Not satisfied: the Swiss do not play a very good World Cup

Christian Brägger, sports editor.

The Swiss national team fails and has repeated its history: in four years, it loses for the third consecutive year a co-game on a big occasion. The failure of the Swedes is quite unexpected, since the European Championship in 2016, she has lost only once in 20 games. Ironically, in the 21st match, the most important of this era and the era of Vladimir Petkovic, the Swiss do not deliver. They do not bring to the lawn what they constantly say about themselves: they play neither strong nor mature nor self – confidence. They still leave the comfort zone

The 0-1 against Sweden is classified by team and coach. This shows that something is missing, probably called class. But Switzerland also lacks sophistication, inventiveness and intelligence, because one must not retreat against this adversary. It was different against Argentina at the 2014 World Cup. They can also fail against the Poles in 2016 at the European Championships. But on the third attempt, you have to win, because that is also the own claim. A goal in these three crucial games can not be enough. This time, there are several reasons. There is no storm in the storm that meets the highest international standards. Leaders like Granite Xhaka are not quite at the World Cup, the team does not reach its zenith and often plays with fire. And luck is exhausted after the group games. Overall, it can be said that Switzerland has not played a very good World Cup. At the top of the standings, the result falls against Brazil and the second half against Serbia. This is not enough for the quarter-finals

Petkovic is the coach who wants to advance Switzerland when it will take over in the summer of 2014. It reaches also to do it in a fun way because it's getting a ball possession team under it. But it also makes them predictable because they always play the same pattern – the Swedes decipher the code anyway. We do not know what this defeat will do for this generation, which is considered golden. Some players will stop, and what the coach does, you will see. For him, who is still progressing and is so confident, this defeat will be particularly grievous. Petkovic brought the team, but she stagnated recently. Even if a knockout round can never be taken for granted in Switzerland. And so you will now question the coach with reason. But one thing must not be forgotten. It's only since that's where we really dreamed of a World Cup.