{"id":4017,"date":"2026-07-08T06:36:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T06:36:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=4017"},"modified":"2026-07-08T06:36:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T06:36:56","slug":"ruben-vargas-sends-switzerland-to-the-world-cup-quarterfinals-in-shootout-win-over-colombia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=4017","title":{"rendered":"Ruben Vargas sends Switzerland to the World Cup quarterfinals in shootout win over Colombia"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>By ANNE M. PETERSON, AP Soccer Writer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>VANCOUVER, British Colombia (AP) \u2014 Ruben Vargas converted his penalty and Switzerland advanced to the\u00a0World Cup\u00a0quarterfinals with a 4-3 shootout win over Colombia after a scoreless draw on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=4015\">Man fatally shot in East Oakland hills<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Switzerland will next face defending champion Argentina on Saturday at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.\u00a0Argentina defeated Egypt 3-2\u00a0earlier in the day.<\/p>\n<p>Switzerland had not reached the quarterfinals of a World Cup since hosting the tournament in 1954. And the Swiss were shorthanded Tuesday without young\u00a0midfielder Johan Manzambi, who was injured in training on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Vargas, who has scored two goals in the World Cup, also left Monday\u2019s training early but was available off the bench and came on in stoppage time at the end of regulation.<\/p>\n<p>Colombia defender Davinson Sanchez\u2019s penalty attempt hit the crossbar and Switzerland goalkeeper Grego Kobel saved an attempt by Cucho Hernandez, giving the Swiss the edge in the shootout.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=4008\">San Jose arts group Local Color getting creative with new space<\/a><\/p>\n<p>FIFA President Gianni Infantino was among those at BC Place, where the sellout crowd was overwhelmingly clad in yellow in support of Colombia.<\/p>\n<p>Colombia failed to qualify for the last World Cup in 2022. The team made the quarterfinals at the 2014 tournament in Brazil, defeating Uruguay in the round of 16 before losing to the host country 2-1.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Swiss reached the round of 16 at the past three World Cups but failed to advance with a smaller field of 32 teams.<\/p>\n<p>The match was tightly contested by two teams with contrasting styles, the Swiss with a more organized approach and Colombia more attack oriented. Switzerland had a slight edge in possession but both teams had two shots on goal.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=4006\">Antioch officer under scrutiny for punching woman during scuffle<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE:\u00a02026 men\u2019s World Cup bracket<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>See more of AP\u2019s World Cup coverage here<\/em><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Switzerland defeated Colombia in a penalty kick shootout after a 0-0 draw to advance to the quarterfinals of the World Cup on Tuesday in Vancouver.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4016,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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