20 years later: Dam 🇹🇷 Türkiye – Switzerland 🇨🇭

The infamous playoff match between the Swiss national team and Turkey ended in a street battle.

The most affected was the Valaisan defender of the Swiss team Stéphane Grichting who was attacked with a knife in the lower abdomen in the corridor leading to the locker room after the match.

Testimony of Grichting RTS 10 years later

Images from SRF TV Swiss German

Heated post-match interview with Degen and Ludovic Magnin (current coach of FC Basel and Swiss national team player at the time)

A look back at the riot following the match in Türkiye 🇹🇷 Istanbul

Scenes we never want to see again; the Turks did not accept the failure to qualify for the World Cup 2006 in Germany

FIFA sanctions following the match

Sanctions against Turkey 

• Matches played behind closed doors and on neutral ground: The next three Euro 2008 qualifying matches took place under these conditions.
• Fine : The Turkish federation was ordered to pay 200,000 CHF.
• Individual sanctions: Three Turkish players have been suspended for several matches.
• Assistant Coach: He was suspended for six months. 

Sanctions against Switzerland 

• Player suspension: Benjamin Huggel has been suspended for four matches, causing him to miss the World Cup in Germany.