Resurgent Swiss seek new story to break hoodoo

After having a stellar Euro 24 run and going unbeaten in qualifying, Switzerland have reason to believe 2026 can be their breakthrough World Cup – if they can banish a hoodoo hanging over them for three decades.

Contesting their sixth successive World Cup, Switzerland’s consistency in qualifying is matched only by the predictability of their exits, vexed by the hex of round-of-16 eliminations in five of their past six tournaments....