Switzerland 0–0 Colombia (Switzerland win 4–3 on pens) — Round of 16, Match 96
Switzerland beat Colombia 4–3 on penalties after a 0–0 draw in Match 96 of the World Cup 2026 Round of 16 at BC Place, Vancouver on July 7, 2026. Switzerland advanced to the quarter-finals; Colombia were eliminated.
How the tie was set up
Group B winners Switzerland met Group K winners Colombia in Match 96 at BC Place — the last of the eight Round of 16 ties. Switzerland beat Algeria 2–0 in the same stadium and stayed in Vancouver, while Colombia edged Ghana 1–0 in Kansas City through Jhon Arias' first-half strike. Switzerland came through 4–3 on penalties after a goalless 120 minutes to reach a quarter-final against Argentina, who beat Egypt 3–2 in Match 95 — a tie Argentina went on to win 3–1 after extra time.
How they got here
- Switzerland — Won Group B with seven points, then beat Algeria 2–0 in Match 85 at BC Place Vancouver. Switzerland 2–0 Algeria (Match 85)
- Colombia — Won Group K with six points, then beat Ghana 1–0 in Match 87 at Kansas City Stadium. Colombia 1–0 Ghana (Match 87)
Head-to-head
Two group winners met with contrasting knockout routes: Switzerland's shutout in Vancouver against Colombia's narrow, controlled win in Kansas City.
Result and recap
Switzerland 0, Colombia 0 — Switzerland won 4–3 on penalties. Neither side scored in 120 minutes at BC Place. In the shoot-out Davinson Sánchez and Cucho Hernández both missed for Colombia, Manuel Akanji missed for Switzerland, and after Gregor Kobel's save Rubén Vargas converted the decisive kick. Colombia, 1–0 winners over Ghana in the Round of 32, went out in the Round of 16.
Switzerland advanced to the fourth quarter-final: Match 100, July 11, Kansas City Stadium, where they lost 3–1 to Argentina after extra time and went out. Colombia are eliminated.