The next four years saw manager Ottmar Hitzfeld continue to select Fernandes for the national team squad but he was barred in the midfield by Valon Behrami, Granit Xhaka and Blerim Džemaili. Fernandes played 22 minutes and helped Switzerland qualify for the World Cup after winning 2–1 against Albania on 11 October 2013. Manager Vladimir Petković named him in the 23-man squad for the finals in Brazil, having made it on two occasions. His only appearance in the tournament came on 1 July 2014 against Argentina in the Round of 16, playing 54 minutes, as the national side lost 1–0.