Mexico’s national football team suffered a 4-2 defeat against Switzerland in an international friendly held at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City on June, 2025. The match, part of Mexico’s preparation for the upcoming Gold Cup and the 2026 FIFA World Cup, saw El Tri struggle defensively as Switzerland capitalized on key moments..
Breel Embolo opened the scoring for Switzerland in the 20th minute, but Mexico’s Santiago Giménez ended his 16-game international goal drought by heading in the equalizer early in the second half. Switzerland responded with quick goals from Zeki Amdouni and Dan Ndoye, putting the European side firmly in control. Substitute Ángel Sepúlveda gave Mexico hope with a goal just after coming on, but Switzerland sealed the result with a late strike from Fabian Rieder.
The loss extends Switzerland’s dominance in the head-to-head record, now with four wins, one draw, and one loss against Mexico Mexico, currently ranked 19th in the FIFA rankings, will look to regroup quickly as they face Turkey in their next friendly on June 10.
Fans in the U.S. were able to watch the match live on Fox Deportes and TelevisaUnivision networks, with replays and highlights available online.
