Switzerland beat Colombia on penalties in World Cup last 16 to set up quarterfinal meeting with Argentina.Published On 7 Jul 20267 Jul 2026Switzerland beat Colombia 4-3 on penalties after a goalless draw to set up a quarterfinal with defending champions Argentina.The two teams cancelled each other out on Tuesday in the final game of the last 16 – the last match to be played at the 2026 tournament outside the United States.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listBoth teams missed spot-kicks before Switzerland goalkeeper Gregor Kobel brilliantly saved Cucho Hernandez’s effort and Ruben Vargas scored the decisive penalty.Colombia, once again backed by thousands of passionate fans in Vancouver, had conceded just once in their four games before Tuesday’s match and the Swiss had also proved difficult to break down.The first action of note came in the 21st minute when Kobel was forced into a flying save to keep out Gustavo Puerta’s curling effort from the edge of the penalty area.The Swiss stepped up a gear immediately after the first hydration break, with Camilo Vargas beating away a shot from Fabian Rieder before denying Dan Ndoye.But the match was goalless at half-time, with two well-matched teams struggling for inspiration.Switzerland started the second half on the front foot, but Colombia also had their moments, with Luis Suarez lashing wastefully wide.Both coaches made multiple changes in the second half but again struggled to create meaningful openings, with Colombia’s star winger Luis Diaz kept quiet.Ndoye flashed a shot across goal in stoppage time, but nobody was able to get on the end of it, and the match was 0-0 at the end of normal time.The game belatedly burst into life in the first period of extra time. Advertisement Colombia defender Jhon Lucumi headed against the bar from …
