Football World Cup 1950 / Switzerland

This article covers the Swiss national football team at the 1950 World Cup .

qualification

First round

Switzerland		-	Luxembourg		5: 2
Luxembourg		-	Switzerland		2: 3

Final round

Belgium withdrew, which is why Switzerland was automatically qualified.

Swiss contingent

Number / name		Association at the time	birthday	International matches
goalkeeper
	Eugenio Corrodi	FC Lugano	07/02/1922
	Adolphe Hug	Urania Geneva	09/23/1923
	Georges Stuber	FC Lausanne Sports	05/11/1925
Defense
	Roger Bocquet	FC Lausanne Sports	04/09/1921
	Rudolf Gyger	Cantonal Neuchâtel	04/16/1920
	Wilhelm Kernen	FC La Chaux-de-Fonds	08/06/1929
	Gerhard Lusenti	AC Bellinzona	04/24/1921
	André Neury	AS Locarno	09/03/1921
	Kurt Rey	Juventus Zurich	1923
	Felice Soldini	AC Bellinzona	1915
	Willy Steffen	Cantonal Neuchâtel	05/24/1923
midfield
	Olivier Eggimann	Servette Geneva	08/06/1921
	Roger Quinche	Young Boys Bern	07/22/1922
attack
	Charles antennas	FC La Chaux-de-Fonds	03/11/1929
	René Bader	FC Basel	08/07/1922
	Walter Beerli	Young Boys Bern	1928
	Alfred Bickel	Grasshopper Club Zurich	05/02/1918
	Jacques Fatton	Servette Geneva	December 19, 1925
	Hans-Peter Friedländer	FC Lausanne Sports	11/06/1920
	Walter Schneiter	FC Zurich
	Hans Siegenthaler	Juventus Zurich	1923
	Jean Tamini	Servette Geneva	December 9, 1919
Trainer
	Franco Andreoli

Games of the Swiss team

Preliminary round

rank	country	Gates	Points
1	Brazil	8: 2	5: 1
2	Yugoslavia	7: 3	4: 2
3	Switzerland	4: 6	3: 3
4th	Mexico	2:10	0: 6

• Yugoslavia - Switzerland 3: 0 (0: 0)

Stadium: Estadio Sete de Setembro ( Belo Horizonte )

Spectators: 8,000

Referee: Galeati ( Italy )

Goals: 1-0 Tomašević (60th), 2-0 Tomašević (70th), 3-0 Ognjanov (75th)

• Brazil - Switzerland 2: 2 (2: 1)

Stadium: Estádio do Pacaembu ( São Paulo )

Spectators: + 42,000

Referee: Azon ( Spain )

Goals: 1: 0 Alfredo (3rd), 1: 1 Fatton (17th), 2: 1 Baltazar (32nd), 2: 2 Fatton (88th)

• Mexico - Switzerland 1: 2 (0: 2)

Stadium: Estádio dos Eucaliptos ( Porto Alegre )

Spectators: 3,500

Referee: Eklind ( Sweden )

Goals: 0: 1 Bader (10th), 0: 2 Timini (37th), 1: 2 Casarín (89th)

The opening game in the newly built, largest stadium in the world, the Maracana (capacity: 200,000 spectators!), Was also the first game in Group I. Brazil won 4-0 against Mexico. A convincing start to the favorite was made. A little arrogant, with four reservists on the team, Brazil faced the Swiss. Surprisingly, the Swiss got a 2-2. Against Yugoslavia (previously 3-0 against Switzerland) the hosts wanted to wipe this gap again. The guests started with ten players, as Mitic had hit his head in the dark corridor between the cabin and the field. When he appeared on the pitch with an association, it was already 1-0 for Brazil (3rd, Ademir). It was only shortly before the final whistle that Zizinho (89th) made the final score. The hosts were qualified for the finals.