FIFA World Cup qualification 2008

Switzerland 2–1 Latvia

Saturday 11 Oct 2008 · St. Gallen, Switzerland

Switzerland2–1Latvia

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Frei Ivanovs Nkufo

63′1–0Alexander Frei Switzerland
71′1–1Deniss Ivanovs Latvia
73′2–1Blaise Nkufo Switzerland

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Switzerland

Came on

13Mario EggimannDF↑46′
15Hakan YakinMF↑78′
16Gelson FernandesMF↑84′

Latvia

Came on

10Andrejs RubinsMF↑60′
16Vladimirs KolesnicenkoMF↑69′
8Aleksejs VisnjakovsMF↑82′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Switzerland: 1774 → 1779
Latvia: 1543 → 1538

Expected score for Switzerland: 87.1% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 2 of 5, 1997–2017.

Switzerland wins: 4
Draws: 1
Latvia wins: 0

Form either side

Switzerland

Before

1–2 v Turkey 11 Jun 2008 · UEFA Euro 2008
2–0 v Portugal 15 Jun 2008 · UEFA Euro 2008
4–1 v Cyprus 20 Aug 2008 · Friendly
2–2 v Israel 6 Sep 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
1–2 v Luxembourg 10 Sep 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008

After

2–1 v Greece 15 Oct 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
1–0 v Finland 19 Nov 2008 · Friendly
1–1 v Bulgaria 11 Feb 2009 · Friendly
2–0 v Moldova 28 Mar 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
2–0 v Moldova 1 Apr 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009

Latvia

Before

1–0 v Estonia 30 May 2008 · Baltic Cup 2008
2–1 v Lithuania 1 Jun 2008 · Baltic Cup 2008
0–1 v Romania 20 Aug 2008 · Friendly
2–1 v Moldova 6 Sep 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
0–2 v Greece 10 Sep 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008

After

1–1 v Israel 15 Oct 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
1–1 v Estonia 12 Nov 2008 · Friendly
0–0 v Armenia 11 Feb 2009 · Friendly
4–0 v Luxembourg 28 Mar 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
2–0 v Luxembourg 1 Apr 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009

Road through the tournament

Switzerland

2–2 v Israel 6 Sep 2008
1–2 v Luxembourg 10 Sep 2008
2–1 v Latvia 11 Oct 2008
2–1 v Greece 15 Oct 2008

Latvia

2–1 v Moldova 6 Sep 2008
0–2 v Greece 10 Sep 2008
1–2 v Switzerland 11 Oct 2008
1–1 v Israel 15 Oct 2008

Every Switzerland v Latvia match5

From Switzerland's side.


3 Sep 2017	Latvia	3–0	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2017	—
25 Mar 2017	Latvia	1–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2017	—
9 Sep 2009	Latvia	2–2	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2009	—
11 Oct 2008	Latvia	2–1	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2008	—
2 Apr 1997	Latvia	1–0	Home	Friendly	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN