163-487: The Switzerland national football team ( German : Schweizer Fussballnationalmannschaft , Italian : Nazionale di calcio della Svizzera , French : Équipe nationale suisse de football , Romansh : Squadra naziunala da ballape da la Svizra ) represents Switzerland in men's international football . The national team is controlled by the Swiss Football Association . Switzerland's best performances at
326-553: A 1–1 draw with Brazil, before beating Serbia 2–1 through a late winning goal from Xherdan Shaqiri . The game with Serbia sparked controversy for the celebrations performed by goalscorers Xherdan Shaqiri and Granit Xhaka (both ethnic Albanians ), along with Stephan Lichtsteiner as the trio performed a celebration where they crossed their hands to depict a double-headed eagle , the official emblem of Albania , considered by many as an Albanian nationalist symbol, however, they were not banned by FIFA for this. Their final group game
489-460: A de facto official language of Namibia after the end of German colonial rule alongside English and Afrikaans , and had de jure co-official status from 1984 until its independence from South Africa in 1990. However, the Namibian government perceived Afrikaans and German as symbols of apartheid and colonialism, and decided English would be the sole official language upon independence, stating that it
652-655: A scandal in Serie A , where some National team players such as Paolo Rossi were prosecuted and suspended for match fixing and illegal betting, the Azzurri qualified for the second round of the 1982 World Cup after three uninspiring draws against Poland , Peru , and Cameroon . Having been loudly criticized, the Italian team decided on a press black-out from then on, with only coach Enzo Bearzot and captain Dino Zoff appointed to speak to
815-402: A second language , and 75–100 million as a foreign language . This would imply the existence of approximately 175–220 million German speakers worldwide. German sociolinguist Ulrich Ammon estimated a number of 289 million German foreign language speakers without clarifying the criteria by which he classified a speaker. As of 2012 , about 90 million people, or 16% of
978-587: A "commonly used" language and the Pan South African Language Board is obligated to promote and ensure respect for it. Cameroon was also a colony of the German Empire from the same period (1884 to 1916). However, German was replaced by French and English, the languages of the two successor colonial powers, after its loss in World War I . Nevertheless, since the 21st century, German has become
1141-625: A 1–0 win against Norway in New York and a 1–1 draw with Mexico at the RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. , Italy advanced from Group E based on goals scored among the four teams tied on points. During their round of 16 match at the Foxboro Stadium near Boston , Italy was down 0–1 late against Nigeria , but Baggio rescued Italy with an equaliser in the 88th minute and a penalty in extra time to take
1304-715: A 1–1 draw, for their second European title and their first since 1968 . Goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma also won the Player of the Tournament award, given to the best player of the tournament. On 16 July, all members of the European Championship-winning squad were awarded the Italian Order of Merit of Cavaliere . In October 2021, Italy participated in the UEFA Nations League Finals as hosts, and lost
1467-438: A 2–1 defeat to Italy. Despite two goals being ruled for offsides, a late headed goal from Alessandro Del Piero helped Italy to a 1–1 draw with Mexico, proving enough to advance to the knockout stages. Co-host country South Korea eliminated Italy in the round of 16 by a score of 2–1. The match proved controversial with members of the Italian team, most notably striker Francesco Totti and coach Giovanni Trapattoni , suggesting
1630-472: A 2–2 draw, Switzerland's hopes of qualifying were mathematically made impossible. In the final game, Switzerland earned redemption against Montenegro as they came out with a 2–0 win. Switzerland's top goalscorer during the qualifying period was Xherdan Shaqiri, with 4 goals. At the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, Switzerland were drawn to play France , Honduras and Ecuador in the group stage . They advanced to
1793-506: A 3–2 loss to Slovakia . It was the first time Italy failed to win a single game at a World Cup tournament, and in doing so became only the third nation to be eliminated in the first round while being reigning World Cup champions. Marcello Lippi stepped down after Italy's World Cup campaign and was replaced by Cesare Prandelli , although Lippi's successor had already been announced before the tournament. At UEFA Euro 2012 , Italy finished second in their group behind Spain, which earned them
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#17331043799301956-512: A 4–2 defeat of Hungary , with two goals by Gino Colaussi and two goals by Silvio Piola in the World Cup that followed. It is rumored that before the 1938 finals fascist Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini sent a telegram to the team, saying "Vincere o morire!" (literally translated as "Win or die!"). However, no record remains of such a telegram, and World Cup player Pietro Rava said when interviewed: "No, no, no, that's not true. He sent
2119-498: A Swiss eleven, losing 0–2 in Torino . The team's first official match was held in Milan on 15 May 1910. Italy defeated France by a score of 6–2, with Italy's first goal scored by Pietro Lana . The Italian team played with a (2–3–5) system and consisted of: De Simoni; Varisco, Calì ; Trerè, Fossati, Capello ; Debernardi, Rizzi, Cevenini I , Lana, Boiocchi . The first captain of the team
2282-405: A challenge between Antoine Griezmann and Valon Behrami when they both converged on the ball, with the game also attracting attention for its poor surface, which was criticised by both coaches and players of the two teams; after the game, Switzerland's kit manufacturer had blamed "faulty material" for the incidents regarding the jerseys being ripped. Switzerland, due to the draw, finished second in
2445-414: A conspiracy to eliminate Italy from the competition. Trapattoni even obliquely accused FIFA of ordering the official to ensure a Korean victory so that one of the two host nations would remain in the tournament. The most contentious decisions by the game referee Byron Moreno were an early penalty awarded to South Korea (saved by Buffon), a golden goal by Damiano Tommasi incorrectly ruled offside , and
2608-610: A controversial penalty scored by Ricardo Rodríguez , and three days later played in the second leg , drawing 0–0 and advancing to the World Cup finals in Russia with a 1–0 aggregate win. Before the World Cup , Switzerland were ranked 6th in the world ranking , even ranking higher than eventual World Cup winners France . At the World Cup, Switzerland were drawn to play Brazil , Serbia and Costa Rica in Group E . They began their campaign with
2771-477: A defeat. In their first match at the 2010 FIFA World Cup , the team defeated eventual champions Spain 1–0 with a goal by Gelson Fernandes , but they were still eliminated in the group stage . In the second match, a goal scored by Mark González in the 75th minute of the game against Chile ended a 559-minute streak without conceding a goal in World Cup matches, beating the record previously held by Italy by nine minutes. Switzerland did not advance further than
2934-556: A greater need for regularity in written conventions. While the major changes of the MHG period were socio-cultural, High German was still undergoing significant linguistic changes in syntax, phonetics, and morphology as well (e.g. diphthongization of certain vowel sounds: hus (OHG & MHG "house") → haus (regionally in later MHG)→ Haus (NHG), and weakening of unstressed short vowels to schwa [ə]: taga (OHG "days")→ tage (MHG)). A great wealth of texts survives from
3097-563: A group that featured Russia , the Republic of Ireland , Albania and Georgia . The Swiss finished with 21 points and qualified for the finals in Portugal , where they were drawn in Group B with defending champions France , England and Croatia . They began the tournament with a 0–0 draw with Croatia before succumbing to a 3–0 defeat to England in the next match. They lost their final match against France; losing 3–1 and finishing bottom of
3260-453: A native tongue today, mostly descendants of German colonial settlers . The period of German colonialism in Namibia also led to the evolution of a Standard German-based pidgin language called " Namibian Black German ", which became a second language for parts of the indigenous population. Although it is nearly extinct today, some older Namibians still have some knowledge of it. German remained
3423-464: A new centre-forward Roberto Boninsegna , the team were able to come back to a World Cup final match after 32 years. They reached this result after one of the most famous matches in football history—the " Game of the Century ", the 1970 World Cup semifinal between Italy and West Germany that Italy won 4–3 in extra time, with five of the seven goals coming in extra time. They were later defeated by Brazil in
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#17331043799303586-500: A penalty awarded for a Hans-Peter Briegel foul on Bruno Conti . In the second half Paolo Rossi again scored the first goal, and while the Germans were pushing forward in search of an equaliser, Marco Tardelli and substitute Alessandro Altobelli finalised two contropiede counterattacks to make it 3–0. Paul Breitner scored home West Germany's consolation goal seven minutes from the end. Tardelli's screaming celebration after his goal
3749-679: A popular foreign language among pupils and students, with 300,000 people learning or speaking German in Cameroon in 2010 and over 230,000 in 2020. Today Cameroon is one of the African countries outside Namibia with the highest number of people learning German. In the United States, German is the fifth most spoken language in terms of native and second language speakers after English, Spanish , French , and Chinese (with figures for Cantonese and Mandarin combined), with over 1 million total speakers. In
3912-531: A quarter-final tie against England. After a mostly one-sided affair in which Italy failed to take their chances, they managed to beat England on penalties. In the semi-final against Germany, two first-half goals by Mario Balotelli saw the Italians through to the final. In the final , Italy fell to a 4–0 defeat to Spain. During the 2013 Confederations Cup in Brazil, Italy reached the semi-finals, losing 7–6 on penalties to Spain. Italy did manage to beat Uruguay in
4075-518: A rematch of the 2006 World Cup final. The Azzurri were eliminated in the quarter-finals on penalties to eventual champions Spain. Within a week of the game, Roberto Donadoni's contract was terminated and Marcello Lippi was rehired as coach. Italy qualified for their first ever FIFA Confederations Cup held in South Africa in June 2009 by virtue of winning the 2006 World Cup. They won their opening match of
4238-475: A result, the surviving texts are written in highly disparate regional dialects and exhibit significant Latin influence, particularly in vocabulary. At this point monasteries, where most written works were produced, were dominated by Latin, and German saw only occasional use in official and ecclesiastical writing. While there is no complete agreement over the dates of the Middle High German (MHG) period, it
4401-641: A single goal in their first five matches; however, they lost the semi-final in Naples to defending champion Argentina. Argentinian player Maradona, who played for Napoli , made comments prior to the game pertaining to the North–South inequality in Italy and the Risorgimento , asking Neapolitans to root for Argentina in the game. Italy lost 4–3 on penalty kicks following a 1–1 draw after extra time. Schillaci's first-half opener
4564-457: A single goal, being eliminated by Ukraine after penalties in the round of sixteen . They did not concede a goal until a match against Chile at the 2010 FIFA World Cup , conceding in the 75th minute , setting a World Cup tournament record for consecutive minutes without conceding a goal. Switzerland and Austria were the co-hosts of UEFA Euro 2008 , where the Swiss made their third appearance in
4727-437: A telegram wishing us well, but no never 'win or die'." In 1949, 10 of the 11 players in the team's initial line-up were killed in a plane crash that affected Torino , winners of the previous five Serie A titles. Italy did not advance further than the first round of the 1950 World Cup , as they were weakened severely due to the air disaster. The team had travelled by boat rather than by plane, fearing another accident. In
4890-638: Is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family , mainly spoken in Western and Central Europe . It is the most spoken native language within the European Union . It is the most widely spoken and official (or co-official) language in Germany , Austria , Switzerland , Liechtenstein , and the Italian autonomous province of South Tyrol . It is also an official language of Luxembourg , Belgium and
5053-580: Is a recognized minority language in the following countries: In France, the High German varieties of Alsatian and Moselle Franconian are identified as " regional languages ", but the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages of 1998 has not yet been ratified by the government. Namibia also was a colony of the German Empire, from 1884 to 1915. About 30,000 people still speak German as
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5216-596: Is also notable for its broad spectrum of dialects , with many varieties existing in Europe and other parts of the world. Some of these non-standard varieties have become recognized and protected by regional or national governments. Since 2004, heads of state of the German-speaking countries have met every year, and the Council for German Orthography has been the main international body regulating German orthography . German
5379-546: Is an Indo-European language that belongs to the West Germanic group of the Germanic languages . The Germanic languages are traditionally subdivided into three branches: North Germanic , East Germanic , and West Germanic . The first of these branches survives in modern Danish , Swedish , Norwegian , Faroese , and Icelandic , all of which are descended from Old Norse . The East Germanic languages are now extinct, and Gothic
5542-472: Is called the "German Sprachraum ". German is the official language of the following countries: German is a co-official language of the following countries: Although expulsions and (forced) assimilation after the two World wars greatly diminished them, minority communities of mostly bilingual German native speakers exist in areas both adjacent to and detached from the Sprachraum. Within Europe, German
5705-430: Is complicated by the existence of several varieties whose status as separate "languages" or "dialects" is disputed for political and linguistic reasons, including quantitatively strong varieties like certain forms of Alemannic and Low German . With the inclusion or exclusion of certain varieties, it is estimated that approximately 90–95 million people speak German as a first language , 10–25 million speak it as
5868-520: Is controlled by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC), the governing body for football in Italy , which is a co-founder and member of UEFA . Italy's home matches are played at various stadiums throughout Italy, and its primary training ground and technical headquarters, Centro Tecnico Federale di Coverciano , is located in Florence . Italy is one of the most successful national teams in
6031-520: Is generally seen as ending when the 1346–53 Black Death decimated Europe's population. Modern High German begins with the Early New High German (ENHG) period, which Wilhelm Scherer dates 1350–1650, terminating with the end of the Thirty Years' War . This period saw the further displacement of Latin by German as the primary language of courtly proceedings and, increasingly, of literature in
6194-595: Is generally seen as lasting from 1050 to 1350. This was a period of significant expansion of the geographical territory occupied by Germanic tribes, and consequently of the number of German speakers. Whereas during the Old High German period the Germanic tribes extended only as far east as the Elbe and Saale rivers, the MHG period saw a number of these tribes expanding beyond this eastern boundary into Slavic territory (known as
6357-559: Is less closely related to languages based on Low Franconian dialects (e.g., Dutch and Afrikaans), Low German or Low Saxon dialects (spoken in northern Germany and southern Denmark ), neither of which underwent the High German consonant shift. As has been noted, the former of these dialect types is Istvaeonic and the latter Ingvaeonic, whereas the High German dialects are all Irminonic; the differences between these languages and standard German are therefore considerable. Also related to German are
6520-435: Is one of the major languages of the world . German is the second-most widely spoken Germanic language , after English, both as a first and as a second language . German is also widely taught as a foreign language , especially in continental Europe (where it is the third most taught foreign language after English and French), and in the United States. Overall, German is the fourth most commonly learned second language, and
6683-532: Is one of the three biggest newspapers in Namibia and the only German-language daily in Africa. An estimated 12,000 people speak German or a German variety as a first language in South Africa, mostly originating from different waves of immigration during the 19th and 20th centuries. One of the largest communities consists of the speakers of "Nataler Deutsch", a variety of Low German concentrated in and around Wartburg . The South African constitution identifies German as
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6846-401: Is partly derived from Latin and Greek , along with fewer words borrowed from French and Modern English . English, however, is the main source of more recent loanwords . German is a pluricentric language ; the three standardized variants are German , Austrian , and Swiss Standard German . Standard German is sometimes called High German , which refers to its regional origin. German
7009-510: Is the Sachsenspiegel , the first book of laws written in Middle Low German ( c. 1220 ). The abundance and especially the secular character of the literature of the MHG period demonstrate the beginnings of a standardized written form of German, as well as the desire of poets and authors to be understood by individuals on supra-dialectal terms. The Middle High German period
7172-566: Is the only language in this branch which survives in written texts. The West Germanic languages, however, have undergone extensive dialectal subdivision and are now represented in modern languages such as English, German, Dutch , Yiddish , Afrikaans , and others. Within the West Germanic language dialect continuum, the Benrath and Uerdingen lines (running through Düsseldorf - Benrath and Krefeld - Uerdingen , respectively) serve to distinguish
7335-481: Is understood in all areas where German is spoken. Approximate distribution of native German speakers (assuming a rounded total of 95 million) worldwide: As a result of the German diaspora , as well as the popularity of German taught as a foreign language , the geographical distribution of German speakers (or "Germanophones") spans all inhabited continents. However, an exact, global number of native German speakers
7498-673: The Ostsiedlung ). With the increasing wealth and geographic spread of the Germanic groups came greater use of German in the courts of nobles as the standard language of official proceedings and literature. A clear example of this is the mittelhochdeutsche Dichtersprache employed in the Hohenstaufen court in Swabia as a standardized supra-dialectal written language. While these efforts were still regionally bound, German began to be used in place of Latin for certain official purposes, leading to
7661-890: The 1958 World Cup . Failure to qualify for the World Cup did not happen again until the consecutive editions of 2018 and 2022 . However, the team was unbeaten from October 2018 to October 2021, and holds the world record for most consecutive matches without defeat (37). Italy has notable rivalries with other footballing nations, such as Brazil , France , Germany and Spain . In the FIFA World Rankings , in force since August 1993, Italy has occupied first place several times, in November 1993 and during 2007 (February, April–June, September), with its worst placement in August 2018 in 21st place. An early attempt to create an Italian national team occurred on 30 April 1899, when an Italian selection played
7824-449: The 1964 European Nations' Cup qualifying . Their participation in the 1966 World Cup was ended by a 0–1 defeat at the hands of North Korea . Despite being the tournament favourites, the Azzurri , whose 1966 squad included Gianni Rivera and Giacomo Bulgarelli , were eliminated in the first round by the semi-professional North Koreans. The Italian team was bitterly condemned upon their return home, while North Korean scorer Pak Doo-ik
7987-458: The 1986 World Cup , but were eliminated by reigning European Champions, France, in the round of 16. In 1986, Azeglio Vicini was appointed as new head coach, replacing Bearzot. He granted a central role to players such as Walter Zenga and Gianluca Vialli , and conceded a chance to young players coming from the U21 team; Vialli scored goals that gave Italy a 1988 European Championship pass. He
8150-510: The 1992 European Championship , Vicini was replaced by former AC Milan coach Arrigo Sacchi , who brought a new style of play. In November 1993, FIFA ranked Italy first in the for the first time since the ranking system was introduced in December 1992. At the 1994 World Cup in the United States, Italy lost the opening match against Ireland 0–1 at Giants Stadium in New York City . After
8313-448: The 1998 World Cup , Italy booked a place at the final tournament after defeating Russia in a play-off , with Pierluigi Casiraghi scoring the winning goal in a 2–1 aggregate victory on 15 November 1997. After finishing first in their group and overcoming Norway in the second round, Italy faced a penalty shoot-out in the quarterfinals , for the third World Cup in a row. The Italian side, where Alessandro Del Piero and Baggio renewed
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#17331043799308476-403: The 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification process, Italy finished undefeated after facing Romania , Georgia , Hungary and Lithuania . In the final tournament , a 2–0 victory against Ecuador with a double from Christian Vieri was followed by a series of controversial matches. During the match against Croatia , English referee Graham Poll incorrectly disallowed two regular goals resulting in
8639-505: The 2023 UEFA Nations League Finals after beating Hungary 2–0 in Budapest . On 15 June 2023, Italy played the semi-final against Spain, losing 2–1. Three days later, Italy won the third-place final 3–2 against the Netherlands. Mancini's stay on Italy's bench ended two months later following his resignation. Luciano Spalletti was chosen as the new coach, and as of September 2023 he led
8802-627: The Alamanni , Bavarian, and Thuringian groups, all belonging to the Elbe Germanic group ( Irminones ), which had settled in what is now southern-central Germany and Austria between the second and sixth centuries, during the great migration. In general, the surviving texts of Old High German (OHG) show a wide range of dialectal diversity with very little written uniformity. The early written tradition of OHG survived mostly through monasteries and scriptoria as local translations of Latin originals; as
8965-522: The Early Middle Ages . German is an inflected language , with four cases for nouns, pronouns, and adjectives (nominative, accusative, genitive, dative); three genders (masculine, feminine, neuter) and two numbers (singular, plural). It has strong and weak verbs . The majority of its vocabulary derives from the ancient Germanic branch of the Indo-European language family, while a smaller share
9128-586: The Euro 2020 qualifying with ten wins in all ten matches, becoming only the sixth national side to qualify for a European Championship with a perfect record. On 17 March 2020, UEFA confirmed that Euro 2020 would be postponed by one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic . At the delayed Euro 2020, Italy finished top of Group A, ahead of Turkey , Switzerland , and Wales . Being one of the host nations, Italy played all three group games at Rome's Stadio Olimpico , and it became
9291-417: The European Union 's population, spoke German as their mother tongue, making it the second most widely spoken language on the continent after Russian and the second biggest language in terms of overall speakers (after English), as well as the most spoken native language. The area in central Europe where the majority of the population speaks German as a first language and has German as a (co-)official language
9454-635: The FIFA Confederations Cup in 2013 and at the UEFA Nations League in 2021 and 2023 . The team is known as gli Azzurri (the Blues), because Savoy blue is the common colour of the national teams representing Italy, as it is the traditional paint of the royal House of Savoy , which reigned over the Kingdom of Italy . In 1938, Italy became the first team to defend its World Cup title, and due to
9617-463: The FIFA World Cup have been three quarter-finals appearances, in 1934 , 1938 and 1954 . They hosted the competitions in 1954, where they played against Austria in the quarter-finals match, losing 7–5 , which still stands as the highest scoring World Cup match ever. At the 2006 FIFA World Cup , Switzerland set a FIFA World Cup record by being eliminated from the tournament despite not conceding
9780-514: The German states . While these states were still part of the Holy Roman Empire , and far from any form of unification, the desire for a cohesive written language that would be understandable across the many German-speaking principalities and kingdoms was stronger than ever. As a spoken language German remained highly fractured throughout this period, with a vast number of often mutually incomprehensible regional dialects being spoken throughout
9943-724: The Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I , and the other being Meißner Deutsch , used in the Electorate of Saxony in the Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg . Alongside these courtly written standards, the invention of the printing press led to the development of a number of printers' languages ( Druckersprachen ) aimed at making printed material readable and understandable across as many diverse dialects of German as possible. The greater ease of production and increased availability of written texts brought about increased standardisation in
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#173310437993010106-532: The Lev Yashin Award , given to the best goalkeeper of the tournament; he conceded only two goals in the tournament's seven matches, the first an own goal by Zaccardo and the second from Zidane's penalty kick in the final, and remained unbeaten for 460 consecutive minutes. In honour of Italy winning a fourth World Cup, members of the squad were awarded the Italian Order of Merit of Cavaliere . Marcello Lippi, who had announced his resignation three days after
10269-644: The Old High German language in several Elder Futhark inscriptions from as early as the sixth century AD (such as the Pforzen buckle ), the Old High German period is generally seen as beginning with the Abrogans (written c. 765–775 ), a Latin-German glossary supplying over 3,000 Old High German words with their Latin equivalents. After the Abrogans , the first coherent works written in Old High German appear in
10432-427: The Sprachraum in Europe. German is used in a wide variety of spheres throughout the country, especially in business, tourism, and public signage, as well as in education, churches (most notably the German-speaking Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (GELK) ), other cultural spheres such as music, and media (such as German language radio programs by the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation ). The Allgemeine Zeitung
10595-422: The Standard German language in its written form, and the Duden Handbook was declared its standard definition. Punctuation and compound spelling (joined or isolated compounds) were not standardized in the process. The Deutsche Bühnensprache ( lit. ' German stage language ' ) by Theodor Siebs had established conventions for German pronunciation in theatres , three years earlier; however, this
10758-400: The Upper German dialects spoken in the southern German-speaking countries , such as Swiss German ( Alemannic dialects ) and the various Germanic dialects spoken in the French region of Grand Est , such as Alsatian (mainly Alemannic, but also Central–and Upper Franconian dialects) and Lorraine Franconian (Central Franconian). After these High German dialects, standard German
10921-458: The domestic league , Italy entered the 2006 World Cup as one of the eight seeded teams . Italy finished first in Group E with wins against Ghana and the Czech Republic and a draw with the United States. In the round of 16 , Italy secured a 1–0 victory over Australia with Francesco Totti scoring a penalty. Italy overcame Ukraine , 3–0, after taking an early lead through Gianluca Zambrotta and additional goals coming from Luca Toni . In
11084-423: The final 4–1. After losing to Belgium in the quarter-finals to qualify for the 1972 European Championship , this generation's cycle ended at the 1974 World Cup , where the team was eliminated in the group stage after a 2–1 loss against Poland in the last match of the group. Under the initial guide of Fulvio Bernardini and later that of head coach Enzo Bearzot , a new generation of Italian players came to
11247-408: The pagan Germanic tradition. Of particular interest to scholars, however, has been the Hildebrandslied , a secular epic poem telling the tale of an estranged father and son unknowingly meeting each other in battle. Linguistically, this text is highly interesting due to the mixed use of Old Saxon and Old High German dialects in its composition. The written works of this period stem mainly from
11410-472: The quarter-finals in 1938 , after beating Germany in the round of sixteen , winning 4–2 after a replay but were knocked out by Hungary , losing 2–0. At the 1950 World Cup , Switzerland were drawn in a group with Brazil , Yugoslavia and Mexico , where they lost 4–0 to Yugoslavia in the opening match, drew 2–2 with Brazil in their second match and beating Mexico 2–1 in their final group mach, and finished third in their group. On 22 July 1946, Switzerland
11573-445: The round of sixteen with a 3–0 win over Honduras , with a hat-trick from Xherdan Shaqiri . In the knockout match against Argentina, they lost 1–0, conceding to Ángel Di María in the 118th minute. At Euro 2016 , Switzerland were selected to play in Group A of the tournament; alongside hosts France , Albania and Romania . In the first game, Switzerland won 1–0 over Albania, with the only goal being scored by Fabian Schär in
11736-488: The tournament against the United States, but subsequent defeats to Egypt and Brazil meant that they finished third in the group on goals scored (points level with the US and Egypt), and were eliminated. At the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, reigning champions Italy were unexpectedly eliminated in the first round , finishing last place in their group. After being held to 1–1 draws with Paraguay and New Zealand , they suffered
11899-457: The 74th minute Rossi scored the winning goal, for a hat-trick , in a crowded penalty area to send Italy to the semifinals after one of the greatest games in World Cup history. Italy then progressed to the semi-final where they defeated Poland with two goals from Rossi. In the final on 11 July 1982, Italy met West Germany in Madrid . The first half ended scoreless, after Antonio Cabrini missed
12062-714: The Empire. Its use indicated that the speaker was a merchant or someone from an urban area, regardless of nationality. Prague (German: Prag ) and Budapest ( Buda , German: Ofen ), to name two examples, were gradually Germanized in the years after their incorporation into the Habsburg domain; others, like Pressburg ( Pozsony , now Bratislava), were originally settled during the Habsburg period and were primarily German at that time. Prague, Budapest, Bratislava, and cities like Zagreb (German: Agram ) or Ljubljana (German: Laibach ), contained significant German minorities. In
12225-718: The Frisian languages— North Frisian (spoken in Nordfriesland ), Saterland Frisian (spoken in Saterland ), and West Frisian (spoken in Friesland )—as well as the Anglic languages of English and Scots. These Anglo-Frisian dialects did not take part in the High German consonant shift, and the Anglic languages also adopted much vocabulary from both Old Norse and the Norman language . The history of
12388-524: The German language begins with the High German consonant shift during the Migration Period , which separated Old High German dialects from Old Saxon . This sound shift involved a drastic change in the pronunciation of both voiced and voiceless stop consonants ( b , d , g , and p , t , k , respectively). The primary effects of the shift were the following below. While there is written evidence of
12551-447: The German states; the invention of the printing press c. 1440 and the publication of Luther's vernacular translation of the Bible in 1534, however, had an immense effect on standardizing German as a supra-dialectal written language. The ENHG period saw the rise of several important cross-regional forms of chancery German, one being gemeine tiutsch , used in the court of
12714-675: The Germanic dialects that were affected by the High German consonant shift (south of Benrath) from those that were not (north of Uerdingen). The various regional dialects spoken south of these lines are grouped as High German dialects, while those spoken to the north comprise the Low German and Low Franconian dialects. As members of the West Germanic language family, High German, Low German, and Low Franconian have been proposed to be further distinguished historically as Irminonic , Ingvaeonic , and Istvaeonic , respectively. This classification indicates their historical descent from dialects spoken by
12877-646: The Irminones (also known as the Elbe group), Ingvaeones (or North Sea Germanic group), and Istvaeones (or Weser–Rhine group). Standard German is based on a combination of Thuringian - Upper Saxon and Upper Franconian dialects, which are Central German and Upper German dialects belonging to the High German dialect group. German is therefore closely related to the other languages based on High German dialects, such as Luxembourgish (based on Central Franconian dialects ) and Yiddish . Also closely related to Standard German are
13040-845: The Italian autonomous region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia , as well as a recognized national language in Namibia . There are also notable German-speaking communities in France ( Alsace ), the Czech Republic ( North Bohemia ), Poland ( Upper Silesia ), Slovakia ( Košice Region , Spiš , and Hauerland ), Denmark ( North Schleswig ), Romania and Hungary ( Sopron ). Overseas, sizeable communities of German-speakers are found in Brazil ( Blumenau and Pomerode ), South Africa ( Kroondal ), Namibia , among others, some communities have decidedly Austrian German or Swiss German characters (e.g. Pozuzo , Peru). German
13203-507: The MHG period. Significantly, these texts include a number of impressive secular works, such as the Nibelungenlied , an epic poem telling the story of the dragon -slayer Siegfried ( c. thirteenth century ), and the Iwein , an Arthurian verse poem by Hartmann von Aue ( c. 1203 ), lyric poems , and courtly romances such as Parzival and Tristan . Also noteworthy
13366-532: The Swiss were inferior to the Koreans by number of goals scored, meaning that the last game a must-win. The Swiss then managed to beat South Korea 2–0 in the final match, occupying first place in their group while knocking the Asians out of the tournament. In the round of sixteen, Switzerland faced Ukraine , but lost on penalty shootout in a match that has been criticized as the worst game in World Cup history. Yet, Switzerland
13529-417: The Swiss. In qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup , Switzerland were drawn with Portugal , Hungary , Faroe Islands , Latvia and Andorra . The Swiss began their qualifying group with a shock 2–0 win over European champions Portugal, who had won the tournament less than two months prior to playing with them on 6 September. Afterwards, they beat Hungary 2–3, Andorra 2–1, Faroe Islands 2–0, Latvia 1–0 in
13692-597: The World Cup finals of 1954 and 1962 , Italy failed to progress past the first round, and did not qualify for the 1958 World Cup due to a 2–1 defeat to Northern Ireland in the last match of the qualifying round . Italy did not take part in the first edition of the European Championship in 1960 (then known as the European Nations Cup), and was knocked out by the Soviet Union in the first round of
13855-483: The World Cup triumph, was replaced by Roberto Donadoni . Italy qualified from their Euro 2008 qualifying group ahead of France. On 14 February 2007, Italy climbed to first in the FIFA World Rankings for the second time. At Euro 2008 , the Azzurri lost 3–0 to the Netherlands in the opening match of the group stage. The following game against Romania ended 1–1 thanks to a penalty save from Gianluigi Buffon . Italy would win their final group game against France 2–0,
14018-451: The appearance of the kit had not yet been made, so it was decided not to have a colour, which was why white was chosen. After two games, for a friendly against Hungary in Milan on 6 January 1911, the white shirt was replaced by a blue jersey (specifically Savoy azure )—blue being the border colour of the royal House of Savoy crest used on the flag of the Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946); the shirt
14181-638: The away game, took a 2–0 lead before being pegged back to a 2–2 draw, and also took four points from Scotland, winning 3–1 at home and drawing 1–1 away. Against the Portuguese, Switzerland drew 1–1 at home and lost 1–0 in the away fixture in Porto, their only defeat of the qualifying campaign. Their opening match against hosts United States , on 18 June 1994, was played indoors at the Pontiac Silverdome in Detroit , and
14344-631: The colours of the shorts and socks are interchangeable if there is a minor clash. Switzerland, since being established in 1895, have always had the same colour code, as tradition and homage to the national colours which are derived from the Swiss flag . The current kit manufacturer is Puma , who have made their kits since 1998. The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled. Win Draw Loss Fixture The following players were called up to
14507-423: The competitions, but failed for a third time to progress from the group stage. However, since then, the Swiss made it to the round of 16 during Euro 2016 , and achieved a record-best quarter-finals showing at Euro 2020 after eliminating world champions France . Overall, Switzerland's best ever result at an official football competition was the silver medal they earned in 1924 , after losing to Uruguay 3–0 in
14670-437: The controversial staffetta ( lit. ' relay ' ) between Mazzola and Rivera from 1970, held the eventual World Champions and host team, France , to a 0–0 draw after extra time, but lost 4–3 in the shoot-out. With two goals scored in this tournament, Baggio remains the only Italian player to have scored in three different FIFA World Cup editions. Two years later, at the Euro 2000 , with four consecutive victories
14833-515: The country's first World Cup since 1994. In the tournament, Switzerland was drawn in Group G with former world champions France , 2002 World Cup's fourth-place finisher South Korea and debutant Togo . In their first encounter, Switzerland bravely held the mighty France and Zinedine Zidane 0–0, before overcoming the Togolese 2–0 in the second match, tied with the South Koreans four points, however
14996-430: The development of non-local forms of language and exposed all speakers to forms of German from outside their own area. With Luther's rendering of the Bible in the vernacular, German asserted itself against the dominance of Latin as a legitimate language for courtly, literary, and now ecclesiastical subject-matter. His Bible was ubiquitous in the German states: nearly every household possessed a copy. Nevertheless, even with
15159-452: The dialect so as to make the work as natural and accessible to German speakers as possible. Copies of Luther's Bible featured a long list of glosses for each region, translating words which were unknown in the region into the regional dialect. Luther said the following concerning his translation method: One who would talk German does not ask the Latin how he shall do it; he must ask the mother in
15322-647: The direction of coach Vittorio Pozzo and the performance of Giuseppe Meazza , who is considered one of the best Italian football players of all time by some. Italy hosted the 1934 World Cup, and played their first ever World Cup match in a 7–1 win over the United States in Rome . Italy defeated Czechoslovakia 2–1 in extra time in the final in Rome, with goals by Raimundo Orsi and Angelo Schiavio to achieve their first World Cup title. They achieved their second title in 1938 in
15485-507: The eastern provinces of Banat , Bukovina , and Transylvania (German: Banat, Buchenland, Siebenbürgen ), German was the predominant language not only in the larger towns—like Temeschburg ( Timișoara ), Hermannstadt ( Sibiu ), and Kronstadt ( Brașov )—but also in many smaller localities in the surrounding areas. In 1901, the Second Orthographic Conference ended with a (nearly) complete standardization of
15648-471: The fifth minute of the game. The next match was a 1–1 draw with Romania, with Switzerland initially conceding from a penalty but equalizing in the second half following a goal from Admir Mehmedi . The final group game was against France, drawing 0–0 . However, the game spread notoriety for several Swiss players' jerseys being ripped during challenges with the French players, and also for the ball bursting during
15811-467: The final 2–1 against France (to a golden goal in extra time) after conceding an equalising goal just 30 seconds before the expected end of injury time. After the defeat, coach Dino Zoff resigned in protest after being criticized by AC Milan club president and politician Silvio Berlusconi . Giovanni Trapattoni took charge of the team in July 2000 following the resignation of Dino Zoff. Playing in Group 8 of
15974-467: The finals of the 1924 Olympic Games . At the 1924 Paris Olympic Games , Switzerland finished with a silver medal after losing to Uruguay in the final , losing 3–0. The team's debut appearance at the World Cup was in 1934 , where they reached the quarter-finals after beating the Netherlands 3–2 in the round of sixteen before getting knocked out by Czechoslovakia . Switzerland once again reached
16137-437: The first five games, leading the group on maximum points. In the reverse fixtures, they beat Faroe Islands 2–0, Andorra 3–0, Latvia 3–0 and Hungary 5–2, before facing Portugal in the final group game, where they lost 2–0, meaning they would have to play in the play-offs ; where they were ranked as the best second-placed team , and were drawn to play Northern Ireland . In the first leg , played on 9 November, they won 1–0 through
16300-510: The first team in European Championship history to win each group stage match without conceding. In the round of 16, Italy defeated Austria 2–1 at Wembley Stadium after extra time. In the quarter-finals, Italy secured a 2–1 victory over Belgium , before beating Spain on penalties in the semi-finals. In the final , on 11 July 2021, Italy won the European Championship defeating hosts England at Wembley Stadium on penalties after
16463-540: The first time that Italy had failed to qualify for the World Cup since 1958 . Following the match, veterans Andrea Barzagli , Daniele De Rossi and captain Gianluigi Buffon all declared their retirement from the national team. On 15 November 2017, Ventura was dismissed as head coach, and on 20 November 2017, Carlo Tavecchio resigned as president of the Italian Football Federation. Luigi Di Biagio
16626-522: The following year. At the 1938 FIFA World Cup in France, the all-black kit was worn once in the match against France. After World War II, the fascist regime fell and the monarchy was abolished in 1946 . The same year saw the birth of the Italian Republic , and the blue-and-white kit was reinstated. The cross of the former Royal House of Savoy was removed from the flag of Italy , and consequently from
16789-456: The group to set up a tie against Poland in the round of sixteen ; initially the Swiss conceded but managed to find a late equalizer from Xherdan Shaqiri , who scored a bicycle-kick to send the game into extra-time, but the Swiss were knocked out as Granit Xhaka had missed the second penalty during the penalty shootout , as all other players managed to convert their penalties, with Poland winning 5–4 on penalties to go through and knock out
16952-468: The group after a 0–0 draw with Honduras in the third and final group match. Switzerland did not qualify for UEFA Euro 2012 ; missing out on the tournament for the first time in a decade, as they finished third in the qualifying group, a group featuring England , Montenegro , Wales and Bulgaria . Switzerland's initial start in qualifying was overall poor; losing 1–3 to England in the first game played, in which Xherdan Shaqiri scored his first goal for
17115-419: The group stage. Having defeated Russia 2–1 and losing by the same score against the Czech Republic , Italy required a victory in their final group match against Germany to progress to the quarter-finals. However, Gianfranco Zola failed to convert a decisive penalty in a 0–0 draw against the Germans, who eventually won the tournament. Relegated to second place behind England in the qualification campaign for
17278-456: The group with 11 points in both editions of the tournament. Italy would also later win the gold medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics with a 2–1 victory in extra time in the gold medal match over Austria on 15 August 1936. After declining to participate in the inaugural World Cup ( 1930 , in Uruguay) the Italy national team won two consecutive editions of the tournament in 1934 and 1938 , under
17441-407: The group, losing all three games, losing 3–1 to Chile , 2–1 to West Germany and 3–0 to Italy. A similar result occurred at the 1966 World Cup , where Switzerland again finished at the bottom of their group losing all three of their matches, 5–0 to West Germany, 2–1 to Spain and 2–0 to Argentina . In 1992, Switzerland appointed English manager Roy Hodgson as head coach of the national team; at
17604-503: The group. Their only goal of the entire tournament was scored by Johan Vonlanthen , who became the youngest ever goalscorer at the Euros when he scored the equalizing goal against France; surpassing the previous record set only four days earlier by Wayne Rooney by three months. The Swiss managed to qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup , overcoming Turkey by the away goals rule in Istanbul ,
17767-522: The history of football and the World Cup , having won four titles ( 1934 , 1938 , 1982 , 2006 ), appearing in two other finals ( 1970 , 1994 ), and reaching also a third ( 1990 ) and a fourth ( 1978 ) place. Italy also won two European Championships ( 1968 , 2020 ), and appeared in two other finals of the tournament ( 2000 , 2012 ). Italy's team also finished as runners-up in the CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions in 2022 , and in third place at both
17930-435: The home, the children on the streets, the common man in the market-place and note carefully how they talk, then translate accordingly. They will then understand what is said to them because it is German. When Christ says ' ex abundantia cordis os loquitur ,' I would translate, if I followed the papists, aus dem Überflusz des Herzens redet der Mund . But tell me is this talking German? What German understands such stuff? No,
18093-474: The influence of Luther's Bible as an unofficial written standard, a widely accepted standard for written German did not appear until the middle of the eighteenth century. German was the language of commerce and government in the Habsburg Empire , which encompassed a large area of Central and Eastern Europe . Until the mid-nineteenth century, it was essentially the language of townspeople throughout most of
18256-415: The international stage in the second half of the 1970s. At the 1978 World Cup , Italy was the only team in the tournament to beat the eventual champions and host team Argentina , and the Azzurri made it to the third-place final, where they were defeated by Brazil 2–1. In the second round group stage match against the Netherlands , which prevented Italy from reaching the final, Italian goalkeeper Dino Zoff
18419-473: The knockout stage as one of the best third-placed teams. In the round of 16 , they defeated World Cup champions France on penalties, after finishing 3–3 and overcoming a 1–3 second half deficit, to have their first knockout phase win in a major tournament since the 1938 World Cup. In the subsequent quarter-final game against Spain , they once again took the game to penalties, after trailing 1–0. However, after converting only one of their four penalties, they exited
18582-406: The largest concentrations of German speakers are in the states of Rio Grande do Sul (where Riograndenser Hunsrückisch developed), Santa Catarina , and Espírito Santo . Italy national football team The Italy national football team ( Italian : Nazionale di calcio dell'Italia ) has represented Italy in men's international football since its first match in 1910. The national team
18745-694: The last twelve months. The best result Switzerland have achieved thus far is the quarter-finals of the World Cup on three occasions, in 1934 , 1938 and 1954 , while they also reached the same stage at Euro 2020 and 2024 . They earned a silver medal at the 1924 Olympic Games , held in Paris , where they lost 3–0 to Uruguay in the final . As of 18 November 2024, after the match against [REDACTED] Spain . Positive Record Neutral Record Negative Record German language German (German: Deutsch , pronounced [dɔʏtʃ] )
18908-493: The match to a penalty shootout , the first time a World Cup final was settled in a penalty shootout. Italy lost the subsequent shootout 3–2 after Baggio, who had been playing with the aid of a pain-killer injection and a heavily bandaged hamstring, missed the final penalty kick of the match, shooting over the crossbar. The vice World champions, still led by Sacchi, qualified for Euro 1996 in England, but did not progress beyond
19071-446: The media for its lack of quality, which saw notable absences, such as Andrea Pirlo and Sebastian Giovinco being controversially left out. Italy opened Euro 2016 with a 2–0 victory over Belgium and qualified thanks to a win against Sweden in the second match, which made their defeat 1–0 to Ireland in the final group stage match irrelevant for access to the round of 16. Italy subsequently defeated reigning European champions Spain 2–0 in
19234-402: The mother in the home and the plain man would say, Wesz das Herz voll ist, des gehet der Mund über . Luther's translation of the Bible into High German was also decisive for the German language and its evolution from Early New High German to modern Standard German. The publication of Luther's Bible was a decisive moment in the spread of literacy in early modern Germany , and promoted
19397-481: The national team's badge, now consisting solely of the Tricolore . For the 1954 FIFA World Cup , the country's name in Italian, ITALIA , was placed above the tricolour shield, and for the 1982 FIFA World Cup , FIGC , the abbreviation of the Italian Football Federation , was incorporated into the badge. In 1983, to celebrate the victory at the World Cup of the previous year, three gold stars replaced ITALIA above
19560-445: The national team, followed by a 1–0 defeat to Montenegro. Switzerland then recorded a 4–1 win over Wales before consecutive draws against Bulgaria (0–0) and England (2–2). Switzerland's hopes of qualifying were restored with a 3–1 win over Bulgaria, with a hat-trick from Xherdan Shaqiri. However, following a 2–0 loss to Wales (in which Reto Ziegler earned a red card ) and Montenegro's surprising last-minute equalizer against England in
19723-630: The ninth century, chief among them being the Muspilli , Merseburg charms , and Hildebrandslied , and other religious texts (the Georgslied , Ludwigslied , Evangelienbuch , and translated hymns and prayers). The Muspilli is a Christian poem written in a Bavarian dialect offering an account of the soul after the Last Judgment , and the Merseburg charms are transcriptions of spells and charms from
19886-562: The number of goals scored in matches among the tied teams. Goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon and then Italian football federation president Franco Carraro accused the Swedish and Danish teams of fixing the result of their final match (2-2 was the result which consented both teams to advance). Despite calls, then-UEFA spokesperson Robert Faulkner said the organization would not investigate the result. The Italian Football Federation replaced Trapattoni with Marcello Lippi . With controversy plaguing
20049-460: The outbreak of World War II , retained the title for a further twelve years. Italy had also previously won two Central European International Cups ( 1927–30 , 1933–35 ). Between its first two World Cup victories, Italy won the Olympic football tournament ( 1936 ). After the majority of the team was killed in a plane crash in 1949, Italy obtained poor results in the 1950s, even failing to qualify for
20212-530: The press. Italy's regrouped in the second round group, a group of death with Argentina and Brazil. In the opener, Italy prevailed 2–1 over Argentina, with Italy's goals, both left-footed strikes, were scored by Marco Tardelli and Antonio Cabrini . After Brazil defeated Argentina 3–1, Italy needed to win in order to advance to the semi-finals. Twice Italy went in the lead with Paolo Rossi's goals, and twice Brazil came back. When Falcão scored to make it 2–2, Brazil would have been through on goal difference, but in
20375-462: The pronunciation of the ending -ig as [ɪk] instead of [ɪç]. In Northern Germany, High German was a foreign language to most inhabitants, whose native dialects were subsets of Low German. It was usually encountered only in writing or formal speech; in fact, most of High German was a written language, not identical to any spoken dialect, throughout the German-speaking area until well into the 19th century. However, wider standardization of pronunciation
20538-417: The referees, stating: "Italy's elimination is not only down to referees and linesmen who made human not premeditated errors. Italy made mistakes both in defense and in attack." Trapattoni stayed on and guided the team at Euro 2004 in Portugal, where after draws against Denmark and Sweden along with a victory over Bulgaria in Group C , Italy were eliminated following a three-way five point tie based on
20701-529: The round of 16. However, Italy were defeated by reigning world champions Germany, in the quarter-finals on penalties, after a 1–1 draw. After Conte's planned departure following Euro 2016, Gian Piero Ventura took over as manager for the team. During qualification for the 2018 World Cup, Italy finished second in Group G, five points behind Spain. Italy would compete in the play-off round against Sweden, where they lost 1–0 on aggregate and therefore eliminated;
20864-427: The rules of the time required the match to be replayed a few days later. This was the only time the final of the European Championship or World Cup was replayed. On 10 June 1968, Italy won the replay 2–0 (with goals from Gigi Riva and Pietro Anastasi ) to take the trophy. In the 1970 World Cup , exploiting the performances of European champions' players like Giacinto Facchetti , Gianni Rivera and Gigi Riva and with
21027-505: The semi-final against Spain, 2–1 at the San Siro . This match meant the end of the record 37 game unbeaten run and the first defeat for Italy in more than three years. Four days later, Italy won the third-place play-off, 2–1 against Belgium. On 15 November, Italy drew 0–0 with Northern Ireland in their final 2022 World Cup qualifying Group C match and finished in second place, two points behind Switzerland. On 24 March 2022, Italy lost 1–0 in
21190-424: The semi-final of the play-offs against North Macedonia which was their first ever world Cup qualifying defeat at home, therefore, failing to qualify for the World Cup for a second consecutive time. On 1 June, Italy took part in the CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions match, rebranded as the 2022 Finalissima , losing 3–0 against defending Copa América champion Argentina . On 26 September 2022, Italy qualified for
21353-523: The semi-finals, Italy beat hosts Germany 2–0 with goals Fabio Grosso and Alessandro Del Piero in the last minutes of extra time. On 9 July 2006, the Azzurri won their fourth World Cup title after defeating France in the final . French captain Zinedine Zidane opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the seventh minute before Marco Materazzi scored from a corner kick, twelve minutes later. The score remained level and during extra-time and Zidane
21516-412: The sending off of Totti after being presented with a second yellow card for an alleged dive in the penalty area. FIFA president Sepp Blatter stated that the linesmen had been a "disaster" and admitted that Italy suffered from bad offside calls during the group matches, but he denied conspiracy allegations. While questioning Totti's sending off by Moreno, Blatter refused to blame Italy's loss entirely on
21679-523: The squad for the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League matches on 15 and 18 November 2024 against Serbia and Spain , respectively. On 11 November, Manuel Akanji , Pascal Loretz , Dan Ndoye , and Denis Zakaria withdrew from the squad due to injury, so Ulisses Garcia and David von Ballmoos were called up in their absence. On 16 November, Cédric Zesiger was called up to replace the injured Aurèle Amenda , ill Ardon Jashari , and suspended Breel Embolo . The following active players have also been called up in
21842-541: The states of North Dakota and South Dakota , German is the most common language spoken at home after English. As a legacy of significant German immigration to the country , German geographical names can be found throughout the Midwest region , such as New Ulm and Bismarck (North Dakota's state capital), plus many other regions. A number of German varieties have developed in the country and are still spoken today, such as Pennsylvania Dutch and Texas German . In Brazil,
22005-401: The team in the last six games of Euro 2024 qualifying , managing to achieve direct qualification to the European Championship . Italy were eliminated from the tournament in the round of 16 following a 2–0 loss to Switzerland . The first shirt worn by the Italy national team, in its debut against France on 15 May 1910, was white. The choice of colour was due to the fact that a decision about
22168-434: The team led by former captain Dino Zoff made it all the way to the semifinals, facing another penalty shoot-out but emerging victorious over the co-hosts, the Netherlands. Italian goalkeeper Francesco Toldo saved one penalty during the match and two in the shootout, while striker Francesco Totti scored his penalty with a cucchiaio ( lit. ' spoon ' ) chip. Italy finished the tournament as runners-up, losing
22331-496: The third most commonly learned second language in the United States in K-12 education. The language has been influential in the fields of philosophy, theology, science, and technology. It is the second most commonly used language in science and the third most widely used language on websites . The German-speaking countries are ranked fifth in terms of annual publication of new books, with one-tenth of all books (including e-books) in
22494-538: The third place play-off. At the 2014 FIFA World Cup , Italy defeated England 2–1 in their first match before succumbing to underdogs Costa Rica 1–0 in the second group stage match. In Italy's last group match, they were knocked out by Uruguay 1–0, in a controversial match, where Italian player Claudio Marchisio was controversially sent off whilst Uruguay's Luis Suarez bit Italy's Giorgio Chiellini without any sanction. Shortly after this loss, coach Cesare Prandelli resigned. Former Juventus manager Antonio Conte
22657-507: The time of his appointment, the Swiss had not qualified for any major tournament since 1966. Under his guidance, Switzerland rose to 3rd in the FIFA World Ranking in August 1993, which still remains their highest FIFA ranking to this day. Hodgson led Switzerland to the 1994 FIFA World Cup , losing just one game during qualifying, in a group that included Italy , Portugal , and Scotland . The Swiss won their home tie with Italy, and in
22820-640: The tournament at this stage. On 9 August 2021, Yakin became the manager of the Swiss national team. During the 2022 World Cup qualification , Switzerland finished in the first place ahead of Italy in Group C , which granted them a spot in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. During the World Cup, Switzerland finished second in Group G to qualify the round of 16, where they lost 6–1 to Portugal. In 2023, Switzerland played against Romania, Israel , Belarus , Kosovo , and Andorra to qualify for Euro 2024 . The Swiss finished second behind Romania. The Euro 2024 tournament
22983-475: The tricolour, representing their three World Cup victories until that point. In 1984, a round emblem was launched, featuring the three stars, the inscriptions ITALIA and FIGC , and the tricolour. The first known kit manufacturer was Adidas in 1974. From 2003 to 2022, the kit was made by Puma . Since the 2000s, an all-blue uniform including blue shorts has occasionally been used, particularity in international tournaments. After Italy's 2006 World Cup victory,
23146-487: The two teams drew 1–1 in the opening match of the World Cup. In the next match, they won 4–1 over Romania, and in their final game against Colombia, the Swiss lost 2–0. Nevertheless, Switzerland still qualified from the group , but were knocked out by Spain , losing 3–0. At UEFA Euro 1996, Switzerland once again easily qualified for the tournament hosted in England , as they topped their qualifying group, losing just once, which
23309-688: The win. Baggio scored another late goal against Spain at their quarter-final match in Boston to seal a 2–1 win and two goals against Bulgaria in their semi-final match in New York for another 2–1 win. In the final , which took place in Los Angeles 's Rose Bowl stadium 2,700 miles (4,320 km) and three time zones away from the Northeastern United States where they had played all their previous matches, Italy, who had 24 hours less rest than Brazil, played 120 minutes of scoreless football, taking
23472-543: The world being published in German. German is most closely related to other West Germanic languages, namely Afrikaans , Dutch , English , the Frisian languages , and Scots . It also contains close similarities in vocabulary to some languages in the North Germanic group , such as Danish , Norwegian , and Swedish . Modern German gradually developed from Old High German , which in turn developed from Proto-Germanic during
23635-579: The written form of German. One of the central events in the development of ENHG was the publication of Luther's translation of the Bible into High German (the New Testament was published in 1522; the Old Testament was published in parts and completed in 1534). Luther based his translation primarily on the Meißner Deutsch of Saxony , spending much time among the population of Saxony researching
23798-453: Was Francesco Calì . The first success in an official tournament came with the bronze medal in 1928 Summer Olympics , held in Amsterdam . After losing the semi-final against Uruguay , an 11–3 victory against Egypt secured third place in the competition. In the 1927–30 and 1933–35 Central European International Cup , Italy achieved first place out of five Central European teams, topping
23961-429: Was a "neutral" language as there were virtually no English native speakers in Namibia at that time. German, Afrikaans, and several indigenous languages thus became "national languages" by law, identifying them as elements of the cultural heritage of the nation and ensuring that the state acknowledged and supported their presence in the country. Today, Namibia is considered to be the only German-speaking country outside of
24124-786: Was a 1–2 defeat to Turkey. They were drawn in Group A , but their tournament was disappointing overall; as they finished bottom of the group. Their opening match was against hosts England , and the two sides drew 1–1. In their second match, they lost 2–0 to the Netherlands, and in their final group game, lost 1–0 to Scotland. Switzerland failed to qualify for the 1998 FIFA World Cup , hosted in France , as they finished fourth in their qualifying group , winning three games; 3–2 against Finland , 1–0 against Hungary and 5–0 against Azerbaijan , drawing one game against Hungary (1–1), and losing three games; 1–0 against Azerbaijan and losing both games against Norway , losing 1–0 at home and 5–0 away. In qualifying for UEFA Euro 2004 , Switzerland finished top of
24287-578: Was a major success for Switzerland, as they finished second in their group with 5 points, moving onto the Round of 16. During the Round of 16, Switzerland caused a major upset by defeating defending champions Italy and reaching the Quarter-Finals for the second time in their history. The Switzerland national team's traditional home kit is red shirts, white shorts and red socks, with the away kit being reverse with white shirts, red shorts and white socks, although
24450-543: Was accompanied by white shorts and black socks (which later became blue). The team later became known as gli Azzurri (the Blues). In the 1930s, Italy wore a black kit, ordered by the fascist regime of Benito Mussolini . The black kit debuted on 17 February 1935 in a friendly against France at the Stadio Nazionale PNF in Rome. A blue shirt, white shorts and black socks were worn at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin
24613-463: Was also shown like Altobelli's possibly successor, having his same goal attitude. Both forwards stroke the target in Germany, where Soviet Union defeated the Azzurri in semi-finals. Italy hosted the World Cup for the second time in 1990 . The Italian attack featured talented forwards Salvatore Schillaci and a young Roberto Baggio . Italy played nearly all of their matches in Rome and did not concede
24776-530: Was an artificial standard that did not correspond to any traditional spoken dialect. Rather, it was based on the pronunciation of German in Northern Germany, although it was subsequently regarded often as a general prescriptive norm, despite differing pronunciation traditions especially in the Upper-German-speaking regions that still characterise the dialect of the area today – especially
24939-471: Was awarded the right to host the 1954 World Cup unopposed, in Luxembourg City . At the World Cup, Switzerland finished second in their group behind England ; beating Italy and losing to England, but qualified for the quarter-finals after beating Italy in a group play-off . They were knocked out of the tournament after losing 7–5 to Austria . At the 1962 World Cup , Switzerland finished bottom of
25102-465: Was beaten by a long-distance shot from Arie Haan , and Zoff was criticized for the defeat. Italy hosted the 1980 European Championship , the first edition to be held between eight teams instead of four, automatically qualifying for the finals as hosts. After two draws with Spain and Belgium and a narrow 1–0 win over England , Italy were beaten by Czechoslovakia in the third-place match on penalties 9–8 after Fulvio Collovati missed his kick. After
25265-531: Was called as caretaker manager and led the team in subsequent friendlies in March 2018, including the last of Buffon's 176 appearances on 23 March in a friendly against Argentina. On 14 May 2018, Roberto Mancini was announced as the new manager. On 16 August 2018, in the FIFA World Ranking that followed the 2018 World Cup, Italy dropped to their lowest ever ranking of 21st. On 18 November 2019, Italy finished
25428-462: Was celebrated as the David who killed Goliath . Upon Italy's return home, furious fans threw fruit and rotten tomatoes at their transport bus at the airport. In 1968, Italy hosted the European Championship and won the tournament in its first participation, beating Yugoslavia in Rome and winning their first major competition since the 1938 World Cup. The final ended in a 1–1 draw after extra time, and
25591-465: Was equalised in the second half by Claudio Caniggia 's header for Argentina. Aldo Serena missed the final penalty kick with Roberto Donadoni also having his penalty saved by goalkeeper Sergio Goycochea . Italy went on to defeat England 2–1 in the third-place match in Bari, with Schillaci scoring the winning goal on a penalty to become the tournament's top scorer with six goals. After failing to qualify for
25754-485: Was established on the basis of public speaking in theatres and the media during the 20th century and documented in pronouncing dictionaries. Official revisions of some of the rules from 1901 were not issued until the controversial German orthography reform of 1996 was made the official standard by governments of all German-speaking countries. Media and written works are now almost all produced in Standard German which
25917-519: Was one of the defining images of Italy's 1982 World Cup triumph. Paolo Rossi won the Golden Boot with six goals as well as the Golden Ball Award for the best player of the tournament, and 40-year-old captain-goalkeeper Dino Zoff became the oldest player to win the World Cup. Subsequently, Italy failed to qualify for the 1984 European Championship , and then entered as reigning champions in
26080-466: Was selected to replace Prandelli. On 10 October 2015, Italy qualified for Euro 2016 , courtesy of a 3–1 win over Azerbaijan ; the result meant that Italy had gone 50 games unbeaten in European qualifiers. On 4 April 2016, it was announced that Antonio Conte would step down as Italy coach after Euro 2016 to become head coach of Chelsea . The 23-man squad was initially criticised by many fans and members of
26243-422: Was sent off for headbutting Materazzi. Italy went on to win the penalty shootout 5–3, with all Italian players scoring their kicks. The decisive penalty goal was scored by Grosso. FIFA named seven Italian players — Gianluigi Buffon , Fabio Cannavaro , Gianluca Zambrotta , Andrea Pirlo , Gennaro Gattuso , Francesco Totti and Luca Toni — to the 23-man tournament All Star Team . Buffon also won
26406-504: Was the only team to be eliminated without conceding a single goal. Switzerland, along with Austria, were chosen as co-hosts of UEFA Euro 2008 . The Swiss were drawn in Group A with Portugal , Turkey and the Czech Republic . Their opening match was a 1–0 loss to the Czech Republic, followed by a 1–2 defeat to Turkey. Their third match was against Portugal, with Switzerland winning 2–0 to ensure that Portugal would top their group with
26569-732: Was with Costa Rica; which they drew 2–2 , with Blerim Džemaili and Josip Drmić scoring; thus finishing second in the group. They were drawn to play Sweden in the round of sixteen , a fixture they lost 1–0 , getting knocked out of the tournament. On 23 January 2018, Switzerland were selected to play in the inaugural edition of the UEFA Nations League , a tournament contested by all UEFA member's national teams , being drawn to play in League A , in Group 2 , against Belgium and Iceland . At Euro 2020 , postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19 , Switzerland finished third in Group A which contained Italy, Wales and Turkey; however, they managed to qualify to
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