Around 2,000 fans watched the Swiss women's national football team reach the quarterfinals of the European Championships at the public viewing at Zurich's main railway station. There was huge jubilation when Switzerland scored the equaliser and when the final whistle blew. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox After the Finns took the lead with a penalty in the 79th minute, the mood among the fans of the Swiss women's national team on the Zurich Fan Mile was audibly at rock bottom. The tentative cheers from the small Finnish fan base quickly died down. The cries of joy after the Swiss goal in stoppage time were all the louder, with drinks cups flying through the air. It is the first time host nation Switzerland have made it out of the group stage since they first qualified for the Euros in 2017. The public viewing area at the Zurich Fan Mile was already full on Thursday evening some time before kick-off. Around half an hour before kick-off, there was hardly ...