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Switzerland
v England⁠

1–3

Full time

Switzerland v England finished 1–3.

England
Rooney 10', A. Johnson 69', Bent 88'
Switzerland
Shaqiri 71'
Date
Tuesday 7 September 2010 · England in 2010
Kick-off
20:00 UK
Venue
St. Jakob Park, Basel

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XI

Substitutes

Switzerland

Starting XI

  • No. 1, Diego Benaglio GK
  • No. 9, Alexander Frei FW
  • No. 19, Eren Derdiyok FW
  • No. 2, Stephan Lichtsteiner D Yellow card 58' Red card 65'
  • No. 3, Reto Ziegler D
  • No. 5, Steve von Bergen D
  • No. 6, Pirmin Schwegler M Off in the 83'
  • No. 8, Gökhan Inler M
  • No. 13, Stephane Grichting D Yellow card 82'
  • No. 15, David Degen M Off in the 64'
  • No. 22, Xavier Margairaz M Off in the 46'

Substitutes

  • No. 23, Xherdan Shaqiri On in the 46'
  • No. 11, Marco Streller On in the 64'
  • No. 20, Moreno Costanzo On in the 83'
  • No. 4, Francois Affolter (not used)
  • No. 12, Marco Wölfli (not used)
  • No. 14, Marco Padalino (not used)
  • No. 16, Gelson Fernandes (not used)

Referee: S Rizzoli.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

1995 – 2008

02 17 Jun 2004
UEFA European Championship · Group B Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, Coimbra

England 3–0 Switzerland England won

England: Rooney 23', Rooney 75', Gerrard 82'

Switzerland: None

Match page: England v Switzerland, 17 June 2004

Official meetings since 1933

England v Switzerland stats

Full head-to-head

Meetings28In our results database
England wins18England perspective
Draws7Level at full time
Switzerland wins3Switzerland victories

England have scored 60 goals to Switzerland's 21 across these meetings.

Individual fixture records

Who has scored most?

England · Fixture leader

4

Rooney

4 goals against Switzerland in matches we hold scorer data for.

Switzerland · Fixture leader

2

Barnetta

Switzerland's leading scorer against England in matches we hold scorer data for.

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