dʒˈaɪɡɚ mˌeɪd hɪz ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl deɪbjˈuː ɪn swˈɪtsɚləndz tˈuː wˈʌn dᵻfˈiːt tʊ ˈɪŋɡlənd æt wˈɛmbli stˈeɪdiəm, ˌɔn nˈaɪntiːn noʊvˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi, ænd wɛnt ˌɔn təbi kˈæpt wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛlv tˈaɪmz ænd skˈoːɹ fˈaɪv ɡˈoʊlz, bᵻtwˌiːn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks, fˈaɪv ɐpˈɪɹənsᵻz ʃˈɔːɹt ʌv mˈɪdfiːldɚ hˈaɪnz hˈɜːmən.
Geiger made his international debut in Switzerland's 2–1 defeat to England at Wembley Stadium, on 19 November 1980, and went on to be capped 112 times and score five goals, between 1980 and 1996, five appearances short of midfielder Heinz Hermann.