In the quarterfinals, France will now face Morocco, Spain will face Belgium, Norway will face England, and defending champions Argentina will face Switzerland.
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Switzerland advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2026 World Cup on Wednesday after defeating Colombia 4-3 in a penalty shootout. The match went to a tiebreaker after both teams failed to score in regular and extra time in Vancouver.
Granit Xhaka, Jacky Amadoni, Cedric Itten and Ruben Vargas scored for the winning team in the penalty shootout. Juan Quintero, Jaminton Campaz and Luis Diaz scored the only goals for Colombia. Davinson Sanchez and Cucho Hernandez missed the penalty.
Swiss goalkeeper Gregor Kobel saved one of the shots. Manuel Akanji was the only one to miss the penalty for the Swiss team.
With this, the last 16 matches of the competition are over . Now the competition will be held in the quarterfinals. France will face Morocco, Spain will face Belgium, Norway will face England, and defending champions Argentina will face Switzerland.
