Talk:Switzerland national football team

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Contents 1 1930 World Cup 2 Team colors 3 7-0? 4 current squad 5 Language

[edit] 1930 World Cup

Why didn't the Swiss try to qualify for the 1930 World Cup?

Shortly after the big economic crisis of 1929, Swiss government bodies (Nationalrat) decided it was too much expensive to send a Swiss national team as far as Uruguay, for a such "trivial thing" like the game of football. 13 countries (4 europeans) entered the first World Cup.

[edit] Team colors

I've seen the Swiss team on pictures wearing the home colors (red/white/red), but I've yet to see them wear the away colors as listed in the topic in this world cup (2006). But I did see them wear a full red uniform. Are the current color schemes for the team correct ? A lot of teams wear red, maybe the full red uniform is only for the world cup, but I'd doubt that.

It is correct. The white-red-white is the official away jersey. The full red is used when teams play in completely white.

[edit] 7-0?

Why is Switzerland's 7-0 win over San Marino listed on the page as the largest win? Only the 9-0 win against Lithuania should be included surely. Jamie|C 11:53, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] current squad

why the fuck was the current squad deleted? i am undeleting that...

[edit] Language

I am very curious about it. What language do Swiss players speak to each other and what language is used in the locker room during breaks? Thanks for reply. Tymek (talk) 20:56, 11 June 2008 (UTC)