{"id":17085,"date":"2026-07-09T12:46:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T07:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/?p=17085"},"modified":"2026-07-09T12:46:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T07:16:02","slug":"switzerland-0-0-colombia-switzerland-win-4-3-on-penalties-kobels-night-switzerlands-quarter-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/switzerland-0-0-colombia-switzerland-win-4-3-on-penalties-kobels-night-switzerlands-quarter-final\/","title":{"rendered":"Switzerland 0\u20130 Colombia (Switzerland Win 4\u20133 on Penalties): Kobel&#8217;s Night, Switzerland&#8217;s Quarter-Final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>120 minutes at BC Place in Vancouver. Zero goals. Then five penalty takers deciding the fate of the match, with Gregor Kobel making the save that settled it. Switzerland are in the quarter-finals of FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122. Colombia are going home.<\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-black ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Page Contents:<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #282fff;color:#282fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #282fff;color:#282fff\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/switzerland-0-0-colombia-switzerland-win-4-3-on-penalties-kobels-night-switzerlands-quarter-final\/#120_Minutes_of_Near-Misses\" title=\"120 Minutes of Near-Misses\">120 Minutes of Near-Misses<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/switzerland-0-0-colombia-switzerland-win-4-3-on-penalties-kobels-night-switzerlands-quarter-final\/#The_Shootout_%E2%80%94_Kobel_Wins_It\" title=\"The Shootout \u2014 Kobel Wins It\">The Shootout \u2014 Kobel Wins It<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/switzerland-0-0-colombia-switzerland-win-4-3-on-penalties-kobels-night-switzerlands-quarter-final\/#Kobel_%E2%80%94_The_Difference\" title=\"Kobel \u2014 The Difference\">Kobel \u2014 The Difference<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/switzerland-0-0-colombia-switzerland-win-4-3-on-penalties-kobels-night-switzerlands-quarter-final\/#Colombia_%E2%80%94_Undone_by_Missed_Penalties_Not_by_the_Match\" title=\"Colombia \u2014 Undone by Missed Penalties, Not by the Match\">Colombia \u2014 Undone by Missed Penalties, Not by the Match<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Watch Switzerland vs Argentina in the <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\"><i>FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122<\/i><\/a><i> quarter-finals\u00a0 live on ZEE 5. Subscribe to the <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/myaccount\/subscription?plan-ref=0-11-7467&amp;asset-ref=0-6-4z5914493&amp;visibility=SELECTED&amp;context=FIFA\"><i>ZEE 5 FIFA Subscription<\/i><\/a><i> Quarterly Plan at \u20b9799 to watch every remaining match.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"120_Minutes_of_Near-Misses\"><\/span><b>120 Minutes of Near-Misses<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The match never found a goal despite offering several moments that came desperately close. Both sides arrived well-organised and hard to break down, and for long stretches the midfield was where the match lived \u2014 neither team willing to commit men forward without cover behind.<\/p>\n<p>The first real opening came in the 21st minute. Gustavo Puerta curled a strike toward the far corner from 18 yards \u2014 Kobel flew to his left and parried it away. Switzerland responded in the 29th minute when Fabian Rieder found a tight angle and drove a left-footed volley that Camilo Vargas blocked sharply. Two saves. No goals. The pattern for the evening was already set.<\/p>\n<p>Ninety minutes passed without a goal, but not without drama. The match had moments of genuine quality buried inside the defensive caution \u2014 Luis D\u00edaz&#8217;s creativity a constant threat on Colombia&#8217;s left, Switzerland&#8217;s width through Ndoye keeping the Colombian backline honest. Ndoye himself came closest in regulation, latching onto a loose ball in the 90th minute and dragging his low shot inches wide of the far post. A winner that simply refused to go in.<\/p>\n<p>Extra time brought the match&#8217;s most heart-in-mouth sequence. Jhon Lucum\u00ed rose completely unmarked from a 99th-minute corner and powered a header that crashed off the crossbar. Six minutes later, substitute Zeki Amdouni found space on the edge of the box and forced Vargas into a sharp diving block. In the 115th minute, Granit Xhaka gave the ball away just outside his own penalty area \u2014 Jaminton Campaz broke clean through but blazed his chance high over the crossbar. Switzerland survived. Penalties awaited.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Shootout_%E2%80%94_Kobel_Wins_It\"><\/span><b>The Shootout \u2014 Kobel Wins It<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/0-6-4z5974253\/0-2-5z5974716\/teams\/colombia\/colombia-squad\">Colombia <\/a>went first. Juan Fernando Quintero scored. Xhaka responded for Switzerland \u2014 a powerful shot into the upper left that Vargas touched but could not keep out. 1\u20131.<\/p>\n<p>Davinson S\u00e1nchez stepped up for Colombia&#8217;s second and drove it against the underside of the crossbar. It bounced away. Amdouni scored Switzerland&#8217;s second with a cool, composed finish. 1\u20132 to Switzerland.<\/p>\n<p>Campaz scored Colombia&#8217;s third. Akanji blasted Switzerland&#8217;s third over the crossbar entirely. 2\u20132, and the shootout was back in the balance.<\/p>\n<p>Then came the moment. Cucho Hern\u00e1ndez \u2014 Colombia&#8217;s fourth taker \u2014 tried to place his shot. Kobel had read it. He dived across, grabbed it with both hands, and blocked it away. Save. Cedric Itten stepped up and slotted Switzerland&#8217;s fourth into the net. 2\u20133.<\/p>\n<p>Luis D\u00edaz scored Colombia&#8217;s fifth under maximum pressure to keep them alive. 3\u20133. Switzerland needed Rub\u00e9n Vargas to score the winner. He sent Camilo Vargas completely the wrong way and put it into the net. 3\u20134. Switzerland through.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Kobel_%E2%80%94_The_Difference\"><\/span><b>Kobel \u2014 The Difference<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Gregor Kobel made saves across 120 minutes and then produced the crucial penalty stop against Cucho Hern\u00e1ndez when Switzerland needed it most. Without that save, Colombia would have scored their fourth, and the match would have continued. With it, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/0-6-4z5974253\/0-2-5z5974716\/teams\/switzerland\/switzerland-squad\">Switzerland <\/a>had the platform to win.<\/p>\n<p>He was the best goalkeeper on the pitch across the full 120 minutes and the shootout. This was his night.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Colombia_%E2%80%94_Undone_by_Missed_Penalties_Not_by_the_Match\"><\/span><b>Colombia \u2014 Undone by Missed Penalties, Not by the Match<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Colombia were not the lesser team across 120 minutes. Lucum\u00ed&#8217;s crossbar, Puerta&#8217;s first-half chance, the Campaz one-on-one in the 115th minute \u2014 they created enough to win this match in normal time and extra time. S\u00e1nchez hitting the crossbar and Cucho&#8217;s saved penalty were the moments that ended their tournament. It is a brutal way to go out.<\/p>\n<p><b>Watch<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/match-clips\/0-6-4z5974253\/sui-vs-col-quickfire-highlights-fifa-world-cup-2026\/0-1-6z5998714?utm_source=GoogleOneBox&amp;utm_medium=GoogleSearch&amp;utm_campaign=OneBox_quick_fire_highlight\"><b> Colombia vs Switzerland Match Highlight<\/b><\/a><b> Free Only On ZEE5<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Switzerland face Argentina in the quarter-finals. Argentina came back from 2\u20130 down against Egypt. Switzerland survived 120 minutes and a penalty shootout against Colombia. Neither side has made things easy for themselves.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>The FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 quarter-finals are set. Watch Switzerland vs Argentina and every quarter-final live in India on ZEE 5.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Disclaimer: Subscription pack prices are subject to change from time to time. 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