Switzerland's national women's football team reached the quarterfinals of the European Championship, facing a 2-0 defeat against Spain. Coach Pia Sundhage emphasized the significance of this achievement for women's football in Switzerland. The team received extraordinary support, with nearly 30,000 fans cheering after the match. Sundhage expressed pride in her team despite the loss and noted the emotional experience for both players and fans. She believes this tournament will have a lasting impact, calling it a take-off moment for women's football in Switzerland.
The atmosphere in the locker room and the first half tells me this is a good team. But Spain are world champions. We tried. That is the most important thing.
It's been a once in a lifetime feeling, very emotional. And they didn't leave! They stayed. That shows me there are people in Switzerland that think that women's football is important.
I feel this is a take-off. After hosting on home soil and so on, this is a chance. We lost the game, but I think at some point we are winning a positive attitude for women's football.
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