FIFA World Cup

Colombia

FIFA #11
Round of 16
Ugh, no.
Colombia lost to Switzerland (3–4 on penalties)
Colombia 0 – 0 Switzerland
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Match Details

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Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Switzerland 0(4), Colombia 0(3).
  • 120'Penalty Shootout ends, Switzerland 0(4), Colombia 0(3).
  • 120'Goal! Switzerland 0(4), Colombia 0(3). Rubén Vargas (Switzerland) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 120'Goal! Switzerland 0(3), Colombia 0(3). Luis Díaz (Colombia) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 120'Goal! Switzerland 0(3), Colombia 0(2). Cedric Itten (Switzerland) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  • 120'Penalty saved. Cucho Hernández (Colombia) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by Gregor Kobel (Switzerland).
  • 120'Penalty missed. Manuel Akanji (Switzerland) right footed shot is too high.
  • 120'Goal! Switzerland 0(2), Colombia 0(2). Jaminton Campaz (Colombia) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 120'Goal! Switzerland 0(2), Colombia 0(1). Zeki Amdouni (Switzerland) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 120'Penalty missed! Still Switzerland 0(1), Colombia 0(1). Davinson Sánchez (Colombia) hits the bar with a right footed shot.
  • 120'Goal! Switzerland 0(1), Colombia 0(1). Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 120'Goal! Switzerland 0, Colombia 0(1). Juan Fernando Quintero (Colombia) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.

Line Score

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COL 00003 0
SUI 00004 0

Match Leaders

Colombia
Switzerland

Penalty Shootout

Colombia · 3/5

  1. Juan Fernando Quintero
  2. Davinson Sánchez
  3. Jáminton Campaz
  4. Cucho Hernández
  5. Luis Díaz

Switzerland · 4/5

  1. Granit Xhaka
  2. Zeki Amdouni
  3. Manuel Akanji
  4. Cedric Itten
  5. Rubén Vargas

Key Events

119'Substitution, Colombia. Yerry Mina replaces Jhon Lucumí because of an injury.
105'Miro Muheim (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
103'Substitution, Switzerland. Zeki Amdouni replaces Fabian Rieder.
95'Davinson Sánchez (Colombia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+2'Substitution, Switzerland. Rubén Vargas replaces Dan Ndoye.
87'Substitution, Switzerland. Cedric Itten replaces Breel Embolo.
87'Substitution, Switzerland. Silvan Widmer replaces Denis Zakaria.
82'Substitution, Colombia. Cucho Hernández replaces Luis Suárez.
82'Substitution, Colombia. Richard Ríos replaces Jefferson Lerma.
71'Substitution, Switzerland. Miro Muheim replaces Ricardo Rodríguez.
66'Substitution, Colombia. Jaminton Campaz replaces Jhon Arias.
66'Substitution, Colombia. Juan Fernando Quintero replaces James Rodríguez.
60'Luis Suárez (Colombia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59'Denis Zakaria (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
51'Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'Substitution, Switzerland. Djibril Sow replaces Ardon Jashari.

Team Stats

ColombiaSwitzerland
General
46.6 Possession % 53.4
15 Shots 7
3 On Target 2
4 Offsides 5
7 Corners 3
21 Fouls 22
Passing & Defense
454 Passes Completed 547
3 Crosses Won 1
8 Tackles Won 7
13 Interceptions 14
22 Clearances 35
Discipline
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2 Saves 3

Recent Form

Switzerland D D W W W
Colombia W W W D W

Starting Lineups

Switzerland4-2-3-1
1 Kobel
6 Zakaria 4 Elvedi 5 Akanji 13 Rodríguez
8 Freuler 10 Xhaka
22 Rieder 14 Jashari 11 Ndoye
7 Embolo
25 Suárez
7 Díaz
14 Puerta 10 Rodríguez 16 Lerma 11 Arias
17 Mojica 3 Lucumí 23 Sánchez 2 Muñoz
12 Vargas
Colombia4-4-1-1
Full lineups and substitutes

Switzerland

  1. GK #1 Gregor KobelG
  2. MA #5 Manuel AkanjiCD-L
  3. NE #4 Nico ElvediCD-R
  4. RR #13 Ricardo RodríguezLB
  5. DZ #6 Denis ZakariaRB
  6. AJ #14 Ardon JashariAM
  7. GX #10 Granit XhakaLM
  8. RF #8 Remo FreulerRM
  9. BE #7 Breel EmboloF
  10. DN #11 Dan NdoyeAM-L
  11. FR #22 Fabian RiederAM-R
Substitutes · 6 used

Colombia

  1. CV #12 Camilo VargasG
  2. JL #3 Jhon LucumíCD-L
  3. DS #23 Davinson SánchezCD-R
  4. JM #17 Johan MojicaLB
  5. DM #2 Daniel MuñozRB
  6. GP #14 Gustavo PuertaCM-L
  7. JL #16 Jefferson LermaCM-R
  8. LD #7 Luis DíazLM
  9. JA #11 Jhon AriasRM
  10. LS #25 Luis SuárezF
  11. JR #10 James RodríguezRCF
Substitutes · 5 used

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