28 Aralık 2007 Cuma

EURO 2008 Hakemler belli oldu

İsviçre ve Avusturya'nın ortaklaşa düzenlediği ve Türkiye'nin de mücadele edeceği 2008 Avrupa Futbol Şampiyonası finallerinde görev yapacak hakemler açıklandı.
28.12.2007

Futbol Federasyonu'ndan yapılan açıklamada, UEFA'nın, 2008 Avrupa Şampiyonası'nda görev alacak hakemleri açıkladığı bildirildi. Açıklamada, 12 ülkeden seçilen hakemlere, Şampiyonlar Ligi'nde aynı maçlarda görev alan yardımcılarının eşlik edeceği kaydedildi.

Hakemler, 14-17 Nisan tarihleri arasında İsviçre'nin Zürih kentinde toplanacak ve bu toplantıda son kurallarla ilgili bilgilendirilecekler. UEFA, şampiyona için Türk hakemlere görev vermedi.

Bu arada şampiyonada yer alacak hakemlerin, kulüp düzeyindeki müsabakalarda düdük çalmaya devam edecekleri, ama finallerde mücadele edecek 16 ülkenin oynayacağı hazırlık maçlarında görev alamayacakları açıklandı.

2008 Avrupa Futbol Şampiyonası'nda görev yapacak hakem, yardımcı hakem ve dördüncü hakemler şöyle:

Hakemler: Konrad Plautz (Avusturya), Frank De Bleeckere (Belçika), Howard Webb (İngiltere), Herbert Fandel (Almanya), Kyros Vassaras (Yunanistan), Roberto Rossetti (İtalya), Pieter Vink (Hollanda), Tom Henning Ovrebo (Norveç), Lubos Michel (Slovakya), Manuel Enrique Mejuto Gonzalez (İspanya), Peter Fröjdfeldt (İsveç), Massimo Busacca (İsviçre).

Yardımcı hakemler: Egon Bereuter, Markus Mayr (Avusturya), Peter Hermans, Alex Verstraeten (Belçika), Darren Cann, Mike Mullarkey (İngiltere), Carsten Kadach, Volker Wezel (Almanya), Dimitris Bozatzidis, Dimitris Saraidaris (Yunanistan), Alessandro Griselli, Paolo Calcagno (İtalya), Adriaan Inia, Hans Ten Hoove (Hollanda), Geir Age Holen, Erik Raestad (Norveç), Roman Slysko, Martin Balko (Slovakya), Juan Carlos Yuste Jimenez, Jesus Calvo Guadamuro (İspanya), Stefan Wittberg, Henrik Andren (İsveç), Matthias Arnet, Stephane Cuhat (İsviçre).

Dördüncü hakemler: Ivan Bebek (Hırvatistan), Stephane Lannoy (Fransa), Viktor Kassai (Macaristan), Kristinn Jakobsson (İzlanda), Grzegorz Gilewski (Polonya), Olegario Manuel Bartolo F. Benquerença (Portekiz), Craig Thomson (İskoçya), Damir Skomina (Slovenya).

7 Aralık 2007 Cuma

Switzerland national football team

Czech Republic national football team

Portugal national football team

Turkey national football team



Austria national football team

Croatia national football team

Germany national football team

Poland national football team

Netherlands national football team

Italy national football team

Romania national football team

France national football team

Greece national football team

Sweden national football team

Spain national football team

Russian national Football Team

Russia national football team


Association Football Union of Russia
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Guus Hiddink (2006-)
Asst coach Aleksandr Borodyuk
Captain Andrei Arshavin
Most caps Viktor Onopko (109)
Top scorer Vladimir Beschastnykh (26)
FIFA code RUS
FIFA ranking 22
Highest FIFA ranking 3 (April-June 1996)
Lowest FIFA ranking 40 (December 1998)
Elo ranking 20
Highest Elo ranking 8 (June 1996)
Lowest Elo ranking 34 (2005, 2006)

The Russia national football team is the national football team of Russia and is controlled by the Football Union of Russia.

The team qualified for two World Cups (1994, 2002) and three European Championships (1996, 2004, 2008), but failed to get beyond the first round on any occasion.

FIFA considers the Russia national team the direct descendant of the CIS and USSR national teams.

Spain national football team


Nickname(s) La Furia Roja (The Red Fury)
La Selección La Roja
Association Real Federación
Española de Fútbol
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Luis Aragonés (2004–)
Captain Iker Casillas
Most caps Andoni Zubizarreta (126)
Top scorer Raúl (44)
FIFA code ESP
FIFA ranking 4
Highest FIFA ranking 2 (December 1994)
Lowest FIFA ranking 25 (March 1998)
Elo ranking 5
Highest Elo ranking 1 (1920, 1921, 1925, 2002)
Lowest Elo ranking 20 (June 1969, June 1981)

The Spain national football team, commonly referred to as La Selección, is the national football team of Spain and is controlled by the Real Federación Española de Fútbol.

Spain has a reputation for underachievement in the FIFA World Cup, with their best finish being fourth place in 1950 despite often being among the pre-tournament favorites. They often start well, but struggle considerably in the later stages, which is frustrating given the team's enormous talent and diligence. Their only senior level tournament victory is the 1964 European Championship, which they hosted. They also won the gold medal when they hosted the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, and in the 1999 World Youth Championship in Nigeria. Their current FIFA ranking is 4th.

Sweden national football team


Nickname(s) Blågult ("The Blueyellow")
Association Svenska Fotbollförbundet
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Lars Lagerbäck, 2000-
Captain Fredrik Ljungberg
Most caps Thomas Ravelli (143)
Top scorer Sven Rydell (49)
Home stadium Råsunda Stadium
FIFA code SWE
FIFA ranking 24
Highest FIFA ranking 2 (November 1994)
Lowest FIFA ranking 31 (August 1998)
Elo ranking 18
Highest Elo ranking 2 (June 1950)
Lowest Elo ranking 49 (Sept 1980)

The Sweden national football team is the national football team of Sweden and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association.

Greece national football team


Nickname(s) "The Pirate Ship"
Association Hellenic Football Federation
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Otto Rehhagel
Captain Angelos Basinas
Top scorer Nikos Anastopoulos (29)
Home stadium Karaiskákis Stadium
FIFA code GRE
FIFA ranking 11 [1]
Highest FIFA ranking 11 (November 2007)
Lowest FIFA ranking 66 (September 1998)
Elo ranking 16
Highest Elo ranking 7 (August 2004)
Lowest Elo ranking 78 (November 1963)

The Greece national football team is the national football team of Greece and is controlled by the Hellenic Football Federation. They are the reigning European Champions and the current Unofficial Football World Champions.

Greece's first appearance in a major tournament was Euro 1980, but their first win did not come until the first match of Euro 2004, a 2-1 win over the hosts Portugal. Greece went on to win the tournament, stunning defending champions France in the quarterfinals and the heavily favored Czech Republic in the semifinals before beating Portugal for a second time, 1-0, in the final. Bookmakers were giving odds of about 80-1 to 150-1 for the Greeks before the tournament.

France national football team


Nickname(s) Les Bleus (The Blues)
Association French Football Federation
(Fédération Française
de Football)
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Raymond Domenech
Captain Patrick Vieira
Most caps Lilian Thuram (136)
Top scorer Thierry Henry (44)
Home stadium Stade de France
FIFA code FRA
FIFA ranking 7
Highest FIFA ranking 1 (May 2001-May 2002)
Lowest FIFA ranking 25 (April 1998)
Elo ranking 3
Highest Elo ranking 1 (December 1984-April 1985
August 1985
February-June 1986
July 1998-March 1999
June 2000-May 2002
September 2003-August 2004
August 2006-October 2006
February 2007
June 2007-July 2007)
Lowest Elo ranking 44 (May 1928
February 1930)

The French football team represents the nation of France in international football competitions. The team is considered one of the top sides in international football, and has been especially successful over the past decade, winning the World Cup as the host nation in 1998, as well as placing second in the Germany 2006 tournament. Within that time frame, France also won Euro 2000. The team is fielded by the French Football Federation and competes as a member of UEFA.

Romania national football team


Nickname(s) Tricolorii (The Tricolours)
Association Romanian Football Federation
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Victor Piţurcă
Captain Cristian Chivu
Most caps Dorinel Munteanu (134)
Top scorer Gheorghe Hagi (35)
Home stadium Lia Manoliu Stadium
FIFA code ROU
FIFA ranking 13
Highest FIFA ranking 3 (September 1997)
Lowest FIFA ranking 35 (August 2004)
Elo ranking 10
Highest Elo ranking 5 (June 1990)
Lowest Elo ranking 42 (1949, 1960)

The Romanian national football team is the national football team of Romania and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation.

Romania is one of only four national teams (the other three being Brazil, France, and Belgium) to participate in the first three World Cups. However, they then qualified only once between the 1950 and 1986 editions. Romania then had a solid run through the 1990s, advancing to the second round or better in three consecutive World Cups. The period was highlighted by the 1994 World Cup where Romania, led by Gheorghe Hagi, reached the quarterfinals and defeated Argentina 3-2 before losing to Sweden on penalty kicks. In Euro 2000 they drew 1-1 with Germany and defeated England 3-2 to advance to the quarterfinals before falling to eventual runners-up Italy.

The team has had less success since 2001, narrowly missing qualification for the 2002 and 2006 World Cups and also missing out on Euro 2004. Romania is currently ranked 13th in the world. Romania were the fourth team to qualify for the Euro 2008. They were unlucky enough on the December 2nd 2007, to be drawn in Group C of the tournament, nicknamed the 'Group of Death', due to France, Italy and the Netherlands, being drawn in the same group.

Italy national football team



Nickname(s) Azzurri (Light Blues)
Association Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio
(Italian Football Federation)
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Roberto Donadoni (2006-)
Captain Fabio Cannavaro
Most caps Paolo Maldini (126)
Top scorer Luigi Riva (35)
FIFA code ITA
FIFA ranking 3
Highest FIFA ranking 1 (November 1993
February 2007
April 2007-June 2007)
Lowest FIFA ranking 16 (April 1998)
Elo ranking 2
Highest Elo ranking 1 (June 1934-March 1940
December 1940-November 1945
July 2006-August 2006)
Lowest Elo ranking 21 (November 1959)

The Italian national football team (Nazionale italiana di Calcio) is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC) and represents Italy in international football competition. They are the current World Champions, having won the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Italy is among the top teams in international football and the second most successful national team having won four World Cups (1934, 1938, 1982, 2006), just one fewer than Brazil. To this tally they can add one European championship (1968), two Central European International Cup and one Olympic Gold Medal (1936).

The traditional colour of the national team (as well as of all Italian teams and athletes except in motor sports) is light blue[1] (azzurro, in Italian), and therefore national team members are nicknamed Azzurri.

Netherlands national football team


Nickname(s) Oranje, Clockwork Orange,
Orange Crush, The Orangemen
Association Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond
(Royal Netherlands Football Association)
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Marco van Basten, (2004-)
Captain Edwin van der Sar
Most caps Edwin van der Sar (121)
Top scorer Patrick Kluivert (40)
Home stadium Amsterdam ArenA, De Kuip, Philips Stadion
FIFA code NED
FIFA ranking 9
Highest FIFA ranking 2 (November 1993)
Lowest FIFA ranking 25 (May 1998)
Elo ranking 5
Highest Elo ranking 1 (1911-12, 1978, 1988-1990,
1992, 2002, 2003, 2005)
Lowest Elo ranking 56 (October 1954)

The Netherlands national football team is the national football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association. It won the 1988 UEFA European Football Championship and reached two consecutive World Cup finals in 1974 and 1978 but lost both finals to their respective host nations, West Germany and Argentina. At the peak of its success in the 1970s, the team was famous for its mastery of Total Football and was nicknamed "Clockwork Orange" for its precision passing. In many countries the team is colloquially referred to as "Holland."

5 Aralık 2007 Çarşamba

Poland national football team


Nickname(s) Biało-czerwoni
("The-white-and-red")
Orły
("The Eagles")


Association Polish Football Association
(Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej)
Head coach Leo Beenhakker
Captain Maciej Żurawski
Most caps Grzegorz Lato (100)
Top scorer Włodzimierz Lubański (48)
FIFA code POL
FIFA ranking 23
Highest FIFA ranking 16 (September 2007)
Lowest FIFA ranking 61 (March 1998)
Elo ranking 33
Highest Elo ranking 1 (Oct 1975)
Lowest Elo ranking 55 (Aug 1956, Apr 1998)

The Poland national football team (Polish: Reprezentacja Polski w piłce nożnej) is the national football team of Poland, under the auspices of the Polish Football Association.

It played its first international match on 18 December 1921 in Budapest against Hungary and was defeated 0:1. Poland won the Gold medal in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, the Silver medal in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. In the World Cup, Poland finished third

Germany national football team


Nickname(s) Die Nationalelf
Association Deutscher Fußball-Bund — DFB
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Joachim Löw
Captain Michael Ballack
Most caps Lothar Matthäus (150)
Top scorer Gerd Müller (68)
FIFA code GER
FIFA ranking 5
Highest FIFA ranking 1 (August 1993)
Lowest FIFA ranking 23 (March 2006)
Elo ranking 4
Highest Elo ranking 1 (1990-92, 1993-94, 1996-97)
Lowest Elo ranking 28 (1923)

The German national football team (German: Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft (der Männer)) is the football team representing the country of Germany in international competition since 1908. It is governed by the German Football Association DFB (Deutscher Fußball-Bund) which was founded in 1900.

From 1950 to 1990, the team was also informally called West Germany in English, as since World War II, the DFB is based in the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) which was commonly referred to as West Germany from 1949 to 1990. The DFB continues to field the German national team that had been fully reinstated by FIFA after the 1950 FIFA World Cup, retaining all records and traditions. Under Allied occupation and division, two other separate "national" teams had also been recognized by FIFA, the French-controlled Saarland team (1950-1956), and the Soviet-controlled East German team (1952-1990). Both have been absorbed; the official name and code "Germany FR (FRG)" has been shortened again to "Germany (GER)" since 1990.

Germany is one of the three most successful national teams at international competitions, having won a total of three World Cups and three European championships. East Germany won Olympic Gold in 1976. Germany is the only nation to have won both the men's and women's World Cups.

Since their penalty shootout loss to Czechoslovakia in Euro 76, Germany has not lost a penalty shootout in major international tournaments. In fact, the last penalty missed by a German player dates back to the semi-finals of the 1982 world cup when French goalkeeper Jean-Luc Ettori saved Uli Stielike's shot. In particular, England suffered two heartbreaking semi-final losses to Germany on penalties in the 1990s. As England striker Gary Lineker once said: "Football is a game with 22 people and in the end the Germans always win." In reality, Germany or German teams are among the teams with the most final losses (sometimes also very unlucky), for example in the FIFA World Cup or in the UEFA Champions League, yet they had to win first to get there.

German teams have something of a tradition of beginning their history against Switzerland: The first match ever of the German national team, the first match after World War I in 1920, the first match after World War II in 1950 when Germany was still banned from most international competitions, and the first match in 1990 with former East German players were all against Switzerland. Germany's first championship title was even won in Switzerland. Most of the home games (7 since 1911) were at Stuttgart's Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion. Klaus Fischer also scored Germany's "ARD Goal of the Century" there against the Swiss in 1977, with a "Bicycle kick" ("Fallrückzieher"), his trademark move (with which he also scored the important 3:3 equalizer in overtime (108th minute) at the 1982 FIFA World Cup vs France, a goal that was not chosen for the Top 10 of the WC Goal of the Century)

At Germany's last two appearances in a Final of a major tournament - Euro 96 and World Cup 2002 - the player who had scored the decisive goal in the semi final did so knowing they would be suspended for the Final. Andreas Möller in 1996 and Michael Ballack in 2002 both picked up decisive yellow cards in the semi finals against England and South Korea respectively. Möller scored the decisive penalty in a shoot-out against England and Michael Ballack went on to score the only goal against the Koreans.

The current coaching staff of the national team include head coach Joachim Löw, assistant coach Hans-Dieter Flick, goalkeeper coach Andreas Köpke, athletic coach Mark Verstegen, athletic coach Oliver Schmidtlein, scout Urs Siegenthaler, technical director Matthias Sammer and team manager Oliver Bierhoff.

Germany can boast of having the first and only goalkeeper to win the Player of the Tournament award following a World Cup, that being Oliver Kahn in 2002. Harald "Toni" Schumacher was runner-up for the award in 1986.

Croatia national football team


Nickname(s) Vatreni ("The Blazers")
Association Hrvatski nogometni savez
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Slaven Bilić
Captain Niko Kovač
Most caps Dario Šimić (95)
Top scorer Davor Šuker (45)
Home stadium Maksimir Stadium
FIFA code CRO
FIFA ranking 10
Highest FIFA ranking 3 (January 1999)
Lowest FIFA ranking 125 (March 1994)
Elo ranking 11
Highest Elo ranking 5 (July 1998)

The Croatian national football team represents Croatia in international matches and is controlled by the Croatian Football Federation. The team has been in existence since 1990 and was recognised by FIFA and UEFA in the summer of 1992, one year after Croatia's independence from Yugoslavia.

The team played their first competitive matches in the qualifying campaign for the Euro 1996 and qualified for the finals to make their first appearance in a major international tournament. They have been a strong force in international football ever since, finishing third in the 1998 World Cup, led by Golden Boot winner Davor Šuker. They have qualified for every World Cup that they have entered as an independent nation.

The team was FIFA's "Best Mover of the Year" in 1994 and 1998, and have been more volatile in the FIFA World Rankings than any other nation, having been rated as high as third, and as low as 125th. They are still undefeated in all competitive matches they played on home soil since 1994. They also qualified for both 2002 and 2006 World Cups without losing a qualifying match.

Austria national football team


Association Austrian Football Association
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Josef Hickersberger
Captain Andreas Ivanschitz
Most caps Andreas Herzog (103)
Top scorer Toni Polster (44)
Home stadium Ernst Happel Stadion
FIFA code AUT
FIFA ranking 91
Highest FIFA ranking 17 (May 1999)
Lowest FIFA ranking 91 (November 2007)
Elo ranking 60
Highest Elo ranking 1 (May 1934)
Lowest Elo ranking 60 (September 2006)

The Austria national football team is the association football team that represents the country of Austria in international competition and is controlled by the Austrian Football Association (German: Österreichischer Fußball Bund).

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Turkey national football team



Nickname(s) Ay-Yıldızlılar ("Crescent-Stars")
Association Turkish Football Federation
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Fatih Terim, (2005-)
Captain Hakan Şükür
Most caps Rüştü Reçber (114)
Top scorer Hakan Şükür (59)
Home stadium Atatürk Olympic Stadium
FIFA code TUR
FIFA ranking 16
Highest FIFA ranking 5 (June 2004)
Lowest FIFA ranking 67 (October 1993)
Elo ranking 24
Highest Elo ranking 9 (November 2002)
Lowest Elo ranking 82 (November 1985)


The Turkey national football team is the national football team of Turkey and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation. They are affiliated with UEFA.

The team's highest achievement was reaching 3rd place at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Turkey also reached the quarter-finals at Euro 2000 and reached 3rd place at the 2003Confederations Cup.

World Cup record

1930 - Did not enter
1934 - Withdrew
1938 - Did not enter
1950 - Qualified, but withdrew
1954 - Round 1
1958 - Withdrew
1962 to 1998 - Did not qualify
2002 - Third place
2006 - Did not qualify

Portugal national football team



Nickname(s) Selecção das Quinas[1]
Association Federação Portuguesa de Futebol
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Luiz Felipe Scolari (2003-)
Captain Nuno Gomes
Most caps Luís Figo (127)
Top scorer Pauleta (47)
FIFA code POR
FIFA ranking 8
Highest FIFA ranking 4 (March 2001)
Lowest FIFA ranking 43 (August 1998)
Elo ranking 9
Highest Elo ranking 2 (June 2006)
Lowest Elo ranking 45 (November 1962)

The Portugal football team is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF), finishing 4th at the last World Cup. Portugal have qualified four times for the FIFA World Cup; 1966, 1986, 2002 and 2006. The first appearance saw them reach the semi final, losing 2-1 at Wembley to the eventual world champions England. Portugal finished in third place and Eusébio was considered the best player of the tournament. The next two times Portugal qualified for the World Cup were 1986 and 2002, with Portugal going out in the first round both times after surprise defeats to Morocco, United States and South Korea. In the 1986 tournament, players went on strike over prize-money and refused to train between their first and the second games.

In 2003, the Portuguese Football Federation decided to hire Luiz Felipe Scolari, the Brazilian who had led the Brazil national football team to win the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Scolari led Portugal to the final of Euro 2004 (The European Championships), where they lost to Greece, and to their second World Cup semi final in 2006, where they lost to France. The Portuguese were unable to equal Eusebio's 1966 third place finish as they lost to hosts Germany 3-1 on July 8 in Stuttgart, finishing in fourth place in the 2006 World Cup.

Czech Republic national football team



Association Českomoravský fotbalový svaz
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Karel Brückner (2002-)
Captain Tomáš Rosický
Most caps Karel Poborský (118)
Top scorer Jan Koller (51)
Home stadium AXA Arena
FIFA code CZE
FIFA ranking 6
Highest FIFA ranking 2 (March 1994)
Lowest FIFA ranking 67 (September 1999)
Elo ranking 14
Highest Elo ranking 1 (Jun 2004, Jun 2005)
Lowest Elo ranking 22 (Jan 2002)

The Czech national football team is the national football team of the Czech Republic and is controlled by the Football Association of the Czech Republic

History

Before World War I, Bohemia (present-day Czech Republic), while being part of Austria-Hungary, played seven matches between 1903 and 1908, six of them against Hungary and one against England. Bohemia also played a match against Yugoslavia, Ostmark and Germany in 1939 while being the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia.

When the Czech Republic was part of Czechoslovakia, the national team had runner-up finishes in World Cups (1934, 1962) and a European Championship win in 1976. After Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia, the national team was reformed, and played its first match against Turkey in 1994.

Now, the Czech Republic is continuing its football tradition, finishing second in Euro 96 and making the semifinals of Euro 2004. They made their first World Cup as an independent country in 2006 and they are currently the sixth-ranked country in the world according to the FIFA World Rankings.

The Under-21 national team of Czech Republic won the European championship in 2002.

Stadia

The most important matches of the Czech national team are held in Prague´s AXA Arena, the home stadium of Sparta Prague. Other venues include the cities of Teplice, Olomouc and Liberec. The new leaders of the Czech Football Association have announced that they will be building a new state of the art stadium for 50,000 people.

World Cup record

1930 to 1994 - See Czechoslovakia
1998 - Did not qualify
2002 - Did not qualify
2006 - Round 1

Switzerland national football team



Nickname(s) Nati
Association Swiss Football Association
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Jakob Kuhn, (2001-)
Captain Alexander Frei
Most caps Heinz Hermann (117)
Top scorer Kubilay Türkyilmaz, Max Abegglen (34)
Home stadium Stade de Suisse
FIFA code SUI
FIFA ranking 44
Highest FIFA ranking 3 (August 1993)
Lowest FIFA ranking 83 (December 1998)
Elo ranking 16
Highest Elo ranking 8 (June 1924)
Lowest Elo ranking 62 (October 1979)


The Swiss national football team also known as the Schweizer Nati is the national football team of Switzerland and is controlled by the Swiss Football Association. Its best performances in the World Cup have been reaching the quarter-finals, in 1934, 1938 and when the country hosted the event in 1954. Switzerland also won silver at the 1924 Olympics. The 2002 U-17 European Championship was won by the Nati. In 2006, Switzerland set a FIFA World Cup record by being eliminated from the competition despite not conceding a goal in any of their four matches. In addition, Switzerland set a World Cup record by failing to score a single goal in a penalty shootout.[1] However, the team returned to their home country to a heroes' welcome.

World Cup record

1930 - Did not enter
1934 to 1938 - Quarterfinals
1950 - Round 1
1954 - Quarterfinals
1958 - Did not qualify
1962 to 1966 - Round 1
1970 to 1990 - Did not qualify
1994 - Round 2
1998 to 2002 - Did not qualify
2006 - Round 2

2 Aralık 2007 Pazar

İşte rakipler



2008 Avrupa Futbol Şampiyonası'ndaki rakiplerimiz belli oldu... A Grubu'nda yer alan Ay-Yıldızlılar, İsviçre, Portekiz ve Çek Cumhuriyeti ile eşleşti.
2.12.2007


13. Avrupa Futbol Şampiyonası Finalleri’nin kura çekimi İsviçre’nin Luzern kentinde yapıldı. Türkiye’nin finallerdeki rakipleri İsviçre, Portekiz ve Çek Cumhuriyeti oldu.

Kura çekimine Rusya, Fransa ve Polonya’nın da bulunduğu 4. torbadan katılan Türkiye, Avusturya ve İsviçre’nin ortaklaşa düzenleyeceği 13’üncüsü yapılacak 2008 Avrupa Futbol Şampiyonası Finallerinde İsviçre, Portekiz ve Çek Cumhuriyeti takımlarıyla gruptan çıkabilmek için mücadele edecek.

A Milli Takım, finallerde yer aldığı A Grubu’nda ilk maçını 7 Haziranda Portekiz ile Cenevre’de yapacak. Milliler ikinci maçını 11 Haziranda İsviçre ile Basel kentinde, gruptaki son maçını ise 15 Haziranda Cenevre’de Çek Cumhuriyeti ile oynayacak. Şampiyonanın açılış maçı 7 Haziran Cumartesi günü A Grubu takımlarından ev sahibi İsviçre ile Çek Cumhuriyeti arasında İsviçre’nin Basel kentinde oynanacak.

Gruplarında ilk iki sırayı alacak takımların yer alacağı çeyrek final karşılaşmaları 19 Haziran Perşembe günü başlayacak. Çeyrek finalin ilk maçında A Grubu birincisi ile B Grubu’nun ikincisi, 19 Haziran Perşembe günü Basel’de karşı karşıya gelecek. Şampiyonada yarı final mücadelesi ise 25 Haziran Çarşamba günü başlayacak. Yarı finalin ilk maçı 25 Haziran Çarşamba günü İsviçre’nin Basel kentinde, ikinci maçı ise 26 Haziran Perşembe günü Avusturya’nın başkenti Viyana’da oynanacak.

2008 Avrupa Futbol Şampiyonası’nda kupa, 29 Haziran Pazar günü Viyana’da sahibini bulacak.

Kura çekimi sonrasında oluşan gruplar ise şöyle:

A Grubu: İsviçre, Çek Cumhuriyeti, Portekiz, TÜRKİYE
B Grubu: Avusturya, Hırvatistan, Almanya, Polonya
C Grubu: Hollanda, İtalya, Romanya, Fransa
D Grubu: Yunanistan, İsveç, İspanya, Rusya