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Switzerland celebrates its summer fairy tale: Keeper Yann Sommer in the center of the cheers
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Jean-Christophe Bott / dpa
Switzerland knocked France out of the tournament in a spectacular duel. 3: 3 after 90 minutes, 3: 3 after 120 minutes. Then:
5: 4 on penalties
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First press reviews from the home of the world champions:
»20min.de«
: »This Swiss national team showed character, fight and heart. She didn't give up and created the sensation. (..) The stadium raged. The Swiss national team won the hearts of the Romanian fans with their performance. (...) It was clear: now heroes are born. And the hero was called Yann Sommer, who parried the penalty shot by superstar Kylian Mbappé. (...) This generation of players, which has been dubbed the golden generation for years, has really delivered and has already made itself immortal. The history book is not closed yet. Spain is now waiting. "
»Tagesanzeiger«
: »A spectacle to the grandiose end. (...) What kind of an evening is that. What a game. What a performance by the Swiss team! And above all: what kind of an end is that! (...) The amazement arose early on in this game. It's the amazement about this Swiss team, about the way they perform, how they have their nerves under control and how they play with a self-image, as if they would never do anything else. It is just as Vladimir Petkovic has imagined it in his mind. «
“Neue Zürcher Zeitung”:
“Incredible, but true: Swiss football miracles happen. (...) You went into the game as an outsider against the clear favorites from France. But they had stood up to the highly decorated French in a game that was one of the best the Swiss have ever shown. (...) Vladimir Petkovic and his players have shed the burden of history (...) The win against France proves that the Swiss coach is right - for his trust in leading players like Granit Xhaka, Xherdan Shaqiri and Haris Seferovic Scaffolding and this hierarchy, this offensive strategy and this mentality that has often been questioned. "
»Blick«
: »Summer hexts the national team in the EM quarter-finals.
Mon dieu!
Switzerland throws out the world champion.
(...) After 67 years, the curse of the round of 16 has finally been defeated.
In the sixth attempt since 1954, the Swiss national team makes it into a quarter-finals for the first time in a major tournament!
(...) Most Swiss heroes cheer with their hands on their hearts.
Hand on heart, our Nati is fun! «
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