What: European Championship, women, Spain–Switzerland, quarterfinal.
When: Friday, July 18, 21.00.
Where: Stade de Suisse, Bern.
TV/radio: Viaplay and Radiosporten.
+ The historic match
Pia Sundhage has already made history with her Switzerland. Never before has the country advanced from the group stage in a European Championship finals on the women's side. This means that the quarterfinal against Spain will be the historic first knockout match in a European Championship for the national team.
+ The illness chaos
But Switzerland's buildup to the clash with Spain has been anything but optimal. On Tuesday, the country was forced to cancel its training session due to illness in the squad. Two of those who have been ill are defender Julia Stierli and midfielder Coumba Sow.
+ The hunt for the goal record
Spain's striker Esther González has scored four goals after finding the net in all matches in the group stage. This means that the 32-year-old is now only two goals behind the European Championship record of six goals, shared by Inka Grings (2009), Beth Mead (2022), and Alexandra Popp (2022).
