Now meet the PWAGs and SWAGs! Wives and girlfriends make a strong showing at the Switzerland-Poland match in Saint-Etienne
- The other halves of the Switzerland and Poland players were out in force
- Partners of Robert Lewandowski and Wojciech Szczesny among attendees
- Poland came out on top in Euro 2016 clash after winning penalty shootout
You've met the wives and girlfriends of the England team, now it's time to meet the PWAGs and SWAGs.
The other halves of the Switzerland and Poland players were out in force this afternoon as they watched the two teams square off for the first round of 16 match at Euro 2016.
But the action on the pitch was not the only knock-out of the day, as the partners of stars such as Arsenal new boy Granit Xhaka and Robert Lewandowski stole the show from the stands.
Erjona Sulejmani, wife of Switzerland's Blerim Dzemaili, watches the match from the crowd with her son
Wife of Robert Lewandowski, Anna Lewandowska, and wife of Wojciech Szczesny, Marina Luczenko-Szczesna, take a selfie before the match
A Polish fan blows a kiss to the camera during the game, while Blerim Dzemaili's wife Erjona Sulejmani makes her way to her seat
As spectacular as it was, even Xherdan Shaqiri's beautiful bicycle kick goal couldn't steal the limelight away from the PWAGs and SWAGs.
The Switzerland forward scored the goal of the tournament against Poland on Saturday, jumping with his back to the net before sending a left-footed volley inside the post from near the edge of the area.
The goal made it 1-1 in the 82nd minute, but Poland managed to win a 5-4 in a penalty shootout and advance to the European Championship quarterfinals.
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'It was a beautiful goal, but at the end we are out,' said Shaqiri, the 24-year-old Stoke midfielder who was named man of the match in a losing effort.
'It's a great disappointment. We could have achieved something very big. We had the chances.'
Things could have been different for Shaqiri and Switzerland, which has not won a knockout match at a major competition since the 1938 World Cup.
Erjona Sulejmani cradles her son before walking him out of the stadium and into the concourse
Switzerland's Granit Xhaka kisses his wife at the end of the Euro 2016 round of 16 match between Switzerland and Poland having missed the crucial penalty
A pair of Polish fans enjoy the atmosphere from the stands, where they would see their side come out on top after a penalty shootout
The Swiss had several chances in the match at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, but poor finishing again let them down.
Down 1-0 at halftime, Shaqiri set the tone by creating opportunities immediately after the restart. He made Poland's defenders look slow as they scrambled to disrupt his repeated incursions into the area with his lightening quick feet.
His team rallied behind him and pinned Poland down. After Ricardo Rodriguez's free kick tested goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski, Switzerland coach Vladimir Petkovic sent on Breel Embolo to join Haris Seferovic up front. But Embolo shot weakly when the ball fell to him in the area, and seconds later Seferovic curled the rebound off the crossbar.
Shaqiri, however, came through with his remarkable equalizer, leveling the score and giving the Swiss a chance as they pressed to complete the turnaround.
Erjona Sulejmani was among the other halves of the Switzerland and Poland players who were out in force this afternoon
As spectacular as it was, even Xherdan Shaqiri's beautiful bicycle kick goal couldn't steal the limelight away from the PWAGs and SWAGs
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