STORY: Spanish supporters were celebrating in Bern on Friday (July 19) after Spain forward Athenea del Castillo came off the bench to open the scoring and Claudia Pina added a superb second as they beat hosts Switzerland 2-0 to reach the women's Euros semi-finals, where they will face France or Germany.

For the best part of an hour, the hosts defended doggedly and attacked on the break, but once Spain found their groove they were able to quickly kill the game off with two expertly-taken goals.

After the match, in front of the Wankdorf Stadium, the Spanish fans were dancing, chanting and playing drum.

“They could have scored both penalties and we would have won 4-0. But hey, they did very well all things considered, as always,” said Spanish fan, Moria Moreno.

Swiss fans were sad but proud of their team, having made the knockout stages for the first time.

“Great, great performance from Switzerland. So we're proud of the team,” said Eva Fasel.

DESCRIPCIÓN DE IMÁGENES

SHOWS: BERN, SWITZERLAND (JULY 18, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all)

1. SPANISH SUPPORTERS PLAYING DRUM, SINGING AND SUPPORTER WAVING A SWISS FLAG JOINING THEM

2. VARIOUS OF SPANISH SUPPORTERS PLAYING DRUM AND SINGING

3. YOUNG GIRL LISTENING TO SUPPORTERS PLAYING DRUM

4. SPANISH SUPPORTER SHAKING HANDS WITH SWISS SUPPORTER

5. SPANISH SUPPORTERS WAVING FLAGS AND SAYING ‘GO SPAIN’

6. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) SPANISH FAN, CRISTIAN GOMEZ, SAYING:

“Yes, they were the best team. They played very well, you know, they scored two very good goals. The second was very, very good. They were the best of the night, you know, they do it very, very well. They're the best in Spain and the world. Go Spain.”

7. SPANISH SUPPORTERS WAVING FLAGS AND SINGING

8. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) SPANISH FAN, MORIA MORENO, SAYING:

“Yes, but they could have scored both penalties and we would have won 4-0. But hey, they did very well all things considered, as always.”

9. SUPPORTER DANCING WITH FLAG TIED ON HIS BACK AND SUPPORTER KISSING HIS SHIRT

10. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SPANISH FAN, FABIO WEKUIL, SAYING:

“The Swiss have a good defense, but Spain had a lot of chances to score and they had bad luck. But they played better.”

11. VARIOUS OF SUPPORTERS WAVING FLAGS AND CHANTING ‘SPAIN’

12. (SOUNDBITE) (French) SPANISH FAN, TAMIA MATEO, SAYING:

“They deserve it. Especially at the end, they woke up during the second half, so it’s really great.”

13. SWISS SUPPORTERS STOOD OUTSIDE STADIUM

14. VARIOUS OF SUPPORTERS LEAVING STADIUM

15. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SWISS FANS, EVA AND REGINA FASEL, SAYING:

EVA FASEL: “A lot of emotions. Great, great performance from Switzerland. So we're proud of the team. But we're also happy. Spain won. It was a better team. So it's going to be a great tournament.”

REGINA FASEL: “They earned it. It was great, like everyone was supporting. It was such a sportive, great atmosphere in the whole stadium. Like all of the fans were connecting either Spain or Switzerland. We were all together. It was great.”

16. VARIOUS OF SUPPORTERS LEAVING STADIUM

17. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SWISS FANS, AMIRA AND JADA, SAYING:

AMIRA: “I mean, I am proud of the team, but I feel like the referee was a bit biased in my opinion.”

JADA: “Yeah, I'm very proud of the team as well. They played very well until the end. They didn't give up.”

18. SUPPORTER HOLDING A BELL

19. SWISS SUPPORTERS WALKING BY AND WAVING

20. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SWISS FANS, (LEFT TO RIGHT) DOMINIQUE MAURON, LOUANA ROTH AND NOE LAUBSZHER, SAYING:

MAURON, ROTH AND LAUBSZHER: “Very sad!”

LAUBSZHER: “But it's OK. It's not right, but it's OK.”

ROTH: “They did great.

MAURON: “Especially in the first half. They did a very good job.”

21. SWISS SUPPORTERS LAUGHING

22. SWISS FLAG IN SUPPORTER'S HAIR

23. VARIOUS OF SWISS SUPPORTERS OUTSIDE STADIUM

24. SWISS SUPPORTER HOLDING A BELL AND LEAVING STADIUM