In Geneva against Northern Ireland – In the Stade de Genève, the national team always wins their qualifying games – sport
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It’s been almost 2 years since the Nati last played in Geneva. The Stade de Genève is an ideal place in serious battles.
On Saturday, the Swiss national team will play an international match for the 18th time in the Stade de Genève, which opened in 2003. The opponent is called Northern Ireland in the context of World Cup qualification (from 8:10 p.m. live on SRF Zwei). After the meager 0-0 win in Belfast a month ago, a win in Geneva is a must.
The Stade de Genève seems to be the perfect venue for a full success. While the national team’s balance sheet in the Servette home stadium is balanced in friendly matches (4 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats), the Swiss national team is still in a clean slate in serious battles in the La Praille district of Geneva: 5 games, 5 wins.
The national team’s competitive games at the Stade de Genève
date | opponent | Result | campaign |
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06/11/2003 | Albania | 3: 2 | EM qual |
04/01/2009 | Moldova | 2-0 | World Cup qual |
06/08/2013 | Cyprus | 1-0 | World Cup qual |
03/25/2017 | Latvia | 1-0 | World Cup qual |
October 15, 2019 | Ireland | 2-0 | EM qual |
What is noticeable in these 5 games in the context of the European Championship and the World Cup qualification:
- The opponents were always of manageable caliber. The real big games mostly took place in Basel.
- Football festivals were not celebrated in Geneva against the “little ones” either. As a rule, the national team struggled.
- At the end of each of these 5 campaigns, Switzerland also qualifies for the final round.
The signs for another competitive success in Geneva are good for Murat Yakin’s team against Northern Ireland. It will be important that. As in the last 4 serious fights in Calvinstadt, the Nati keeps the zero. Because the Northern Irish will not allow many opportunities. This was shown by the “first leg”.
Seferovic would know how to do it
Incidentally, there is not a single player in Coach Yakin’s current squad who has scored an international goal in Geneva. The goal scorers in the 6 games in the last decade (friendly and competitive games) were Gökhan Inler, Alex Frei (2), Blerim Dzemaili, Josip Drmic, Edimilson Fernandes and the currently injured Haris Seferovic (2).