Switzerland will likely be seeking to keep their excellent begin to Euro 2024 after they take on Scotland of their second group stage recreation this night.
Murat Yakin’s males opened their marketing campaign with a 3-1 victory over Hungary, and a win over the Scots in Cologne tonight will all however seal their spot in the Round of 16.
But whereas their qualification permutations are slightly simple, for quite a few folks at least, the purpose why they are called SUI on the TV scoreboard is slightly much less clear.
Here’s every thing it’s essential know.
Why is Switzerland called SUI on the scoreboard at Euro 2024?
French is one in all the 4 official languages of Switzerland, with Italian, German and Romanish being the others.
In French, Switzerland is called ‘Suisse’, therefore the abbreviation SUI on the scoreboard.
Given French is the principal language for each FIFA and Switzerland, Suisse is the identify which is utilized in the Swiss Football Federation’s paperwork.
It shouldn’t be solely in soccer the place Switzerland is known as SUI, nonetheless.
The Swiss Olympic crew are abbreviated as SUI, with the three letters showing on TV graphics and athlete outfits and tools.
What is Switzerland’s document at the Euros?
Euro 2024 is the sixth time that Switzerland has appeared at the European Championships.
It took till 1996 for the Swiss to lastly qualify for the Euros, with their first look in UEFA’s premier competitors culminating in a bunch stage exit.
Euro 2004 and Euro 2008 additionally noticed Switzerland crash out at the group stage, with the latter seeing the nation co-hosting the event alongside Austria.
Euro 2016 and Euro 2020 had been extra profitable, with the crew reaching the Round of 16 and quarter-finals respectively.
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