AUCKLAND : Five days after Spain's shock loss to Japan, a bold squad reshuffle by coach Jorge Vilda paid off for the Spanish team on Saturday as they thrashed Switzerland 5-1 in their last-16 Women's World Cup clash.The victory launched La Roja into the quarter-finals for the first time in their history.
AUCKLAND : Five days after Spain's shock loss to Japan, a bold squad reshuffle by coach Jorge Vilda paid off for the Spanish team on Saturday as they thrashed Switzerland 5-1 in their last-16 Women's World Cup clash." really hurt and the healing of that pain will continue," Vilda told a press conference.
"Today, we showed that Spain is a team of 23 players," Vilda said."It's a very happy day - we scored goals. We could have scored more goals. And we're in the quarter-finals making history." But the 25-year-old Bonmati, a midfielder for Barcelona, said she was proud of her team's work on Saturday.
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