Iceland, Switzerland and UEFA Women's EURO
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Iceland become the first team to be knocked out of Euro 2025 as Geraldine Reuteler and Alayah Pilgrim give hosts Switzerland a 2-0 win in Bern.
Host nation Switzerland has put its Women’s European Championship campaign back on track with a 2-0 win over Iceland, eliminating its opponents in the process.
An epic conclusion sees Switzerland book their place in the Women's EUROs quarter-final along with Group A victors Norway. Finland were came so close to upsetting the hosts and Iceland bow out of the competition after a rallying performance against Norway.
On Sunday, tournament hosts Switzerland Women will play their second group game of Women's Euro 2025 when they lock horns with Iceland Women in Bern. Switzerland fell to a 2-1 defeat in their opener against Norway, while 10-player Iceland were narrowly beaten in their first match against Finland.
Iceland have work to do if they are to keep pace with other European nations in women's football, team captain Glodis Viggosdottir told Reuters after her side's 4-3 defeat by Norway in their final Group A game at the Women's Euros on Thursday.
Smilla Vallotto is left unmarked inside the Finland area and she rises to meet a high cross into the area, but the attempt goes just over the bar. Into the final 20 minutes and Switzerland currently look the more likely to score in this game. Finland must score to try and leapfrog the hosts into second spot.
Signe Gaupset has become the youngest player to score twice in a Women’s European Championship match, leading Norway to a 4-3 win over Iceland on Thursday.
For the Swiss, who are trying to get out of the group stage for the first time in the team’s history, a win on Sunday is necessary to keep their hopes alive. Iceland, which made it to the quarterfinals in 2013, has not won a Euro match in 12 years.