Euro 2024

Shaqiri: Brutal elimination

Xherdan Shaqiri

Xherdan Shaqiri has been waiting hard for the elimination in the quarter-finals of Euro 2024.

"I think there is nothing more brutal than being eliminated with a penalty. We fought and gave everything to continue the path. I'm very proud of the team and I think we've made a lot of people proud and happy. This was always our big goal. In football a team is also eliminated by penalties and England were better at them today. We were close, but unfortunately the English had calmer nerves. But people will remember that we played good European. It can also be seen on social media how people have celebrated and this has affected us. This euphoria has affected us and we cannot be blamed for anything. We are all very proud of the performance and we can build on this for the next tournament," Shaqiri told Swiss television.

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