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

The host nation may be out of the Euros but their fans have voted with their feet and shown there is a big appetite for the sport to grow

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

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.

Spain have advanced to the semi-final of the Women's Euros for the first time since 1997 after beating hosts Switzerland 2-0 in Bern. The 2023 World Cup winners took more than an hour to break through the home team's determined defence, with Mariona Caldentey missing a penalty in the ninth minute.