Drawing home and away with the Azzurri was vital, and rather fortunate for the Swiss considering Jorginho missed penalties in both fixtures, but a 4-0 demolition over Bulgaria on the final matchday saw them deservedly seal their spot in Qatar.

Fortunes went relatively downhill post-qualification though, as Switzerland won none of their following five matches, as a draw with Kosovo being the only time they avoided defeat during that run.

That saw them lose their opening three UEFA Nations League games, but they avoided relegation from League A by roaring back to win their final three - no mean feat facing sides of the calibre of Spain, Portugal and Czech Republic.



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与蓝衣军团的主客场战平是至关重要的，对于瑞士人来说，考虑到约吉尼奥在两场比赛中都罚丢了点球，这是相当幸运的。但在最后一场比赛中，他们4-0大胜保加利亚，理所当然地锁定了在卡塔尔的席位。

不过，出线后瑞士的运气相对下滑，因为瑞士在接下来的五场比赛中无一获胜，与科索沃的平局是他们在出线期间唯一一次避免失败。

这让他们在欧足联国家联赛中输掉了前三场比赛，但他们在最后三场比赛中反败为胜，避免了从甲A降级——面对西班牙、葡萄牙和捷克这样的强队，这绝非易事。