Women’s football: Switzerland wants to write history to Euro 2025

At 65, the Swedish saw the passage of cups in her career. She won the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games tournaments with the United States, led the USA team in the World Cup final in 2011 and was appointed coach of the year by FIFA the following year. Between many, many others. It puts you a CV.

But this Friday, Pia Sundhage, who also coached China, Sweden and Brazil in particular, will be in front of an even more impressive mountain to climb. Beating the Spanish world champions at the head of the Swiss team, Matricule 23 in the hierarchy of FIFA, will be an immeasurable feat. Even if playing at home is precious help, the abyss between the two teams is huge.

“It will be difficult, but I promise you that we are going to try everything, all together,” said Scandinavian during the traditional pre-match press conference. If we work together, we will have our chances. We can only try everything. Like that, we will have absolutely nothing to blame ourselves. We cannot win a match like this without luck. But you have to give yourself thoroughly to get there. “

The selector can possibly be inspired, once is not customary, of these gentlemen. They had produced the perfect heist against the future Spanish world champions (0-1), at the opening of the 2010 World Cup. At that time, a certain Johan Djourou was an international Swiss (but had missed this World Cup) and can therefore share his experience. “We tried to share anecdotes. He told us things, said Sundhage. We tried to instill in the players the idea that anything is possible. Because, in the end, it’s football and anything can happen. ”

The coach who came from Ulricehamn, in the center of the south of Sweden, obviously kept a little mystery on his tactical plan. It was just conceded that “we also have speed … If we make a good final gap, we can be dangerous against. And then, of course, there is the public. It is a European championship at home. At the Wankdorf. It’s time to write history. And that could be the decisive factor. ” On paper, it is undeniable.