The Spanish team managed to make history this Saturday in a rather atypical World Cup. The team of Jorge Vilda they reached the quarterfinals after beating Switzerland by a landslide (1-5). It may not seem like a great achievement, but it is the first time in this tournament that Spain has managed to get through a tie. In the two previous tournaments they had lost in the group stage, in Canada 2015, and in the round of 16 against the United States, in France 2019. So what happened last day is no small thing.
The coach had already predicted at a press conference that they were going to win this game, and he was not wrong. Few were those who trusted, and even more so when they saw the starting eleven that Vilda was betting on. Five changes were those that he made, with two rookies in the tournament. It was the case of Cata Coll and of Laia Codina. Somewhat surprising was the absence of misa rodriguezbut after the win nobody noticed it.
The team went on the attack from the first minute, seeking to get ahead soon on the scoreboard. It was there when the figure of Aitana Bonmatí, who took the trophy for the best player of the match, and no wonder. She scored a double and gave two assists. They also scored Alba Redondo, Jenni Hermoso and Laia Codina. The latter managed to make up for a mistake he had made minutes before, after scoring an own goal that equalized Switzerland. A predicament that lasted very little.
With this victory it has been possible to verify that Spain is prepared to compete and that the setback against Japan is now a thing of the past, but that it has helped them come back stronger. Now the national team is waiting for know who will be your rival in the quarterfinals. He will find out this morning after the match between the Netherlands and South Africa (4:00 am).
The Spanish team has begun to be seen as one of the favorites to lift the title. There are other countries that were also on the list and have had a pretty amazing tournament, but not exactly for the best. Brazil fell in the group stage, something that had not happened since 1995. His elimination was not the only surprise, Martaone of the best-known faces of the team announced that his retirement as an international.