Argentina came next, beating Colombia in a shootout. In a crucial match against Egypt,
Messi commits yet another international penalty. In a penalty shootout on Tuesday in Vancouver, Canada, Switzerland defeated
Colombia 4-3 to reach the World Cup quarterfinals for the first time since 1954. Davinson Sánchez missed a penalty kick for Colombia, Cucho Hernández had a shot saved by Gregor Kobel, and Rubén Vargas scored to set up a quarterfinal matchup with holders Argentina.
After extra time, the two teams were tied 0-0. Egypt lament "injustice" following Argentina's defeat. - Without Messi, where would Argentina be? on the return flight from this World Cup - Messi: Goal star's "huge release" after missing a goal Since they hosted the tournament 72 years ago, this is the first World Cup in which Switzerland has won multiple knockout games and the last eight. Colombia were looking to advance to the quarterfinals for the second time and first since 2014 when they fell to hosts Brazil. They have now been eliminated on penalties in their past two World Cup appearances, after falling to England in the round of 16 in 2018. They failed to qualify for the last tournament in Qatar four years ago.
Switzerland were missing World Cup breakout star Johan Manzambi because of an injury suffered in training Monday. The 20-year-old midfielder scored three goals and added two assists in Switzerland's first four World Cup matches.
Vargas, who has scored two goals at the World Cup, also missed Monday's practice early. However, he was available on the bench and made an appearance in overtime before converting the game-winning penalty. With a smaller field of 32 teams, the Swiss failed to advance to the round of 16 at the previous three World Cups. Argentina will now play on Saturday in Kansas City, Missouri, after the defending champions rallied to defeat Egypt 3-2 in a dramatic finale earlier on Tuesday.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino was among those at BC Place, where the sellout crowd was overwhelmingly clad in yellow in support of Colombia.
The Swiss, who took a more methodical approach, and Colombia, who preferred to attack, played a close game against each other. Switzerland had a slight edge in possession.
The Swiss were also without Luca Jaquez and midfielder Michel Aebischer, in addition to Manzambi. Jhon Córdoba, Colombia's forward, was injured in the team's round-of-32 victory over Ghana. Gustavo Puerta had the first good chance for Colombia with a shot from distance in the 21st minute that was pushed away by Kobel.
Fabian Rieder's shot at Camilo Vargas in the 30th gave the Swiss one of their best chances, but Vargas punched the ball away. Vargas stopped Dan Ndoye from making a second attempt a few minutes later. The Swiss had a free kick in the 52nd minute, but Rieder's attempt curled around the wall and went into the side netting.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Colombia 4-3 to reach the World Cup quarterfinals for the first time since 1954. Davinson Sánchez missed a penalty kick for Colombia, Cucho Hernández had a shot saved by Gregor Kobel, and Rubén Vargas scored to set up a quarterfinal matchup with holders Argentina. After extra time, the two teams were tied 0-0. Egypt lament "injustice" following Argentina's defeat. - Without Messi, where would Argentina be? on the return flight from this World Cup - Messi: Goal star's "huge release" after missing a goal Since they hosted the tournament 72 years ago, this is the first World Cup in which Switzerland has won multiple knockout games and the last eight. Colombia were looking to advance to the quarterfinals for the second time and first since 2014 when they fell to hosts Brazil. They have now been eliminated on penalties in their past two World Cup appearances, after falling to England in the round of 16 in 2018. They failed to qualify for the last tournament in Qatar four years ago.
Switzerland were missing World Cup breakout star Johan Manzambi because of an injury suffered in training Monday. The 20-year-old midfielder scored three goals and added two assists in Switzerland's first four World Cup matches.
Vargas, who has scored two goals at the World Cup, also missed Monday's practice early. However, he was available on the bench and made an appearance in overtime before converting the game-winning penalty. With a smaller field of 32 teams, the Swiss failed to advance to the round of 16 at the previous three World Cups. Argentina will now play on Saturday in Kansas City, Missouri, after the defending champions rallied to defeat Egypt 3-2 in a dramatic finale earlier on Tuesday. FIFA president Gianni Infantino was among those at BC Place, where the sellout crowd was overwhelmingly clad in yellow in support of Colombia.
The Swiss, who took a more methodical approach, and Colombia, who preferred to attack, played a close game against each other. Switzerland had a slight edge in possession.
The Swiss were also without Luca Jaquez and midfielder Michel Aebischer, in addition to Manzambi. Jhon Córdoba, Colombia's forward, was injured in the team's round-of-32 victory over Ghana. Gustavo Puerta had the first good chance for Colombia with a shot from distance in the 21st minute that was pushed away by Kobel.
Fabian Rieder's shot at Camilo Vargas in the 30th gave the Swiss one of their best chances, but Vargas punched the ball away. Vargas stopped Dan Ndoye from making a second attempt a few minutes later. The Swiss had a free kick in the 52nd minute, but Rieder's attempt curled around the wall and went into the side netting.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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