ColombiavsSwitzerland
COL 0/SUI 0
Things to say
Switzerland edged Colombia on penalties after a 0-0 draw through extra time at BC Place.
01
opener
Nil-nil after 120 minutes, went all the way to penalties. Switzerland held their nerve and Colombia just couldn't find the net. Grinder of a match.
02
key player
Kobel was the difference in goal for the Swiss. Three saves in regulation, then stood tall in the shootout. Keeper won them that one.
03
hot take
Colombia bossed the ball and had nothing to show for it. All that possession, not one clean chance taken. That's on the strikers.
04
deep cut
Akanji quietly ran the show, 107 accurate passes from the back. And Elvedi with 16 defensive interventions, an absolute wall.
05
exit
Anyway, penalties are a coin flip. Curious who Switzerland draws in the next round.
The recap
This one was a proper grind — nil-nil after 120 minutes and settled from the spot, with Switzerland edging Colombia on penalties. Nobody could find the net all night; Kobel and Vargas both kept clean sheets, and Nico Elvedi was everywhere at the back with 16 defensive interventions.
Luis Díaz and Fabian Rieder led the shot counts but neither could make it count when it mattered. When it went to penalties, Kobel came up big and Switzerland held their nerve to go through.