Ruben Vargas sends Switzerland to the World Cup quarterfinals in shootout win over Colombia
- On Tuesday in Vancouver, Switzerland defeated Colombia 4-3 in a penalty shootout after 120 scoreless minutes at the FIFA World Cup, with Ruben Vargas scoring the decisive spot-kick.
- A tense, tactical battle defined the match, as both teams failed to break the deadlock during 90 minutes of regulation play, recording only nine combined attacking touches in opposition boxes.
- During the shootout, Switzerland goalkeeper Gregor Kobel saved an effort from Cucho Hernandez, while Colombian defender Davinson Sanchez struck the crossbar and Swiss defender Manuel Akanji missed his spot-kick.
- The victory sets up a quarterfinal match against defending champions Argentina on Saturday in Kansas, with Lionel Messi's squad having survived a difficult game against Egypt earlier on Tuesday.
- This fixture marked the final World Cup match played on Canadian soil, representing a historic milestone for Switzerland as they won multiple knockout games in one tournament for the first time in 72 years.
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Switzerland has been in the World Cup quarter final for the first time since 1954. In the penalty shootout against Colombia, Ruben Vargas decided the duel. Argentina is now waiting.
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Vancouver (Canada), 8 Jul (EFE).- Switzerland has gone from hanging from a thread in the World Cup to posing a real threat, by collapsing among the eight best in the world after eliminating the undefeated Colombia, a blow with which it demonstrated that it is able to knock down the most powerful without making much noise. Helvetic selection sealed a historic pass to quarterfinals, a feat that it did not achieve since 1954, when it was the host o…
Rubén Vargas took the spherical between his hands, kissed him with the reverence he professed for the loved one and placed him on the stain of criminal fire; serene, he profiled himself right and with a shot towards the center of the goal tricked the archer Camilo Vargas, who leaned towards one of his sides.
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