UEFA European Championship

Switzerland: Women’s Euros 2022 profile

1 year ago

| BY News Team

Switzerland made history in qualifying for Euro 2022: they won the first-ever penalty shootout in a UEFA Women’s Euro playoff, defeating Czech Republic to claim their place in the tournament.

Five years ago they made their Euros debut, but this is a more experienced squad than back then and they will hope to go beyond the group stage for the first time.

What was Switzerland’s Women’s Euro 2022 Qualifying Record?

Group H Runners-up: P8 W6 D1 L1 GF20 GA6 GD+14 Pts19

Play-off v Czech Republic: D2-2 agg, W3-2pens

Switzerland 4 – 0 Lithuania

Lithuania 0 – 3 Switzerland

Switzerland 2 – 0 Croatia

Switzerland 6 – 0 Romania

Croatia 1 – 1 Switzerland

Switzerland 2 – 1 Belgium

Romania 0 – 2 Switzerland

Belgium 4 – 0 Switzerland

Top Scorers: Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic & Ramona Bachmann (5)

Who is Switzerland’s head coach at Euro 2022?

Nils Nielsen led Denmark to the final of Euro 2017 before making the switch to Switzerland after the Swiss failed to qualify for the 2019 World Cup. He has extensive experience in the women’s game, having coached at youth level for Denmark as well as the senior team, and then winning the 2018 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup as an assistant with China.

Who is Switzerland’s captain at Euro 2022?

Midfielder Lia Walti captained Switzerland throughout the majority of their qualifying campaign, including the tense play-off victory over Czech Republic. She made her international debut all the way back in 2011 and was named captain of the national side following the retirement of Lara Dickenmann.

Who are Switzerland’s star players to watch out for at Euro 2022?

Joint top-scorer during qualification – and her nation’s record scorer overall – is Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic. She is fresh off a fine season for Barcelona, and scored in each of Switzerland’s first four qualifiers to put them in a strong position within their group. Freiburg’s Riola Xhemaili is a goalscoring midfielder who famously netted a hat-trick on her debut for Switzerland Under-19s.