Switzerland is considered the underdog ahead of the round of 16 clash against defending champions Italy. No wonder, as the national team has been waiting for a victory for 31 years.
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- Switzerland is considered the underdog ahead of the European Championship round of 16 against Italy. The national team has not won any of the last 9 matches.
- The last victory dates back to May 1, 1993, when Marc Hottiger's goal secured three important points in the World Cup qualifiers. We show you what else moved Switzerland and the world back then.
On Saturday, the first European Championship round of 16 match between Switzerland and Italy will take place at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. Murat Yakin's team go into the game as underdogs, which is not least due to their record in the head-to-head matches. The Swiss have not won a single one of their last nine encounters.
Switzerland's last victory over the current European champions came on 1 May 1993, when Marc Hottiger scored three important points on the way to the 1994 World Cup in front of 32,000 spectators in the sold-out Wankdorf Stadium. Because it was so long ago, blue Sport shows you what was going on in the world at the time.
The "WorldWideWeb" is released
The day before the Swiss victory over Italy marked the start of the online era. On April 30, 1993, the "WorldWideWeb" is released to the public - and a new era begins.
A drama on the tennis court
Tennis player Monica Seles, the reigning world number 1, is attacked by a mentally ill man during a change of sides in Hamburg and stabbed with a knife. Seles is lucky and suffers no lasting physical damage. Nevertheless, she writes in her biography looking back: "It changed my career irrevocably and damaged my soul. A split second turned me into a different person."
The "velvet divorce"
On January 1, 1993, Czechoslovakia officially split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Eric Clapton cleans up
Eric Clapton outshines everyone at the 35th Grammy Awards and becomes the first British artist to win six awards in one evening - including Record of the Year for "Tears in Heaven".
Attack on the World Trade Center
In February 1993, a bomb explodes in the World Trade Center. Six people die and over 1000 are injured. The bomb had torn a 40-metre-wide crater in the ground and caused all four floors of the parking garage to collapse.
Ireland wins Eurovision
Niamh Kavanagh touches the hearts of European music fans with the song "In Your Eyes" and wins the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 for Ireland.
Dinosaurs conquer Hollywood
Steven Spielberg's "Jurassic Park" is released in cinemas in June 1993 and takes off. The highest-grossing film to date grosses over 500 million US dollars on its opening weekend.
Nobel Peace Prize for Mandela
Nelson Mandela and South African President Frederic Willem de Klerk receive the Nobel Peace Prize "for their commitment to the peaceful end of the apartheid regime and for laying the foundations of a new democratic South Africa".
Bill Clinton moves into the White House
In January 1993, Bill Clinton is sworn into office as the 42nd President of the United States.
The death of Pablo Escobar
The Colombian drug lord is shot dead by the police in Medellín in December 1993. The "King of Cocaine" was the richest criminal in history.
The birth of a ski star
Wendy Holdener was born on May 12, 1993. 31 years later, she is one of the most successful Swiss skiers ever.
Protests after the non-election of Christiane Brunner
In March 1993, Christiane Brunner, trade unionist and hopeful of the women's movement, was to succeed René Felber in the Federal Council for the Social Democratic Party. But the bourgeois majority chooses party colleague Francis Matthey instead. This led to protests, with thousands taking to the streets in various cities. Hundreds of angry women demonstrated in front of the Federal Palace, snowballs and bags of paint were thrown at the building.
Under great pressure, Matthey declares that he will not accept the election. Meanwhile, the SP put forward a two-person candidacy for re-election with Christiane Brunner and Ruth Dreifuss. Dreifuss is elected.
"What Is Love" also conquers Switzerland
The number one hit from June 1993 is still known today: Haddaway conquers the charts with "What Is Love".
Aarau becomes Swiss champion
In the third-last round of the season, FC Aarau beat Sion 2:1 at home and then traveled to the Letzigrund. In the stands, coach Rolf Fringer's team watches Servette lose to FCZ - and can celebrate the third championship title in the club's history.
Downhill gold for Urs Lehmann
The current Swiss Ski President Urs Lehmann is crowned downhill world champion. At the Shizukuishi winter sports station near the Japanese town of Morioka.
