Despite the 3-1 success against Turkey at the end of Group A, Switzerland, third in the table, missed direct promotion to the round of 16 of the tournament.
In the end, only the goal difference was decisive, which was not good enough compared to that of the Welsh men. Now it’s time to wait and hope for the Confederates that they will be among the four best thirds in the group and thus find their way into the knockout phase.
In any case, the team boss of the Swiss, Vladimir Petkovic, is satisfied with today’s result. “I’m very satisfied. The team did their job. We showed a good performance over 90 minutes,” said the 57-year-old.
“Have to wait now”
It is clear to Petkovic that the goal is still the knockout phase despite the botched start to the tournament: “The goal remains to qualify for the round of 16. We can’t do anything more in the next few days.”
“We’ll have to wait and see, but I’m optimistic. I think four points should be enough,” said the Swiss national coach.
Shaqiri: “reaction was important”
Once again on hand for his national team when it really matters was the 29-year-old Liverpool player Xherdan Shaqiri, who made a significant contribution to the victory with his brace.
“I am very happy that the first degree went in with my weaker right foot, that I was able to help the team,” said the winger after the game.
Shaqiri only found a small point of criticism in the goal scoring: “We were able to react to the defeat against Italy, in which a lot did not go well for us. This reaction was important. I am proud of the team that we did our duty and Turkey We might have scored more goals. “
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