Switzerland
A team from the Swiss border city Lugano began participating in the AFL Italia league in 2010. From this team developed a Swiss National Team who competed in the 2010 Euro Cup hosted by AFL Italia in Parabiago, Milano, Italy on 2 October 2010.
Switzerland were defeated by England and Germany in the first two rounds, then in the third round defeated the Czech Republic. The Semi Finals for their Pool saw them compete against Scotland, who proved far too experienced for the young Swiss team, and later went on to finish 4th in the overall tournament. The Swiss national team finished 11th out of the 15 Nations competing.
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“In a war everybody always knows all about Switzerland, in peace times it is just Switzerland but in war time it is the only country that everybody has confidence in, everybody.”
—Gertrude Stein (1874–1946)