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Switzerland beat Colombia in penalty shootouts to reach World Cup quarterfinals
Switzerland will face Argentina for a place in the semifinals.
Switzerland beat Colombia in penalty shootouts to reach World Cup quarterfinals
The game was the last of the World Cup on Canadian soil. / Reuters

Switzerland defeated Colombia in a penalty shootout in Vancouver to reach the quarterfinals of the World Cup.

Neither team succeeded in securing a winner in the 90 minutes, taking the match to extra time, where the deadlock continued.

Switzerland will now face Argentina in the last eight after prevailing 4-3 on penalties against the Colombians after the match finished 0-0 after extra time.

The winner between Argentina and Switzerland will face either England or Norway in the semifinals.

The game was the last of the World Cup on Canadian soil.

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The first action of note came in the 21st minute when Kobel was forced into a flying save to keep out Gustavo Puerta's curling effort from the edge of the penalty area.

The Swiss stepped up a gear immediately after the first hydration break, with Camilo Vargas beating away a shot from Fabian Rieder before denying Dan Ndoye.

But the match was goalless at half-time, with two well-matched teams struggling for inspiration.

Switzerland started the second half on the front foot, but Colombia also had their moments, with Luis Suarez lashing wastefully wide.

Both coaches made multiple changes in the second half but again struggled to create meaningful openings, with Colombia's star winger Luis Diaz kept quiet.

Ndoye flashed a shot across the goal in stoppage time, but nobody was able to get on the end of it, and the match was 0-0 at the end of normal time.

SOURCE:TRT World & Agencies
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