""I can pretend all I want that the string of results, the questions I have had to answer, haven't bothered me," Wilkinson said. "But it is a burden. One of the players said 'now you don't have to answer the question'. It's true. "It's nice to end [the year] with a win against a very good team who gave it their all. I don't have much to say other than I am really proud.""
""Former Canada defender Wilkinson said her players "absolutely rose to the occasion" against opponents ranked 24th in the world by Fifa, eight places higher than Wales. "I think every game we've played this year has been against teams that are ranked higher than us,""
Wales ended a 12-game winless streak with a 3-2 friendly victory over Switzerland in Jerez, with goals from Sophie Ingle, Hannah Cain and Lily Woodham. The win was the first since the European Championship play-off final victory over the Republic of Ireland almost 12 months earlier. Wales had recorded nine defeats and three draws during the run, including Nations League losses to Denmark and Italy and group-stage exits at Euro 2025 after defeats by the Netherlands, France and England. Jess Fishlock retired from international football following a narrow friendly defeat to Australia in October. Switzerland entered the match as Euro 2025 quarter-finalists and were ranked 24th by FIFA, eight places above Wales.
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