Switzerland 0-0 Colombia (4-3 pens): the Swiss go through after a tense shootout
After a goalless 120 minutes, Switzerland eliminated Colombia on penalties (4-3) to reach the 2026 World Cup quarter-finals, where they will face Argentina.
Switzerland
Colombia- 120'Final score: Switzerland 0 - 0 Colombia
- 90'Substitution: ↑ Rubén Vargas / ↓ Dan Ndoye. (Switzerland)
- 87'Substitution: ↑ Cedric Itten / ↓ Breel Embolo. (Switzerland)
- 87'Substitution: ↑ Silvan Widmer / ↓ Denis Zakaria. (Switzerland)
- 82'Substitution: ↑ Cucho Hernández / ↓ Luis Suárez. (Colombia)
- 82'Substitution: ↑ Richard Ríos / ↓ Jefferson Lerma. (Colombia)
- 71'Substitution: ↑ Miro Muheim / ↓ Ricardo Rodríguez. (Switzerland)
- 66'Substitution: ↑ Jaminton Campaz / ↓ Jhon Arias. (Colombia)
- 66'Substitution: ↑ Juan Fernando Quintero / ↓ James Rodríguez. (Colombia)
- 60'Yellow card: Luis Suárez (Colombia)
- 59'Yellow card: Denis Zakaria (Switzerland)
- 51'Yellow card: Granit Xhaka (Switzerland)
- 45'Second half begins
- 45'Substitution: ↑ Djibril Sow / ↓ Ardon Jashari. (Switzerland)
- 45'Half-time
- 45'Half-time
- 0'Kick-off
- 0'Kick-off
Neither Switzerland nor Colombia could find the breakthrough over 120 minutes in this World Cup 2026 round of 16 clash, with the penalty shootout ultimately favoring the Swiss (4-3).
The first half was cautious and short on chances, the best of them a curled effort from Puertas saved by Swiss goalkeeper Kobel in the 20th minute.
Switzerland improved after the break following a change from coach Murat Yakin, but the biggest moment of the match came from the Colombian side: Luis Suárez squandered a one-on-one chance with the goalkeeper in the 63rd minute.
In extra time, a Lucumí header struck the crossbar in the 99th minute, while Granit Xhaka made a few defensive errors without Colombia capitalizing.
In the shootout, Switzerland kept their cool to win 4-3 and reach the quarter-final, where they will face Argentina on July 12, while Colombia's World Cup run comes to an end.
