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Switzerland is in the quarterfinals of the World Cup for the first time in over 70 years.
Ruben Vargas buried Switzerland’s fifth penalty as the Swiss defeated Colombia 4-3 in penalty kicks after neither team scored a goal in regulation or extra time.
Manuel Akanji had the only Swiss miss as Colombia’s Davinson Sanchez’s kick bounced off the crossbar and Switzerland goalkeeper Gregor Kobel saved Cucho Hernández’s spot kick.
That set up Vargas, Switzerland’s fifth penalty taker, for the winner.
Switzerland will face Argentina in the quarterfinals on Saturday after Argentina became the first team to overturn a 2-0 win in the final 15 minutes of regulation in its 3-2 win over Egypt.
Before 2026, Switzerland’s last quarterfinals appearance came in 1954, when the team lost 7-5 to Austria after winning a playoff against Italy for second place in Group D. In the 72 years between quarterfinal appearances, Switzerland has made nine World Cup appearances.
But it failed to get out of the group stage three times and hadn’t won a knockout round game until beating Algeria in the Round of 32.
The game went to extra time after a stagnant 90 minutes that hardly featured any real chances for either team. After Argentina’s epic comeback, you wouldn’t have been blamed for dozing off during this one.
The first extra time period featured good chances for each team and Colombia fans will be ruing the opportunity that was presented to their team in the second extra time period. After Granit Xhaka turned the ball over deep in his own half, Jaminton Campaz had a one-on-one opportunity against Kobel.
His shot flew well over the crossbar.
As Switzerland was looking for its first final eight appearance in decades, Colombia was trying to make the quarterfinals for just the second time ever. After a run to the quarters in 2014, Colombia had been knocked out in the Round of 16 in 2018 before failing to make the World Cup in 2022.
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Ruben Vargas buried Switzerland’s fifth penalty as the Swiss defeated Colombia 4-3 in penalty kicks after neither team scored a goal in regulation or extra time.
Manuel Akanji had the only Swiss miss as Colombia’s Davinson Sanchez’s kick bounced off the crossbar and Switzerland goalkeeper Gregor Kobel saved Cucho Hernández’s spot kick.
That set up Vargas, Switzerland’s fifth penalty taker, for the winner.
SWITZERLAND WINS IN PENS! RUBÉN VARGAS IS THE HERO! pic.twitter.com/NscjTovHoM
— FOX Sports (@FOXSports) July 7, 2026
Switzerland will face Argentina in the quarterfinals on Saturday after Argentina became the first team to overturn a 2-0 win in the final 15 minutes of regulation in its 3-2 win over Egypt.
Before 2026, Switzerland’s last quarterfinals appearance came in 1954, when the team lost 7-5 to Austria after winning a playoff against Italy for second place in Group D. In the 72 years between quarterfinal appearances, Switzerland has made nine World Cup appearances.
But it failed to get out of the group stage three times and hadn’t won a knockout round game until beating Algeria in the Round of 32.
The game went to extra time after a stagnant 90 minutes that hardly featured any real chances for either team. After Argentina’s epic comeback, you wouldn’t have been blamed for dozing off during this one.
The first extra time period featured good chances for each team and Colombia fans will be ruing the opportunity that was presented to their team in the second extra time period. After Granit Xhaka turned the ball over deep in his own half, Jaminton Campaz had a one-on-one opportunity against Kobel.
His shot flew well over the crossbar.
As Switzerland was looking for its first final eight appearance in decades, Colombia was trying to make the quarterfinals for just the second time ever. After a run to the quarters in 2014, Colombia had been knocked out in the Round of 16 in 2018 before failing to make the World Cup in 2022.
Continue reading...
