<p>Switzerland coach Vladimir Petkovic said Thursday that he is not "satisfied" with taking his side past France and into a first major tournament quarter-final since 1954, as they prepare to face Spain in the last eight.</p>.<p>The Swiss have never reached the semi-finals of the World Cup or European Championship, but a stunning victory over world champions France has put them on the brink of making history.</p>.<p>"We need to be hungry to make it to the next round," Petkovic said ahead of his team's match against Spain in Saint Petersburg on Friday.</p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/who-sounds-alarm-on-euro-2020-as-covid-19-cases-soar-1003722.html" target="_blank">WHO sounds alarm on Euro 2020 as Covid-19 cases soar </a></strong></p>.<p>"From this point on I can't say I'm satisfied -- because, for me, the next step is always the most important.</p>.<p>"We want to make it to the next round, even if we're facing one of the favourites in Spain."</p>.<p>Switzerland led, missed a penalty, fell 3-1 down and then fought back for a dramatic 3-3 draw before beating France on penalties in the last 16 on Monday.</p>.<p>Their captain Granit Xhaka was man-of-the-match after an excellent display in midfield, but he will be suspended against Spain after picking up his second yellow card of the tournament against the French.</p>.<p>"I will prepare as I do for every match," said Xherdan Shaqiri, who will take over as skipper.</p>.<p>"I never change the routine, even if I'm wearing the captain's armband. I am very proud to lead the team in such an important match, and I want to show my skills on the pitch and help the side."</p>.<p>Switzerland have history against Spain, winning a group-stage encounter between the two at the 2010 World Cup, a tournament the Spaniards went on to win.</p>.<p>They also played out a dramatic 1-1 Nations League draw last November which saw goalkeeper Yann Sommer, the shoot-out hero against France, save two penalties from Sergio Ramos.</p>.<p>"We have shown that we don't just defend," added Liverpool's Shaqiri.</p>.<p>"As we proved against France, we can score more than one goal. We want to show our style of football, 100 percent, if we do that then everything is possible."</p>.<p>Spain could have been forgiven for expecting to face France in the quarters after their own thrilling 5-3 extra-time victory over Croatia earlier on Monday.</p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/football/euro-2020-history-favours-spain-as-switzerland-seek-coup-in-quarterfinal-1003458.html" target="_blank">Euro 2020: History favours Spain as Switzerland seek coup in quarterfinal </a></strong></p>.<p>But coach Luis Enrique insisted that Spain, bidding for a record fourth European Championship title, would not take Switzerland lightly.</p>.<p>"Truth is that Switzerland went through and nothing else really matters," Luis Enrique said.</p>.<p>"The luck that we have, or the misfortune, is that we know each other very well having played each other in the Nations League.</p>.<p>"They will be very tough opponents. One of the best collectives in the tournament and it is going to be tough."</p>.<p>Spain goalkeeper Unai Simon allowed a Pedri back-pass to somehow dribble into the net to give Croatia an early lead in the last 16, but made a brilliant save from Andrej Kramaric in extra time before goals from Alvaro Morata and Mikel Oyarzabal put them through.</p>.<p>"With Unai Simon, it is not the error that matters, it is what you do after the error," said Luis Enrique.</p>.<p>"That is what Unai Simon did brilliantly. I remember Rafa Nadal saying tennis players have the memory of a fish and in football it is the same...</p>.<p>"Unai's (mistake) was just about execution. Memory of a fish and what he did after the mistake is what we want from Unai and from our goalkeepers. He was outstanding."</p>.<p>The winners will face Italy or Belgium in the semi-finals at Wembley on Tuesday.</p>
<p>Switzerland coach Vladimir Petkovic said Thursday that he is not "satisfied" with taking his side past France and into a first major tournament quarter-final since 1954, as they prepare to face Spain in the last eight.</p>.<p>The Swiss have never reached the semi-finals of the World Cup or European Championship, but a stunning victory over world champions France has put them on the brink of making history.</p>.<p>"We need to be hungry to make it to the next round," Petkovic said ahead of his team's match against Spain in Saint Petersburg on Friday.</p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/who-sounds-alarm-on-euro-2020-as-covid-19-cases-soar-1003722.html" target="_blank">WHO sounds alarm on Euro 2020 as Covid-19 cases soar </a></strong></p>.<p>"From this point on I can't say I'm satisfied -- because, for me, the next step is always the most important.</p>.<p>"We want to make it to the next round, even if we're facing one of the favourites in Spain."</p>.<p>Switzerland led, missed a penalty, fell 3-1 down and then fought back for a dramatic 3-3 draw before beating France on penalties in the last 16 on Monday.</p>.<p>Their captain Granit Xhaka was man-of-the-match after an excellent display in midfield, but he will be suspended against Spain after picking up his second yellow card of the tournament against the French.</p>.<p>"I will prepare as I do for every match," said Xherdan Shaqiri, who will take over as skipper.</p>.<p>"I never change the routine, even if I'm wearing the captain's armband. I am very proud to lead the team in such an important match, and I want to show my skills on the pitch and help the side."</p>.<p>Switzerland have history against Spain, winning a group-stage encounter between the two at the 2010 World Cup, a tournament the Spaniards went on to win.</p>.<p>They also played out a dramatic 1-1 Nations League draw last November which saw goalkeeper Yann Sommer, the shoot-out hero against France, save two penalties from Sergio Ramos.</p>.<p>"We have shown that we don't just defend," added Liverpool's Shaqiri.</p>.<p>"As we proved against France, we can score more than one goal. We want to show our style of football, 100 percent, if we do that then everything is possible."</p>.<p>Spain could have been forgiven for expecting to face France in the quarters after their own thrilling 5-3 extra-time victory over Croatia earlier on Monday.</p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/football/euro-2020-history-favours-spain-as-switzerland-seek-coup-in-quarterfinal-1003458.html" target="_blank">Euro 2020: History favours Spain as Switzerland seek coup in quarterfinal </a></strong></p>.<p>But coach Luis Enrique insisted that Spain, bidding for a record fourth European Championship title, would not take Switzerland lightly.</p>.<p>"Truth is that Switzerland went through and nothing else really matters," Luis Enrique said.</p>.<p>"The luck that we have, or the misfortune, is that we know each other very well having played each other in the Nations League.</p>.<p>"They will be very tough opponents. One of the best collectives in the tournament and it is going to be tough."</p>.<p>Spain goalkeeper Unai Simon allowed a Pedri back-pass to somehow dribble into the net to give Croatia an early lead in the last 16, but made a brilliant save from Andrej Kramaric in extra time before goals from Alvaro Morata and Mikel Oyarzabal put them through.</p>.<p>"With Unai Simon, it is not the error that matters, it is what you do after the error," said Luis Enrique.</p>.<p>"That is what Unai Simon did brilliantly. I remember Rafa Nadal saying tennis players have the memory of a fish and in football it is the same...</p>.<p>"Unai's (mistake) was just about execution. Memory of a fish and what he did after the mistake is what we want from Unai and from our goalkeepers. He was outstanding."</p>.<p>The winners will face Italy or Belgium in the semi-finals at Wembley on Tuesday.</p>