No idea, I'm going to sleep, I'm very tired. I have a contract until the end of December, until then I am a Swiss, says Sundhage to Viaplay about her being or not being the Swiss national team coach in the future.
For 68 minutes, Spain did everything right and created scoring opportunities, but no goals were scored against a pressured Switzerland.
There was a penalty miss by Mariona Caldentey, a post shot by Irene Paredes and a double post hit after a corner at the beginning of the second half.
After 60 minutes, a back-pressed Switzerland, which was coached hard by national team coach Pia Sundhage, began to hope for a miracle.
But in the 63rd minute, Spain substituted in Athenea Del Castillo. Just three minutes later, she made it 1-0 after a fine backheel pass by Aitana Bonmati.
Four minutes later, Claudia Pina shot a giant shot that meant 2-0 to Spain and the semifinal was clear. There, they will face either France or Germany. That quarterfinal will be played on Saturday.
We didn't quite succeed today, with counter-attack situations, for example. We are a bit naive, we are a bit young, a bit inexperienced, says Sundhage.
Pia Sundhage and Switzerland came to the championship with some question marks.
The team had only won one match in 2025 before the European Championship, and Sundhage received a lot of criticism. In the Swiss media, it was written that the Swede trained the players hard, her leadership was criticized, and a loss to a boys' team was highlighted.
But after the final whistle after today's loss, the home supporters cheered on the players, and before the match, around 25,000 people marched from Bern to the stadium Stadion Wankdorf.
The support is absolutely fantastic and it has been a fantastic difference. We didn't have such an audience in the beginning, but they have realized that it's fun to watch women's football.
To play a quarterfinal for the first time, and to play against the world champions, to be here and now and just to hear the support, it's something enormous, says Sundhage.
