Switzerland exits World Cup on classy note, calls Canada an ‘amazing country’

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VANCOUVER - Switzerland exited the Women's World Cup on a classy note Sunday — with a thank you to Canada.

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VANCOUVER – Switzerland exited the Women’s World Cup on a classy note Sunday — with a thank you to Canada.

In the wake of the Swiss 1-0 loss to Canada in the round of 16 at B.C. Place Stadium, coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg made a point of taking the microphone at the end of her post-match news conference.

“I would really, from the bottom of my heart, thank the Canadian audience and the Canadians,” the former German international said via an interpreter. “We had a lot of fun in Vancouver and in Edmonton. And we found everyone is very friendly. The welcome was fair and welcoming.

Switzerland players stand for a team photograph before a FIFA Women's World Cup round of 16 soccer game against Canada in Vancouver, B.C., on June 21, 2015. Switzerland exited the Women's World Cup on a classy note Sunday -- with a thank you to Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Switzerland players stand for a team photograph before a FIFA Women's World Cup round of 16 soccer game against Canada in Vancouver, B.C., on June 21, 2015. Switzerland exited the Women's World Cup on a classy note Sunday -- with a thank you to Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

“Thank you very much. You’re an amazing country. Thank you.”

Voss-Tecklenburg left the room to applause from reporters.

The 19th-ranked Swiss made it to the knockout round in their first visit to the World Cup.

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