Switzerland move mountains at EURO 2025
You have to be in it to feel it — the change Switzerland have made, that is.
We’ve seen the record breaking numbers, but until you are immersed in the atmosphere of their adoring supporters, it is hard to assess the impact they are having.
Thursday night felt like the force of a nation was behind them. Every defensive action, every attack on the opposition goal roared home.
From minute one to minute 90, even when they went behind, these fans did not stop; this is the kind of legacy the national team is leaving behind after bowing out this evening.
The country has embraced this tournament like no other, making it one of the most attended championships in history, yet their impact feels more seismic than statistics.
Adorned at the heart of thousands of Swiss supporters ahead of the quarter-final was a banner that quite simply wrote: Time to move mountains.
There is perhaps nothing that greater sums up what the squad has achieved – they made people believe.
They have undoubtedly changed women’s football in Switzerland forever. It feels as though everyone in this country has bought into the sport and to the squad.
For captain Lia Walti, it is something beyond her wildest dreams.
“I hope that the EUROs will give us that extra push for people to see that this game actually has a lot of potential, even in Switzerland, that they want to push, invest, and give the girls a chance, the same as boys,” she told ESPN in June.
If there were any doubts about it being a launchpad for growing the game, those have surely been put to bed.
Even long after full-time, their exit confirmed, supporters remained in full voice in a move that can mean only one thing: We are here to stay. Women’s football is here to stay.
Right now the defeat will hurt the Swiss, naturally, but when the dust settles and they are able to reflect on their historic journey, these players will know that their names will long be remembered as game changers.