FIFA World Cup

FT Tuesday, July 7, 2026
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Switzerland advance 4-3 on penalties · BC Place · 52,497 att. · FOX

Match Report

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Switzerland send Colombia home from World Cup after penalty shootout

Rubén Vargas struck the winning spot-kick as Switzerland beat Colombia 4-3 in a penalty shoot-out to reach the World Cup quarterfinals after a goalless 120 minutes in Vancouver.

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Team Stats

21
Fouls
22
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
5
7
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
3
46.6
Possession
53.4
15
SHOTS
7
3
ON GOAL
2
0.2
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
454
Accurate Passes
547
547
Passes
631
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
1
19
Crosses
15
0.2
Cross %
0.1
79
Long Balls
62
33
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
1
8
Effective Tackles
7
17
Tackles
12
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
13
Interceptions
14
22
Effective Clearances
35
22
Clearances
35

Highlights

02:26 Will Argentina 'fear' facing Switzerland? Watch on ESPN 03:00 Laurens: Switzerland deserved to beat Colombia  Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

COL leads series 2-0

Lineups

SUI · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Gregor KobelG
  2. 5Manuel AkanjiCD-L
  3. 4Nico ElvediCD-R
  4. 13Ricardo RodríguezLB
  5. 6Denis ZakariaRB
  6. 14Ardon JashariAM
  7. 10Granit XhakaLM
  8. 8Remo FreulerRM
  9. 7Breel EmboloF
  10. 11Dan NdoyeAM-L
  11. 22Fabian RiederAM-R

COL · 4-4-1-1

  1. 12Camilo VargasG
  2. 3Jhon LucumíCD-L
  3. 23Davinson SánchezCD-R
  4. 17Johan MojicaLB
  5. 2Daniel MuñozRB
  6. 14Gustavo PuertaCM-L
  7. 16Jefferson LermaCM-R
  8. 7Luis DíazLM
  9. 11Jhon AriasRM
  10. 25Luis SuárezF
  11. 10James RodríguezRCF

Timeline

  1. 23' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  2. 23'
  3. 26' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  4. 26'
  5. 40'
  6. 40'
  7. 45' Substitution, Switzerland. Djibril Sow replaces Ardon Jashari.
  8. 51' Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 59' Denis Zakaria (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 60' Luis Suárez (Colombia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 66' Substitution, Colombia. Juan Fernando Quintero replaces James Rodríguez.
  12. 66' Substitution, Colombia. Jaminton Campaz replaces Jhon Arias.
  13. 68' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  14. 68'
  15. 70' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  16. 70'
  17. 71' Substitution, Switzerland. Miro Muheim replaces Ricardo Rodríguez.
  18. 73' Delay in match because of an injury Camilo Vargas (Colombia).
  19. 73' Delay in match because of an injury Breel Embolo (Switzerland).
  20. 74' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  21. 74'
  22. 77' Delay in match because of an injury Manuel Akanji (Switzerland).
  23. 77'
  24. 77' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  25. 77'
  26. 82' Substitution, Colombia. Richard Ríos replaces Jefferson Lerma.
  27. 82' Substitution, Colombia. Cucho Hernández replaces Luis Suárez.
  28. 87' Substitution, Switzerland. Silvan Widmer replaces Denis Zakaria.
  29. 87' Substitution, Switzerland. Cedric Itten replaces Breel Embolo.
  30. 90'+2' Substitution, Switzerland. Rubén Vargas replaces Dan Ndoye.
  31. 90'
  32. 95' Davinson Sánchez (Colombia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  33. 103' Substitution, Switzerland. Zeki Amdouni replaces Fabian Rieder.
  34. 105' Miro Muheim (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  35. 105'+2'
  36. 105'
  37. 117' Delay in match because of an injury Jhon Lucumí (Colombia).
  38. 117'
  39. 119' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  40. 119'
  41. 119' Substitution, Colombia. Yerry Mina replaces Jhon Lucumí because of an injury.
  42. 120'+2' Second Half Extra Time ends, Switzerland 0, Colombia 0.
  43. 120' Penalty Shootout begins Switzerland 0, Colombia 0.
  44. 120'

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