Switzerland may take up the most difficult challenge to date as they face the world champions in Spain in the quarterfinals of female euros on Friday, but coach Pia Sundhage predicted a victory for his team saying that everything is possible.
The Sundhage team has already become the first Swiss team to get out of the group phase at the tournament, and although the Spanish represents a formidable opponent, the cunning Swedish coach stressed that large upheavals have occurred before.
“I would say that it is the greatest of all time. And the reason why I say it is because we are going to play against the world champions. And also, on a soil at home, a quarter -final, so I think it’s time,” Sundhage told journalists on Thursday.
“We are trying to share stories, that’s what life is used by,” she said, revealing that the team had watched videos from the male team causing a similar upheaval by beating Spain during the 2010 World Cup.
“There are stories that you would like to reproduce, so the sharing of stories brings us together, but they also bring a lot of energy, and just the state of mind it is possible.”
Faced with the power of the world’s prevailing champions and the League of Nations, Sundhage was extremely confident before the force test in Bern on Friday evening.
“I promise you – we will do it. It will be difficult, but I promise you,” said the 65 -year -old man. “Not only one by one, we will do it together.
“And if this conviviality works, we have a chance. The most important thing is that we do our best, we cannot do more, we do our best in Bern quarter -finals. I think it’s something special.”
The winner of the match will face France or Germany in the semi-finals.
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