Zuber and Switzerland pushed into World Cup qualifying play-offs.

Switzerland travelled to Lisbon knowing a point would be enough, but an own goal from Johan Djourou and a strike from Andre Silva saw the pre-match favourites and reigning European champions through automatically. 26-year-old Zuber came on in the 66th minute and played nearly half an hour. Switzerland join Andrej Kramaric’s Croatia in the play-off round. Sandro Wagner is the only Hoffenheim player who has already confirmed his qualification for next summer.

Passlack and Ochs meanwhile found themselves on the end of a surprising loss for Stefan Kuntz’s Germany under-21s, who went down 3-1 to Norway despite taking the lead. Ochs made his second start at international level, while Passlack made his debut after being brought on in the 61st minute.

Kobel’s time with Switzerland under-21s went much better, as he managed to keep a clean sheet in a 2-0 win over Liechtenstein. Hoogma’s day was also quiet, but he spent his on the bench after being an unused sub for the Netherlands' 1-1 draw with Ukraine in their under-21 European qualifier.