Silvia Neid still saw room for improvement despite her Germany side defeating Italy 1-0 in the quarter-finals, while Antonio Cabrini felt his team's inexperience cost them.
Defender Ólina Vidarsdóttir sounded an upbeat note about Iceland's future, while Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir could not fault her team-mates who "gave everything" in losing 4-0 to Sweden.
Ólina Vidarsdóttir sounded a positive note about Iceland's future after their UEFA Women's EURO 2013 campaign ended with a 4-0 defeat by Sweden at the quarter-final juncture.
“ The future is bright; we've got good young players coming through. We’ll qualify for the next EUROs and do even better Ólina Vidarsdóttir ”
The Chelsea LFC defender also lamented Iceland's failure to implement their game plan, but vowed to come back stronger in four years time. Meanwhile, midfielder Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir could not fault her team-mates, who she felt "gave everything" but came up short against a superior Sweden side.
"Nobody believed in us expect for ourselves," added Vidarsdóttir, whose team arrived in Sweden without a point to their name at this level. They soon lay that ghost to rest, however, namesake Margrét Lára Vidarsdóttir holding her nerve to score from the spot at the death in an opening Group B 1-1 stalemate with Norway.
