Gregor Kobel stars in shoot-out as Switzerland reach 2026 FIFA World Cup quarter-finals

<p>Switzerland arrived at BC Place, Vancouver, for this round of 16 tie without their top scorer <a href="https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/player/johan-manzambi">Johan Manzambi</a>, who had suffered a knee injury in training. <a href="https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/player/ruben-vargas">Rubén Vargas</a> was also forced to start on the bench after scaling back his training due to injury, with <a href="https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/player/ardon-jashari">Ardon Jashari</a> and <a href="https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/player/fabian-rieder">Fabian Rieder</a> coming into the starting XI.</p> <p>For Colombia, former <a href="https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/clubs/1-fsv-mainz-05">Mainz</a> and <a href="https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/clubs/1-fc-koeln">Cologne</a> striker Jhon Córdoba was ruled out with a muscle injury sustained against Ghana, meaning <a href="https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/player/luis-suarez-2">Luis Suárez</a> was handed a start up front. </p>