JAKARTA - Xherdan Shaqiri believes he and his colleagues in the Swiss national team have done everything they can to beat Turkey in the final Group A Euro 2020 match and now is the time to wait for their fate of qualifying for the round of 16.
Switzerland's 3-1 victory in Baku, Azerbaijan, Sunday local time (Monday, western Indonesia time), was only enough to make them finish in third place in Group A and have to wait for the results of other groups to have a chance to qualify as one of the four best third-placed teams.
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"We did what we had to do against this good team. Now we are waiting to see what happens," said Shaqiri after the match, quoted by Antara from the official UEFA website.
Shaqiri was named the star of the match or UEFA's best player in Switzerland vs Turkey match, where he scored two goals to support his team's victory.
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The Liverpool man admitted Switzerland could have scored another goal or two if they had taken advantage of their chances, but Shaqiri insisted their performances mattered and was satisfied with the result.
"We have to win and play well. Of course, there were one or two missed opportunities and we should have scored one or two more goals, but it was a crucial performance and we are satisfied with the result," said Shaqiri.
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Switzerland only finished third on goal difference to Wales, who lost 0-1 against Italy in the other game, despite both having four points.
While Wales stepped into the round of 16 as Group A runners-up alongside Italy as group winners, Switzerland had to wait for the results of the other groups.
Switzerland has four points and statistics scored four goals and conceded five.
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