The Swiss Football Federation (SFV) has confirmed Murat Yakin as the national team selector for the final tournament of EURO 2024, despite the results obtained in Group I of the previous tournament (which also included Romania) which were below expectations.

Murat Yakin will coach the Swiss national team at EURO 2024

Switzerland, considered heavy favorites to win Group I, finished 2nd (17 points – four wins, five draws and one loss), five points behind Romania.

Yakin qualified Switzerland for the 2022 World Cup and EURO 2024, but has been criticized recently for the team’s poor performances. However, SFV is not giving up on the 49-year-old coach yet and he will sit on the bench for the final tournament in Germany (June 14 – July 14, 2024).

“Despite the fact that in the last matches of the previous tournament we played four draws and only one defeat, Murat Yakin has full confidence. He has our support in every way to participate in the EURO in Germany with the best team and personnel.” – Dominique Blanc, President of SFV.

Know:

• Switzerland participated in the European Championship five times (1996, 2004, 2008, 2016 and 2020), and achieved the best results in 2016 (eight) and 2020 (quarter).

• Switzerland has qualified for the last five World Cups and has passed the group stage four times (eliminated in the round of 16 each time – 2006, 2014, 2018 and 2022).

EURO 2024 preliminary matches, group I standings

1. Romania – 22 points/qualification

2. Switzerland – 17 points / qualified

3. Israel – 15 p

4. Belarus – 12 p

5. Kosovo – 11 p

6. Andorra – 2 pages.

*Romania and Switzerland qualified for next summer’s final tournament (June 14-July 14), which will be hosted by Germany.

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Euro-2024, the teams qualified for the 17th edition of the competition

Germany (host country)

Spain (winner of group A)

Scotland (second place in Group A)

France (Winner of Group B)

Netherlands (second place in Group B)

England (winners of Group C)

Italy (second place in Group C)

Turkey (winner of group D)

Albania (winner of Group E)

Czech Republic (second place in Group E)

Belgium (winner of Group F)

Austria (second place in Group F)

Hungary (winner of Group G)

Serbia (second place in Group G)

Denmark (winner of Group H)

Slovenia (second place in Group H)

Romania (winner of group I)

Switzerland (second place in Group I)

Portugal (winner of Group J)

Slovakia (second place in group J)

Croatia (second place in Group D)

Know:

• The draw for the Euro 2024 groups will take place on December 2 at 19:00 (Romanian time) at the “Elbphilharmonie” in Hamburg.

• During the draw, the winners of the groups are taken into account first, and then those who take 2 places.

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What the ballot boxes will look like during the draw in Hamburg

Urn 1: Germany (host country), Portugal, France, Spain, Belgium, England.

Urn 2: Hungary, Turkey, Denmark, Albania, Romania, Austria.

Urn 3: Netherlands, Scotland, Slovenia, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Croatia.

Urn 4: Italy, Serbia, Switzerland, playoff A, playoff B, playoff C.