On July 7th, England eliminated Switzerland 6-4 on penalties in the quarter-finals of the European Championship, advancing to the semi-finals. After the game, veteran Swiss player Shaqiri said, “There is nothing more cruel than being eliminated on penalties, but we gave our all.”
Shaqiri said, “I’m proud of the team, we brought joy to Switzerland and the German people, that’s what we were aiming for, but the opponent had more mental resilience.”
Speaking about Akanji’s missed penalty, Shaqiri said, “We’re a team, we’ll comfort him together, we need to be a united team now more than ever.”
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