MUNDIAL·26

Round of 16 · Tuesday, July 7 · BC Place Vancouver, Vancouver · 52,497 in the stands

kickoff 13:00 local · 23°C · 57% humidity · roofed stadium

Switzerland

?′ Granit XHAKA

?′ Zeki AMDOUNI

?′ Cedric ITTEN

?′ Ruben VARGAS

0:0

4–3 on penalties

Colombia

?′ Juan QUINTERO

?′ Jaminton CAMPAZ

?′ Luis DIAZ

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Switzerland4-2-3-1
Colombia4-4-1-1
Gregor KOBEL7.7Nico ELVEDI7.8Manuel AKANJI7.1Ricardo RODRIGUEZ6.6Denis ZAKARIA6.6Remo FREULER6.9Granit XHAKA5.9Ardon JASHARI6.5Fabian RIEDER6.7Breel EMBOLO6.1Dan NDOYE7.3Camilo VARGAS7.1Daniel MUNOZ6.4Jhon LUCUMI7.2Gustavo PUERTA7.2Johan MOJICA6.9Davinson SANCHEZ7.3James RODRIGUEZ6.7Jhon ARIAS6.7Jefferson LERMA6.8Luis DIAZ7.2Luis SUAREZ6.1
from the bench

match pulse — xG per 5 minutes · goals · cards

45′90′105′130′SUICOL

goals — hover the strip for every shot and card, with names

  • Penalty1′Quintero0.79 xG
  • Penalty2′Xhaka0.79 xG
  • Penalty4′Amdouni0.79 xG
  • Penalty5′Campaz0.79 xG
  • Penalty8′Itten0.79 xG
  • Penalty9′Diaz0.79 xG
  • Penalty10′Vargas0.79 xG
SUI 0:0 COL0'kickoff
Penalty 1 Quintero — xG 0.79 · Goal2' Arias — xG 0.05 · BlockedPenalty 2 Xhaka — xG 0.79 · GoalPenalty 3 Sanchez — xG 0.79 · PostPenalty 4 Amdouni — xG 0.79 · GoalPenalty 5 Campaz — xG 0.79 · GoalPenalty 6 Akanji — xG 0.79 · MissedPenalty 7 Hernandez — xG 0.79 · SavedPenalty 8 Itten — xG 0.79 · GoalPenalty 9 Diaz — xG 0.79 · GoalPenalty 10 Vargas — xG 0.79 · Goal21' Puerta — xG 0.05 · Saved30' Rieder — xG 0.04 · Saved32' Ndoye — xG 0.03 · Saved33' Diaz — xG 0.06 · Blocked39' Suarez — xG 0.04 · Blocked39' Puerta — xG 0.05 · Missed47' Sow — xG 0.19 · Missed53' Rieder — xG 0.05 · Missed60' Diaz — xG 0.08 · Saved61' Rieder — xG 0.02 · Blocked63' Suarez — xG 0.06 · Missed90 + 1' Ndoye — xG 0.02 · Missed93' Sanchez — xG 0.05 · Missed99' Lucumi — xG 0.10 · Post100' Rios — xG 0.02 · Missed101' Campaz — xG 0.02 · Saved105 + 1' Diaz — xG 0.08 · Blocked112' Quintero — xG 0.02 · Missed114' Xhaka — xG 0.04 · Missed115' Campaz — xG 0.35 · Missed117' Hernandez — xG 0.07 · Missed

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The xG race — cumulative expected goals, minute by minute

SUI 0:0 COL
1.02.03.04.05.00′15′30′45′60′75′90′105′120′Penalty 1 Quintero — GOALPenalty 2 Xhaka — GOALPenalty 4 Amdouni — GOALPenalty 5 Campaz — GOALPenalty 8 Itten — GOALPenalty 9 Diaz — GOALPenalty 10 Vargas — GOAL4.345.05

On paper vs as played — formation sheet vs heatmap reality

SUI 4-2-3-1 attack →, ← COL 4-4-1-1 attack. The teamsheet, as announced.

1Gregor KOBELGregor KOBEL4Nico ELVEDINico ELVEDI5Manuel AKANJIManuel AKANJI13Ricardo RODRIGUEZRicardo RODRIGUEZ6Denis ZAKARIADenis ZAKARIA8Remo FREULERRemo FREULER10Granit XHAKAGranit XHAKA14Ardon JASHARIArdon JASHARI22Fabian RIEDERFabian RIEDER7Breel EMBOLOBreel EMBOLO11Dan NDOYEDan NDOYE12Camilo VARGASCamilo VARGAS2Daniel MUNOZDaniel MUNOZ3Jhon LUCUMIJhon LUCUMI14Gustavo PUERTAGustavo PUERTA17Johan MOJICAJohan MOJICA23Davinson SANCHEZDavinson SANCHEZ10James RODRIGUEZJames RODRIGUEZ11Jhon ARIASJhon ARIAS16Jefferson LERMAJefferson LERMA7Luis DIAZLuis DIAZ25Luis SUAREZLuis SUAREZ

The duel — team data, FIFA tracking included

48%
Possession
44%
0.58
Expected goals
0.97
54
Threat
46
7
Shots
15
2
On target
3
561
Passes completed
462
49
Forced turnovers
52
13.6s
Ball recovery time
16.6s
7.18
High-press phases
6.04
21
Fouls committed
20
5
Offsides
4
141 km
Distance covered
137 km
34.7 km/h
Top speed
35.1 km/h

Territory — where each team lived

Every player's heatmap, minutes-weighted and stacked per team. Switzerland attack →, ← Colombia attack. Brighter is more presence; where the colors meet is the contested ground.

How it happened

  1. ′Before the second half begins Djibril SOW (in) comes off the bench to replace Ardon JASHARI (out) (Switzerland)
  2. 51′Granit XHAKA (Switzerland) is booked by the referee.
  3. 59′Denis ZAKARIA (Switzerland) is booked by the referee.
  4. 60′Luis SUAREZ (Colombia) is booked by the referee.
  5. 66′Jaminton CAMPAZ (in) comes off the bench to replace Jhon ARIAS (out) (Colombia)
  6. 66′Juan QUINTERO (in) comes off the bench to replace James RODRIGUEZ (out) (Colombia)
  7. 71′Miro MUHEIM (in) comes off the bench to replace Ricardo RODRIGUEZ (out) (Switzerland)
  8. 82′Richard RIOS (in) comes off the bench to replace Jefferson LERMA (out) (Colombia)
  9. 82′Cucho HERNANDEZ (in) comes off the bench to replace Luis SUAREZ (out) (Colombia)
  10. 87′Cedric ITTEN (in) comes off the bench to replace Breel EMBOLO (out) (Switzerland)
  11. 87′Silvan WIDMER (in) comes off the bench to replace Denis ZAKARIA (out) (Switzerland)
  12. 90+1′Ruben VARGAS (in) comes off the bench to replace Dan NDOYE (out) (Switzerland)
  13. 94′Davinson SANCHEZ (Colombia) is booked by the referee.
  14. 95′Luis PEREA (Colombia) is booked by the referee.
  15. 103′Zeki AMDOUNI (in) comes off the bench to replace Fabian RIEDER (out) (Switzerland)
  16. 105′Miro MUHEIM (Switzerland) is booked by the referee.
  17. 118′Yerry MINA (in) comes off the bench to replace Jhon LUCUMI (out) (Colombia)
  18. ′Juan QUINTERO (Colombia) successfully converts the penalty!
  19. ′Granit XHAKA (Switzerland) successfully converts the penalty!
  20. ′Zeki AMDOUNI (Switzerland) successfully converts the penalty!
  21. ′Jaminton CAMPAZ (Colombia) successfully converts the penalty!
  22. ′Cedric ITTEN (Switzerland) successfully converts the penalty!
  23. ′Luis DIAZ (Colombia) successfully converts the penalty!
  24. ′Ruben VARGAS (Switzerland) successfully converts the penalty!

The morning-after column · AI-written from the match data

Switzerland Survives Colombia's Wasteful Onslaught

Colombia imposed possession and offensive intent from the start, monopolising 56% of the ball and launching 15 attempts in a relentless assault on Switzerland's discipline. Yet the Swiss held firm in a compact shape, forcing 49 turnovers and recovering possession with sharp urgency every 13.6 seconds. Neither side broke through a deadlocked 90 minutes—a familiar dance of one team's dominance meeting another's resolute defence.

Colombia's 0.97 xG to Switzerland's 0.58 told the story of creation without conversion. Though the Colombians fashioned more dangerous openings and forced 52 turnovers, they could muster only three on-target efforts from 15 attempts—a wasteful conversion that proved fatal. Switzerland's poise under sustained pressure, forged through calculated high-press resistance (7.2 phases to Colombia's 6.0), carried them to clinical penalties where they won 4-3.

Colombia fired 15 times for 0.97 xG; Switzerland absorbed it all and won 4-3 on penalties—nullification's ultimate vindication.

90′

Full-time stalemate sends match to penalties, where Switzerland's composure prevails 4-3.

What Switzerland needed

Defensive solidity and shootout nerve saw off Colombia's toothless dominance.

  • Forced 49 turnovers and recovered possession every 13.6 seconds—negated Colombia's possession advantage.
  • Two shots on target from seven attempts: efficiency, not volume, won the shootout.
  • Risk survived: 0.58 xG was vulnerable to one Colombian finish; penalties rewarded composure.

What Colombia needed

Wasteful finishing in open play sent penalties to fortune's lottery.

  • Fifteen shots yielded three on-target; one more finish settles it inside 90 minutes.
  • 0.97 xG translated to zero goals—conversion rate was the fatal deficit.
  • Recovery time 16.6s cost possession rhythm; sharper transitions could have exploited space.