https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Switzerland’s World Cup football defeat at the hands of Argentina on Tuesday left a bitter taste with Swiss media commentators who felt the home side were unfairly robbed of victory. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140702/swiss-media-lament-cruel-and-bitter-defeat Wed, 02 Jul 2014 10:00:00 +0200 swiss-media-lament-cruel-and-bitter-defeat Switzerland forward Mario Gavranovic is heading home from the World Cup after tearing his cruciate knee ligament in training, his federation (ASF) said on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140629/injury-ends-world-cup-for-swiss-star Sun, 29 Jun 2014 11:28:00 +0200 injury-ends-world-cup-for-swiss-star Switzerland have a chance to put right their dramatic failure of 2010 on Wednesday when they again face bogey team Honduras for a place in the World Cup football knock-outs. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140624/swiss-need-confidence-boost-against-honduras Tue, 24 Jun 2014 10:56:00 +0200 swiss-need-confidence-boost-against-honduras Switzerland's Steve von Bergen will miss the rest of the World Cup after fracturing his left eye socket in their 5-2 defeat to France, the Swiss football association confirmed on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140622/injury-forces-swiss-footballer-out-of-world-cup Sun, 22 Jun 2014 14:06:00 +0200 injury-forces-swiss-footballer-out-of-world-cup Switzerland won its first World Cup football game in dramatic fashion in Brasilia on Sunday with a 2-1 win against Ecuador. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140615/switzerland-off-to-slow-start-against-ecuador Sun, 15 Jun 2014 21:06:00 +0200 switzerland-off-to-slow-start-against-ecuador