Switzerland creates historical: quarter -finals after dramatic compensation!

Switzerland creates historical: quarter -finals after dramatic compensation!

Stade de Genève, Schweiz - The Swiss national women's football team celebrated a historical event on July 10, 2025 by entering the quarter-finals of the European women's football championship for the first time. In the crucial game against Finland, the team of trainer Pia Sundhage achieved a late equalizer by Riola Xhemaili in added time, which made the final result 1: 1. This was enough for Switzerland to qualify for the knockout phase after the Norwegians had already defeated 4: 3 in another group game in Iceland. The game took place in front of 31,000 spectators in the Stade de Genève, whereby the number of spectators of 26,388 deviates somewhat, reports Swiss radio and television SRF .

In a balanced game, Switzerland had several chances in the first half, but could not score a goal, while Finland dominated the game in phases. Finnish defense turned out to be persistent. Shortly before half -time, goalkeeper Livia Peng prevented a possible deficit with a strong parade. In the second half, a penalty for Finland by Natalia Kuikka in the 79th minute brought the team in the lead after Emma Koivisto was fouled in the penalty area. However, the Swiss showed an impressive reaction and increased the pressure in the last minutes of the game.

history and records

The equalizer from Xhemaili, which fell in the 92nd minute, is a historical moment for the Swiss team and secures the first quarter-finals in history. Xhemaili received the submission of Géraldine Reuteler and successfully completed the campaign. Lia Wälti's comment after the game summed up the joy of the players: "Sometimes football is funny"

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Norway, which started in the other group game against Iceland, rotated the team and showed a strong performance. Signe Gauppenet scored two early goals, while Frida Maanum was also successful. Iceland fought to the end and was able to score two late goals, but this was not enough to shoot the game.

outlook on the quarter -finals

Switzerland now has the next game on June 18 in Bern in front of her, where it will meet Spain or Italy. This promotion story and the reaching of the quarter -finals are not only a triumph for the women's football team, but also an important step for women's football in Switzerland in general. The course of the tournament offers exciting insights into the achievements of the players and statistics on the European Football Championship 2025. According to Wikipedia Footballs look back in the female category, with three players in the squad played over 100 caps.