Group B

Switzerland Switzerland

Impossible to eliminate, rarely thrilling, always there at the end. Xhaka leads with veteran authority, the structure is solid, the finishing is not. Consistent deep runs in major tournaments that somehow always stop just short. The ceiling is known and so is the wall they keep hitting.

This profile summarizes Switzerland's World Cup 2026 simulation path from the latest current-state snapshot: group outlook, finish distribution, possible knockout routes, opponent pools, squad context, and title chances.

Champion 0%
Group qualification 100%
Squad market €331.1m
Avg age 28.4
Avg height 1.854m
Manager Murat Yakin
Current-state snapshot

This profile is based on 10k current-state simulations using the WC26 simulator engine. The numbers are a model snapshot, not a guarantee. Team ratings, squads and injury updates may change over time.

10k current-state simulations

Latest result included: France 0-2 Spain

Guide

How to read this team profile

Group finish and stage reach values are model outputs from the latest current-state team profile snapshot. Path sections show how Switzerland's route changes by group finish, while opponent pools summarize the teams most often appearing in each round.

This page uses Knockout-phase current-state snapshot using latest committed Match Updates, official locked results, current ratings, and fixed knockout bracket state as of 15 Jul 2026 1:47 PM UTC+3. Other public forecast pages may still use root compatibility datasets until they are updated separately, and custom Team Strength settings can change future tournament paths in the live simulator.

Group

Finish probabilities

1st 100.0%
2nd 0%
3rd place 0% Qualified from 3rd 0% Eliminated in 3rd 0%
4th 0%

Tournament

Stage reach probabilities

R32 100%
R16 100%
QF 100%
SF 0%
Final 0%
Champion 0%

Conditional path

Path by group finish

Finish Sample R32R16QFSFFinalChampion
1st 100.0% 100%100%100%0%0%0%
2nd No longer possible
3rd No longer possible

Overall opponent pool

Most common opponents by round

If reached shows the opponent split among this team's matches in that round. All sims shows how often the matchup happens across the latest current-state snapshot.

R32

Algeria Algeria If reached: 100.0% All sims: 100.0% Matchup win rate: 100.0%

R16

Colombia Colombia If reached: 100.0% All sims: 100.0% Matchup win rate: 100.0%

QF

Argentina Argentina If reached: 100.0% All sims: 100.0% Matchup win rate: 0%

SF

No opponent samples.

Final

No opponent samples.

Finish 1st

Switzerland opponent pool if finishing 1st

For group-finish paths, If reached is measured within that finish path and round. Path sims shows how often the matchup happens among simulations where the team finished in that position.

R32

Algeria Algeria If reached: 100.0% Path sims: 100.0% Matchup win rate: 100.0%

R16

Colombia Colombia If reached: 100.0% Path sims: 100.0% Matchup win rate: 100.0%

QF

Argentina Argentina If reached: 100.0% Path sims: 100.0% Matchup win rate: 0%

SF

Not enough samples.

Final

Not enough samples.

Finish 2nd

Switzerland opponent pool if finishing 2nd

For group-finish paths, If reached is measured within that finish path and round. Path sims shows how often the matchup happens among simulations where the team finished in that position.

R32

No longer possible

R16

No longer possible

QF

No longer possible

SF

No longer possible

Final

No longer possible

Finish 3rd

Switzerland opponent pool if finishing 3rd

For group-finish paths, If reached is measured within that finish path and round. Path sims shows how often the matchup happens among simulations where the team finished in that position.

R32

No longer possible

R16

No longer possible

QF

No longer possible

SF

No longer possible

Final

No longer possible

Squad

Current squad

26 players
Pos Player Age Height Club Market
GK Gregor Kobel 29 1,95m Borussia Dortmund €40.0m
GK Marvin Keller 23 1,90m BSC Young Boys €7.0m
GK Yvon Mvogo 32 1,87m FC Lorient €3.0m
CB Manuel Akanji 30 1,88m Inter Milan €17.0m
CB Luca Jaquez 23 1,87m VfB Stuttgart €10.0m
CB Aurèle Amenda 22 1,97m Eintracht Frankfurt €10.0m
CB Nico Elvedi 29 1,87m Borussia Mönchengladbach €8.0m
LB Miro Muheim 28 1,82m Hamburger SV €5.0m
CB Eray Cömert 28 1,83m Valencia CF €2.5m
LB Ricardo Rodríguez 33 1,82m Real Betis Balompié €1.5m
RB Silvan Widmer 33 1,83m 1.FSV Mainz 05 €800k
DM Ardon Jashari 23 1,81m AC Milan €25.0m
DM Denis Zakaria 29 1,91m AS Monaco €25.0m
DM Granit Xhaka 33 1,86m Sunderland AFC €10.0m
CM Johan Manzambi 20 1,82m SC Freiburg €50.0m
CM Djibril Sow 29 1,84m Sevilla FC €7.5m
CM Michel Aebischer 29 1,83m Pisa Sporting Club €4.0m
CM Remo Freuler 34 1,81m Bologna FC 1909 €3.0m
RW Dan Ndoye 25 1,83m Nottingham Forest €35.0m
AM Fabian Rieder 24 1,81m FC Augsburg €12.0m
AM Christian Fassnacht 32 1,85m BSC Young Boys €2.0m
CF Breel Embolo 29 1,87m Stade Rennais FC €12.0m
CF Zeki Amdouni 26 1,85m Burnley FC €9.0m
CF Cedric Itten 29 1,89m Fortuna Düsseldorf €1.8m
LW Noah Okafor 26 1,85m Leeds United €18.0m
LW Rubén Vargas 27 1,77m Sevilla FC €12.0m

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