Murat Yakin
Murat Yakin is a Swiss football coach and former player who is currently the manager of the Switzerland national team. In 2021, following stints as manager at Swiss clubs including Basel, Grasshoppers and Sion, he was appointed as coach of the Swiss national team, guiding them to qualification for 2022 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2024 and 2026 FIFA World Cup. Wikipedia
| Complete name | Murat Yakin |
| National team | |
| National team number | 5 |
| Birth date | 15.09.1974 (age 51) |
| Country of birth |  Switzerland |
| City of birth | Basel |
| Foot | right |
| Height/weight | 186 cm / 70 kg |
| Links |  |
| Date | Team | Team |  |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 09.10.2004 |
2:2 | 1'-61' | |||||||
UEFA Europa League 30.09.2004 |
2:0 | 1'-90' | |||||||
UEFA Europa League 16.09.2004 |
1:1 | + | 1'-90' | ||||||
FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 08.09.2004 |
1:1 | 1'-90' | |||||||
FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 04.09.2004 |
6:0 | 1'-90' | |||||||
UEFA Champions League 24.08.2004 |
1:4 | 1'-90' |
| Team | Competition |  |
|
 |
|
|
 |
 |
 |
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2006 |
3 | -2 | 0 | 241 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
 UEFA Europa League 2004/2005 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
 UEFA Champions League 2004/2005 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
 UEFA European Championship 2004 |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 270 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|
UEFA Europa League 2003/2004 |
3 | 1 | 0 | 300 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
FIFA statement confirms cause of 'distrustful' VAR error in Switzerland vs Qatar
FourFourTwo1 hours
FIFA has revealed the cause of a controversial VAR error in Switzerland's World Cup 2026 opener against Qatar in Group B.Switzerland vs Qatar ended in a 1-1 draw at Levi's Stadium in the San Francisco Bay Area
FourFourTwo
Record draws and Europe's slow start - is the World Cup lacking jeopardy?
Yahoo5 hours
Eight of the 16 matches at this year's World Cup have ended level [Getty Images]Draws have been the defining feature of the opening week of the 2026 World Cup
Yahoo
World Cup 2026: Why have so few European teams won so far?
BBC Sport5 hours
Record draws and Europe's slow start - is the World Cup lacking jeopardy?Getty ImagesEight of the 16 matches at this year's World Cup have ended levelMohamed MoallimBBC Sport journalist and Gary RoseBBC Sport journalist in SeattleDraws have been the
BBC Sport
Qatar late show stuns wasteful Switzerland in World Cup Group B opener after controversial penalty decision gets Breel Embolo off the mark
goal.com2 days
Getty Images SportJun 14, 2026 10:18+03:00Switzerland’s World Cup campaign began with a frustrating 1-1 draw against Qatar as a stoppage-time equaliser from Boualem Khoukhi cancelled out Breel Embolo's early penalty
goal.com
World Cup 2026: First shock arrives, Brazil rusty at the start, England hit by robbery drama
Yahoo3 days
Only three days into the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and a handful of surprising outcomes have already thrown the script out of the window.It’s been hot both on and off the pitch
Yahoo
Who is the referee for Qatar vs Switzerland?
FourFourTwo3 days
(Image credit: Getty Images)The host nations have all kicked off their World Cup campaigns, and now it's the turn of past hosts Qatar to get underway.After hosting in 2022, Qatar are back again this summer
FourFourTwo
World Cup schedule today: How to watch Brazil v Morocco, TV & live stream Saturday 13 June
Yahoo3 days
No other nation has the relationship with the World Cup that Brazil has. As five-time winners, they are international soccer giants and favorites of those who value everything that is great and good about the game.
Yahoo
Prediction: Switzerland vs Australia
soccernews.com2 weeks
Finishing their preparations for the 2026 World Cup, Switzerland and Australia will play their final pre‑tournament friendly when they meet at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego on Saturday
soccernews.com
Xhaka makes fourth Switzerland World Cup squad
Yahoo4 weeks
Sunderland captain Granit Xhaka will take part in his fourth successive Fifa World Cup after being included in the Switzerland squad for this summer's tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico
Yahoo
