Switzerland ended a 72-year drought to reach the World Cup quarter-finals after outlasting Colombia on penalties.
120 minutes of scoreless tension. Switzerland finally broke their quarter-final curse where they always do: on the spot.
Colombia blinked first when hit the woodwork and denied . Even when missed for the Swiss, Colombia couldn't capitalize.
Switzerland win 4–3 on penalties
120+5' · THE DECIDING KICK
stepped up and calmly slotted home the winner to seal a historic 4-3 penalty shootout victory.
Before kickoff we asked: “Can Xhaka clog the central channels to starve Colombia's attack, or will James unlock the Swiss defense?”
and neutralized each other in the middle. The numbers split it with no clear winner.
Finally we were able to shake off the
Murat Yakin · Switzerland · Manager · SRF
The full presser
I felt very confident before the penalty. The fact that I was even able to convert the is just awesome
Ruben Vargas · Switzerland · Winger · SRF
It is a
Néstor Lorenzo · Colombia · Manager · La FM
WHERE THIS GOES
Switzerland advance to the quarter-finals to face Switzerland.