http://tags.worldcupblog.org Articles tagged 'switzerland' on World Cup Blog en-us BootsnAll Travel Network http://greece.worldcupblog.org/1/ukraine-tie-is-our-reward.html Peter Katsiris 2009-10-20 06:51:49 So after finishing second behind Switzerland in Group 2 of UEFA's qualifying for South Africa 2010, all that stands in Greece's way now is Ukraine. ... http://greece.worldcupblog.org/1/only-greece-could-make-a-group-this-easy-that-difficult.html Chris Paraskevas 2009-09-12 05:52:36 It is, on paper at least, the easiest World Cup Qualifying Group in Europe and perhaps world football, not counting the rather farcical system New ... http://greece.worldcupblog.org/world-cup-qualifying/video-response-was-it-worth-a-red.html Peter Katsiris 2009-09-08 20:51:29 I am deeply saddened to return to the Greece Blog on the heels of a bitter (to say the least) 2-0 loss to Switzerland on ... http://greece.worldcupblog.org/1/greece-slips-to-18th-in-world-rankings.html Peter Katsiris 2008-11-12 10:57:04 FIFA released its annual FIFA/Coca-Cola World Rankings on Wednesday, and to no surprise the Greek National Team slipped one spot to fall to eighteenth place ... http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/fifa-world-rankings-november-2008.html Daryl 2008-11-12 08:35:19 Not everybody agrees with the FIFA World Rankings. According to our poll, 64% of World Cup Blog readers prefer the World Football Elo Ratings System. ... http://greece.worldcupblog.org/1/switzerland-purges-greek-perfection.html Peter Katsiris 2008-10-16 17:14:31 Greece’s perfect opening to the World Cup Qualifiers came to an end on Wednesday, as Greece fell 2-1 to Switzerland at the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium ... http://switzerland.worldcupblog.org/world-cup-2010/swiss-ready-for-the-greek-battlefield-10-reasons-why-switzerland-could-win-it.html Jan 2008-10-15 12:48:15 Oldies: Chapuisat vs Zagorakis Less than 1 hour away from the Group 2 main fixture Greece-Switzerland there are several concerns surrounding the Swiss national team. Like ... http://greece.worldcupblog.org/1/greece-awaits-swiss-test.html Peter Katsiris 2008-10-14 21:57:56 Greece was victorious on Saturday to continue its perfect start to World Cup Qualification, but the undefeated Greeks will look to extend that feat even ... http://switzerland.worldcupblog.org/switzerland-national/u-21-playoffs-mighty-spain-bows-to-switzerland.html Jan 2008-10-12 05:05:54 An extraordinary result that in many ways compensates for the disappointments Swiss football has had to experience these past two months: in the first leg ... http://switzerland.worldcupblog.org/miscellaneous-swiss/euro-2008-a-different-original-and-comical-perspective.html Jan 2008-10-11 10:54:06 A very funny and original book has just come out in Switzerland called "Football - Switzerland 1:1". Essentially, it's a picture book featuring shots from ... http://switzerland.worldcupblog.org/group-g/ahead-of-a-crucial-game-switzerland-latvia.html Jan 2008-10-11 10:43:39 FULL TIME SCORE 1-0 FREI 63rd 1-1 IVANOVS 71st (LATVIA WITH ONE MAN SENT OFF) 73rd 2-1 N'KUFO. Having lost 2 positions in the FIFA Ranking ... http://switzerland.worldcupblog.org/miscellaneous-swiss/lichtsteiner-lazios-new-hero.html Jan 2008-10-10 06:44:29 When Lazio fans found out that Lichtsteiner was going to play for their team, they expected him to be a back-up for young prodigy De ... http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/photo-uninvited-guests.html Chris 2008-10-08 14:30:39 Dogs in Paraguay, cows in Switzerland..is this the latest in spy tactics? If that were, say, Bolton, there would be a full-on investigation as to Arsene's ... http://switzerland.worldcupblog.org/swiss-club-football/what-is-happening-to-swiss-football.html Jan 2008-10-03 14:17:16 2008 will not be remembered as a memorable year in Swiss football history, no doubts about that. Swiss clubs have only totaled 2,700 points in ... http://switzerland.worldcupblog.org/swiss-club-football/uefa-cup-preview-or-the-termination-of-swiss-football.html Jan 2008-10-02 08:36:15 The title of my post isn't much of an optimistic one and for good reasons too! Following the one draw and two defeats (with two ... http://switzerland.worldcupblog.org/super-league/10th-matchday-of-the-swiss-season.html Jan 2008-10-01 10:47:06 Below you'll find the results of the 10th Matchday of the Swiss Season: Aarau grabs another impressive draw at Sion, leaders and holders Basel lose ... http://switzerland.worldcupblog.org/swiss-club-football/basel-face-a-hard-test-in-the-champions-league-tonight-sporting-lisbon.html Jan 2008-10-01 10:26:18 Aalborg, Cluj, BATE and Anorthosis have all gathered at least one point. Together with FC Basel this quintet is pictured as being the true "underdogs" ... http://switzerland.worldcupblog.org/miscellaneous-swiss/mourinho-doesnt-know-his-swiss-football.html Jan 2008-09-28 12:51:02 In a humorous (and rather unnecessary) interview Mourinho has criticised fellow coaches Ranieri (Juventus) and Berretta (Lecce). Nothing extraordinary considering the well-known big mouth of ... http://switzerland.worldcupblog.org/miscellaneous-swiss/european-beach-soccer-championships-switzerland-are-vice-champions.html Jan 2008-09-22 12:26:26 It might appear irrelevant to speak about Beach Soccer in a football blog but it is quite impressive that Swiss beach soccer players, like Swiss ... http://switzerland.worldcupblog.org/miscellaneous-swiss/djourou-extends-his-contract-with-arsenal-milan-consider-a-shock-pato-inler-exchange-with-udinese.html Jan 2008-09-22 12:09:26 Swiss International Johan Djourou has extended his contract with Arsenal although the length of it is unknown. Djourou joined Arsenal in 2003 and has played ... http://switzerland.worldcupblog.org/group-g/ac-milan-fc-zurich-liveblog-tonight.html Jan 2008-09-18 11:06:53 Due to technical issues. The entire post has been deleted, I don't know why this happened and I regret it. I'll resume the commentary from ... http://switzerland.worldcupblog.org/swiss-club-football/zurich-will-defy-an-ogre-called-ac-milan-in-the-uefa-cup.html Jan 2008-09-17 16:05:20 In Zurich's greatest game since the 1974 semifinal against Liverpool, Challandes' men will defy AC Milan for a spot in the UEFA CUP group stage. ... http://switzerland.worldcupblog.org/swiss-club-football/disillusion-for-fc-basel-shakthar-wins-2-1.html Jan 2008-09-17 06:42:11 Chances are that it won't be the same glorious campaign as 6 years ago for FC Basel - an early home defeat to Shakthar appears ... http://switzerland.worldcupblog.org/swiss-club-football/basel-shakhtar-donetsk-preview.html Jan 2008-09-15 12:07:31 As the title states, this is the 200th post for the Switzerland blog. Thanks to those who wrote before me and those who regularly read ... http://switzerland.worldcupblog.org/super-league/13th-14th-september-super-league-overview.html Jan 2008-09-14 12:42:45 I won't have the time to post deep analysis of every weekend's game so I will just publish the results and a small commentary. 9th ... http://switzerland.worldcupblog.org/switzerland-national/switzerland-u-21-kicks-out-the-holders-the-netherlands.html Jan 2008-09-14 12:20:08 On Tuesday the u-21 selection surprisingly kicked out the holders of the European competition, the Netherlands, in a game that was an in or out ... http://switzerland.worldcupblog.org/world-cup-2010/mmpe-most-miserable-post-ever-switzerland-luxembourg-1-2.html Jan 2008-09-11 16:48:39 Video with Luxembourg Goals It took me some time to finally settle in front of the screen and painstakingly type the words that come to my ... http://greece.worldcupblog.org/1/gekas-brace-gives-greece-win-in-riga.html Peter Katsiris 2008-09-11 09:40:42 Greece continued its perfect start to their World Cup Qualifying campaign with a 2-0 win over group two rivals Latvia in Riga. The Greeks, who ... http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-cup-qualifying/september-10th-world-cup-qualifying-roundup-europe.html Daryl 2008-09-11 06:40:19 Lively round of games in the European section of World Cup qualifying yesterday. England's away win over Croatia will grab the headlines, but there were ... http://switzerland.worldcupblog.org/world-cup-2010/a-time-for-winning-switzerland-luxemburg.html Jan 2008-09-10 09:26:42 At 20:30 (European Time) tonight Switzerland will have to break down Luxemburg's defence in order to gain the first three points of the qualifying campaign ...