Spain’s players gave their beaten Switzerland opponents a guard of honor leaving the field after their quarterfinal at the Women's European Championship.

Switzerland are through to the quarter-finals of the women’s European Championships for the first time, but boy, did they leave it late.Riola Xhemaili’s 92nd-minute equaliser sent the hosts

For more than two weeks "La Nati", as the women's national team is affectionately known, captivated Switzerland with red-shirted fans thronging sold-out stadiums to see them qualify for the knockout stage of the Euros for the first time.

On July 18 in Bern, Switzerland, Spain will take on Switzerland in UEFA Women’s Euro 2025, with a start time of 3 p.m. ET. Which side will prevail? Check out our prediction below. In UEFA Women's Euro, Alexia Putellas has collected three goals and four assists in three matches for Spain.

Switzerland’s Alisha Lehmann has been assigned a bodyguard at Euro 2025 due to her popularity and safety concerns amid online and in-person harassment.

Switzerland's Lia Waelti, wearing a team captain rainbow armband, applauds the fans at the end of the Women's Euro 2025 quarterfinals soccer match between Spain and Switzerland at Stadion Wankdorf in Bern, Switzerland, Friday, July 18, 2025. Credit: AP/Alessandra Tarantino

Noelle Maritz said Thursday that fervent home support will help Switzerland in their task of beating world champions Spain in the quarter-finals of Women's Euro 2025.Switzerland have a huge task on their hands against Spain,

By Philip O'Connor ZURICH (Reuters) -Spain playmaker Aitana Bonmati is back to full fitness following a meningitis scare and aiming to continue writing history when Spain take on Switzerland in their Women's Euro quarter-final in Bern on Friday.