The Swiss approached their second World Cup tournament without a win under new national coach Inka Grings. This niche of hopelessness is now eliminated at the first moment.

In a 2-0 win against the Filipinos, Ramona Bachmann scored from the penalty spot at the end of the first half after Kumba Sow was kicked in the box and Seraina Piubel converted an overhead shot into the final score.

crushing superiority

The selection of SFV came with a clear goal of winning a second World Cup tournament victory against Asian underdogs and this was in no danger in the second half with the Swiss clearly outnumbered.

The result was 19 shots and 73 percent possession, which could have been more. In training, the Swiss under the leadership of Inka Grings six times without a win and three times without a goal. Now the German coach has his first victory as a coach of the national team.

However, in the starting phase for Switzerland there was a shock moment when the Filipinos allegedly took the lead, but the goal was not counted due to offside. After that, Gael Thalmann calmly spent the evening at the gates of the Swiss national team.

Bachmann in the footsteps of Shaqiri

Ramona Bachmann has gone down in history as a Swiss team that has been gaining more and more enthusiasm thanks to her goal. The Paris Saint-Germain striker has already scored in four major tournaments since the 2015 World Cup, the 2017 and 2022 European Championships and this tournament. Only Xherdan Shaqiri has achieved something comparable, who has even been one of the scorers in five major tournaments so far.

Switzerland will continue on Tuesday against Norway. The favorites of the Scandinavian group are already under pressure after the first defeat to the hosts New Zealand (0:1).

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