{"id":17089,"date":"2026-07-09T13:16:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T07:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/?p=17089"},"modified":"2026-07-09T13:16:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T07:46:01","slug":"switzerland-vs-colombia-tactical-breakdown-120-minutes-of-structure-one-decisive-save","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/switzerland-vs-colombia-tactical-breakdown-120-minutes-of-structure-one-decisive-save\/","title":{"rendered":"Switzerland vs Colombia \u2014 Tactical Breakdown: 120 Minutes of Structure, One Decisive Save"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>No goal in 120 minutes. Not because the match lacked quality \u2014 both sides created genuine chances \u2014 but because the tactical foundations were too solid, the goalkeepers too sharp, and neither side was willing to leave themselves exposed. In the end, Gregor Kobel made the save that mattered, and Switzerland went through.<\/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-vs-colombia-tactical-breakdown-120-minutes-of-structure-one-decisive-save\/#The_Formations_4-3-3_vs_4-1-2-3\" title=\"The Formations: 4-3-3 vs 4-1-2-3\">The Formations: 4-3-3 vs 4-1-2-3<\/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-vs-colombia-tactical-breakdown-120-minutes-of-structure-one-decisive-save\/#Zakaria_at_Right-Back_%E2%80%94_The_Diaz_Decision\" title=\"Zakaria at Right-Back \u2014 The D\u00edaz Decision\">Zakaria at Right-Back \u2014 The D\u00edaz Decision<\/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-vs-colombia-tactical-breakdown-120-minutes-of-structure-one-decisive-save\/#Switzerlands_Midfield_Three_vs_Colombias_Single_Pivot\" title=\"Switzerland&#8217;s Midfield Three vs Colombia&#8217;s Single Pivot\">Switzerland&#8217;s Midfield Three vs Colombia&#8217;s Single Pivot<\/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-vs-colombia-tactical-breakdown-120-minutes-of-structure-one-decisive-save\/#The_Chances_That_Refused_to_Go_In\" title=\"The Chances That Refused to Go In\">The Chances That Refused to Go In<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/switzerland-vs-colombia-tactical-breakdown-120-minutes-of-structure-one-decisive-save\/#Kobel_%E2%80%94_The_Shootout_and_the_Save_That_Won_It\" title=\"Kobel \u2014 The Shootout and the Save That Won It\">Kobel \u2014 The Shootout and the Save That Won It<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Switzerland vs Argentina in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\">FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122<\/a> quarter-finals is live in India on ZEE 5. With <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\">ZEE 5 FIFA Subscription<\/a> Quarterly Plan at \u20b9799 \u2014 every match, live.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Formations_4-3-3_vs_4-1-2-3\"><\/span><b>The Formations: 4-3-3 vs 4-1-2-3<\/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\/switzerland\/switzerland-squad\">Switzerland <\/a>set up in a 4-3-3. Granit Xhaka anchored a three-man midfield alongside Remo Freuler and Ardon Jashari, with Fabian Rieder and Dan Ndoye providing the width. Breel Embolo operated as the lone striker. The most notable selection was Denis Zakaria at right-back \u2014 a midfielder by trade, deployed defensively for very specific tactical reasons.<\/p>\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>lined up in a 4-1-2-3. Jefferson Lerma held the single pivot position, with Jhon Arias and Gustavo Puerta as the two box-to-box midfielders ahead of him. Luis D\u00edaz started on the left wing, James Rodr\u00edguez on the right, and Luis Su\u00e1rez as the central striker.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Zakaria_at_Right-Back_%E2%80%94_The_Diaz_Decision\"><\/span><b>Zakaria at Right-Back \u2014 The D\u00edaz Decision<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The selection of Zakaria at right-back was the most deliberate tactical call Yakin made all match. Luis D\u00edaz is Colombia&#8217;s most dangerous attacker \u2014 fast, direct, capable of creating from nothing. By placing a physically imposing defensive midfielder at right-back rather than a natural full-back, Switzerland sacrificed some attacking output on that flank in exchange for a defender who could match D\u00edaz&#8217;s intensity and body.<\/p>\n<p>It worked. D\u00edaz had moments \u2014 most notably the bicycle kick attempt in the 39th minute \u2014 but never dominated the duel. Zakaria tracked him relentlessly, stayed close enough to deny the first touch, and when D\u00edaz did get behind him, recovered quickly enough to delay until cover arrived. James Rodr\u00edguez on the opposite side faced Ricardo Rodr\u00edguez, whose experience helped him manage the Colombian captain&#8217;s creativity without committing recklessly.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Switzerlands_Midfield_Three_vs_Colombias_Single_Pivot\"><\/span><b>Switzerland&#8217;s Midfield Three vs Colombia&#8217;s Single Pivot<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Colombia&#8217;s 4-1-2-3 leaves Lerma as the only midfielder in the deepest position. Switzerland&#8217;s 4-3-3 gives Xhaka, Freuler, and Jashari numerical superiority in the midfield zone. The structural question was whether Arias and Puerta could press high enough to negate that advantage.<\/p>\n<p>The answer was partially yes \u2014 Colombia&#8217;s two box-to-box players worked hard to press Switzerland&#8217;s build-up, and for extended periods Xhaka was forced sideways rather than forward. But Switzerland&#8217;s patient circulation eventually found pockets. Rieder&#8217;s 29th-minute volley, driven from a tight angle after finding space between Colombia&#8217;s pressing line and the back four, showed what Switzerland were capable of when the midfield structure created the opening.<\/p>\n<p>Colombia were sharper in transition. Puerta&#8217;s 21st-minute curling strike \u2014 which forced Kobel into a flying save \u2014 came off a quick ball into the channel after Switzerland lost possession. Lerma&#8217;s positioning allowed Colombia to break quickly once the ball was won, with D\u00edaz and James operating as the acceleration on each wing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Chances_That_Refused_to_Go_In\"><\/span><b>The Chances That Refused to Go In<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Ndoye&#8217;s 90th-minute effort \u2014 dragging his shot inches wide of the far post after latching onto a loose ball \u2014 was the match&#8217;s defining near-miss in regular time. Switzerland were the hungrier side late in the second half, and that moment would have sent them through without the drama of extra time.<\/p>\n<p>Extra time produced Lucum\u00ed&#8217;s crossbar \u2014 a completely unmarked header from a corner, the kind of chance that simply has to go in. Six minutes later, substitute Amdouni found space on the edge of the box and forced Vargas into a sharp block. Then Xhaka&#8217;s 115th-minute error sent Campaz clean through \u2014 and Campaz blazed it over. Four genuine chances across extra time. Zero goals.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Kobel_%E2%80%94_The_Shootout_and_the_Save_That_Won_It\"><\/span><b>Kobel \u2014 The Shootout and the Save That Won It<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Everything in the tactical breakdown points to a match in which no single player decided the outcome. Then the penalties came. Davinson S\u00e1nchez hit the crossbar. Akanji blazed over. Three misses in total across the shootout \u2014 but Kobel&#8217;s save from Cucho Hern\u00e1ndez in round four was the moment that shifted the balance permanently. He read the direction correctly, got across, and blocked it. Switzerland converted the next two penalties and went through.<\/p>\n<p>The tactical shape that Yakin built \u2014 the compact block, Zakaria on D\u00edaz, the midfield numerical advantage \u2014 kept Switzerland in a position to win. Kobel&#8217;s save made sure they did.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>The FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 quarter-finals are here \u2014 watch every match live in India only on ZEE 5.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Disclaimer: Subscription pack prices are subject to change from time to time. Please visit the subscription page for the most up-to-date pricing information.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No goal in 120 minutes. Not because the match lacked quality \u2014 both sides created genuine chances \u2014 but because the tactical foundations were too solid, the goalkeepers too sharp, and neither side was willing to leave themselves exposed. In the end, Gregor Kobel made the save that mattered, and Switzerland went through. &nbsp; Switzerland [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":17042,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ub_ctt_via":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3019],"tags":[3031,3367,3532],"class_list":["post-17089","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fifa-world-cup-2026","tag-fifa-world-cup-2026","tag-round-of-16","tag-switzerland-vs-colombia-tactical-breakdown"],"acf":[],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1132x400-70.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"Sourav K","author_link":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/author\/sourav-k\/"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Switzerland vs 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