Swiss National Team

Information for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup from the 27th april to 7th may 2017 in Nassau, Bahamas.

This is the 4th participation for the Swiss Beach Soccer Nationalteam at a FIFA World Cup after 2009, 2011 and 2015. The biggest success was at the 1st participation 2009 when the Swiss team reached the final against Brazil. Swiss Beach Soccer was founded 2001 by Coach Angelo Schirinzi and CEO Reto Wenger, in the same year the national team take part at the in Maspalomas, Gran Canaria. The 1st qualifi- cation for a World Cup played 2004 in Rio de Janeiro.

The history of the Swiss Beach Soccer Nationalteam

2005 European champion in Moscow

2008 Finalist European Championship in

2009 Finalist European Championship in Rome

Finalist World Cup in Dubai

2012 3rd place European Championship in Moscow

Winner oft the Euro-Beach-Soccer-League-Superfinal in Den Haag

2014 Finalist European Championship in Baku

2015 4th place in Baku

Quarterfinalist World Cup in Espinho

European Qualifiers 2016

The European Qualifiers were played in September 2016 in Jesolo, . Switzerland reached the final against who won the tournament. The semifinalists Italy and also qualified for the World Cup. The two times World Champion and missed the qualification. Best scorer of the tournament was the Swiss forward Dejan Stankovic with 25 goals.

Group D: Lithuania - Switzerland 1:16

Switzerland – The 10:0

Switzerland - 7:0

Group IV: – Switzerland 5:6 after shootout

Switzerland – 7:6

Switzerland - Spain 8:4

Semifinal: Portugal – Switzerland 1:3

Final: Poland – Switzerland 6:3

Facts to the Swiss opponents at the FIFA World Cup Group A

Bahamas (World ranking: 48)

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 1st participation, qualified as the host country  6th place at the CONCACAF-Championship 2017

Ecuador (21.)

 1st participation  eliminated Argentina in the qualification tournament in South America

Senegal (17.)

 6th participation  Quarterfinalist at the World Cups 2007 and 2011  won the only head-to-head against Switzerland at the World Cup 2011 after shootout  four times winner of the African Championship

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The Swiss international matches since the qualification

Datum Ort Spiel

11.12.2016 Lagos Nigeria – Switzerland 3:8

6.1.2017 Nassau Switzerland – Turcs and Caicos Island 10:6

7.1.2017 Nassau Bahamas - Switzerland 3:10

8.1.2017 Nassau Switzerland – Turcs and Caicos Island 7:1

13.1.2017 San José Costa Rica - Switzerland 5:7

14.1.2017 San José Costa Rica - Switzerland 8:5 after extra time

24.2.2017 Muscat Oman - Switzerland 9:4

25.2.2017 Muscat Oman - Switzerland 5:4

13.4.2017 Giverola (ESP) Switzerland - 7:3

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14.4.2017 Giverola (ESP) Switzerland - Estonia 10:7

24.4.2017 Nassau Switzerland – Japan

Contacts for the media

Reto Wenger, Head of Delegation, [email protected], 079 416 22 50

Dominik Erb, Team Media Officer, [email protected], 079 281 55 80

Christian Finkbeiner, [email protected], 079 224 64 92

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Links http://www.football.ch/SFV/Nationalteams/Beach-Soccer.aspx www.beachsoccer.ch www.beachsoccer.com http://de.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup

Photo server

There you will find photographs for not commercial use. Indication of source: www.beachsoccer.com www.mydrive.ch (User: beachsoccer.ch, Password: soccer)

Social Media Accounts

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