3 Switzerland (2 mins)

See how a seven-minute Swiss flurry early on settled this Group C opener.

Story of road to Russia 2018

Story of road to Russia 2018

The headlines from the European Qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

World Cup contenders: March friendlies

Europe's FIFA World Cup hopefuls continued their preparations this month.

Have we met before? World Cup head-to-heads

Who has played who in the eight FIFA World Cup groups? UEFA.com reads the auguries for the 14 European sides who will be competing in next summer's finals in Russia.

Germany draw Sweden, England meet Belgium, Iberian derby

Holders Germany will face Mexico, Sweden and South Korea at the World Cup finals, with all-European group contests as England meet Belgium, and Spain play Portugal.

Switzerland's top five European Qualifiers goals

Switzerland's top five European Qualifiers goals

Watch a collection of the best strikes scored by Switzerland on their way to qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, featuring Granit Xhaka, Xherdan Shaqiri and Stephan Lichtsteiner.

What next? From World Cup draw to EURO 2020

From next month's FIFA World Cup finals draw all the way to UEFA EURO 2020, UEFA.com plots the key dates in the international window now that the European Qualifiers are over.

In depth: Europe's World Cup contenders

In depth: Europe's World Cup contenders

The identity of Europe's 14 representatives at next summer's FIFA World Cup is now known. We check out their pedigree.

Denmark, Sweden, Swizterland, Croatia win play-offs

Denmark overwhelmed Ireland to claim Europe's last FIFA World Cup berth after Sweden ousted Italy to follow Switzerland and Croatia through.

Qualifying top scorer: Eriksen finishes third

Poland striker Robert Lewandowski finished top scorer in the European Qualifiers with a record 16 goals ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo, Romelu Lukaku and Christian Eriksen.

World Cup play-off hopefuls in profile

Switzerland, Italy, Croatia, Denmark, Northern Ireland, Sweden, Republic of Ireland and Greece are in Europe's FIFA World Cup play-offs – UEFA.com looks at their credentials.

Highlights: Portugal v Switzerland

Highlights: Portugal v Switzerland

Watch the best of the action from the European Qualifiers

European Qualifiers for World Cup: who is through?

Belgium, England, France, Germany, Iceland, Poland, Portugal, Serbia and Spain have won their groups to join Russia in the finals, with the eight play-off teams now also confirmed.

European Qualifiers: World Cup play-off places confirmed

European Qualifiers: World Cup play-off places confirmed

The nine European groups in FIFA World Cup qualifying came to a conclusion on Tuesday, with only eight of the runners-up advancing to November's play-offs.

Highlights: Portugal and France qualify at the last

Highlights: Portugal and France qualify at the last

Portugal and France clinched their places at the FIFA World Cup, leaving Switzerland and Sweden settling for the play-offs, with Greece also one step closer to the finals after the group stage concluded.

Highlights: Switzerland v Hungary

Highlights: Switzerland v Hungary

Watch the best of the action from the European Qualifiers

Highlights: France close in on finals, Berg stars for Sweden

Blaise Matuidi's early finish kept France on course for a finals place in Group A, while Marcus Berg hit four for Sweden and Cristiano Ronaldo spared Portugal's blushes.

Your guide to the next European Qualifiers for the World Cup

The road to the 2018 FIFA World Cup resumes on Thursday with teams able to clinch places in Russia in the penultimate European Qualifiers double-header.

What to look out for in Thursday's European Qualifiers

What to look out for in Thursday's European Qualifiers

The European Qualifiers are back from Thursday, with the likes of France, Switzerland – one of only two teams with a perfect record – and Belgium looking to edge closer to a FIFA World Cup berth.

European Qualifiers: The story so far

European Qualifiers: The story so far

Unbeaten records, biggest wins, top scorers and milestone moments - check out some of the biggest stories of the European Qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

What we noticed in June's European Qualifiers

Robert Lewandowski and Cristiano Ronaldo are battling to be top scorer in the European Qualifiers, while Andorra are emerging as one of 2017's unlikely form teams. UEFA.com digests the action.

European Qualifiers: Road to the World Cup so far

Germany and Switzerland are the only sides yet to drop a point after the June European Qualifiers, while Robert Lewandowski is challenging Cristiano Ronaldo to be the competition's top scorer.

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Squad

Goalkeeper 1 Yann Sommer
Goalkeeper 12 Yvon Mvogo
Goalkeeper 21 Jonas Omlin

Defender 2 Kevin Mbabu
Defender 3 Silvan Widmer
Defender 4 Nico Elvedi
Defender 5 Manuel Akanji
Defender 6 Eray Cömert
Defender 13 Ricardo Rodríguez
Defender 16 Becir Omeragic
Defender 22 Loris Benito

Midfielder 8 Remo Freuler
Midfielder 10 Granit Xhaka
Midfielder 11 Ruben Vargas
Midfielder 14 Steven Zuber
Midfielder 15 Djibril Sow
Midfielder 16 Christian Fassnacht
Midfielder 17 Denis Zakaria
Midfielder 20 Edimilson Fernandes
Midfielder 23 Xherdan Shaqiri

Forward 7 Breel Embolo
Forward 9 Haris Seferović
Forward 18 Admir Mehmedi
Forward 19 Mario Gavranović

Coach

Coach Vladimir Petković

Legend

Suspended

Matches

25 March 2021

Qualifying round

Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski Sofia

28 March 2021

Qualifying round

Kybunpark St Gallen

05 September 2021

Qualifying round

08 September 2021

Qualifying round

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Form guide

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BEL Belgium 2-1 SUI Switzerland
2020/11/11 Friendly Matches 11/11/2020
D

SUI Switzerland 1-1 ESP Spain
2020/11/14 UEFA Nations League 14/11/2020
W

BUL Bulgaria 1-3 SUI Switzerland
2021/03/25 European Qualifiers 25/03/2021
W

SUI Switzerland 1-0 LTU Lithuania
2021/03/28 European Qualifiers 28/03/2021
W

SUI Switzerland 3-2 FIN Finland
2021/03/31 Friendly Matches 31/03/2021

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