{"id":216254,"date":"2026-07-07T21:54:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T21:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/switzerland-and-colombia-level-in-cagey-final-world-cup-last-16-clash-live-updates-the-new-york-times\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T21:54:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T21:54:12","slug":"switzerland-and-colombia-level-in-cagey-final-world-cup-last-16-clash-live-updates-the-new-york-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/switzerland-and-colombia-level-in-cagey-final-world-cup-last-16-clash-live-updates-the-new-york-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Switzerland and Colombia level in cagey final World Cup last-16 clash: Live updates &#8211; The New York Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>World Cup<br \/>FIFA World<br \/>Cup 2026<br \/>Advertisement<br \/>live<br \/>Updated <time datetime=\"2026-07-07T21:52:37.528Z\">2m ago<\/time><br \/><strong>Switzerland and Colombia are level in their last-16 clash, with Lionel Messi\u2019s Argentina awaiting the winners in the next round.<\/strong><br \/>Switzerland, who beat Algeria 2-0 last time out, are aiming to reach the final eight of a World Cup for the first time since they hosted the tournament in 1954.<br \/>Colombia are hoping to reach the same stage for just the second time in their history.<br \/>The game has been a mess. Fouls, possession given up cheaply, nobody picking the right passes or timing runs particularly well. <br \/>If we head to extra-time, don\u2019t hold your breath in thinking that half hour will sort this out.<br \/><strong>90+2&#x27; Switzerland 0-0 Colombia<\/strong><br \/>Great run for Ndoye who drills the ball across the box. Hard to tell if nit was a cross or a shot.<br \/>Replays show an incident a minute or so earlier where Sanchez brought down Rieder in the box. That looked the most likely penalty of the incidents we have seen&#8230;<br \/>One final change now from Switzerland as Vargas comes on for Ndoye. <br \/><strong>90&#x27; Switzerland 0-0 Colombia<\/strong><br \/>Five more exhilarating minutes to be played in Vancouver.<br \/>I for one am thrilled at the prospect of extra time. <br \/><strong>88&#x27; Switzerland 0-0 Colombia<\/strong><br \/>Calls for a Colombian penalty as Nodye brings down Campas. <br \/>The Colombian is claiming his shirt was pulled, but the check is already over. Nothing doing. <br \/>Dan Ndoye is causing genuine headaches down Colombia&#x27;s right flank, exploiting exactly the space that Daniel Munoz leaves behind whenever he goes on one of his forward adventures. <br \/>Careful with that.<br \/>A Colombia attack breaks down, Switzerland come away with the ball but when they send it to Emobolo, it\u2019s one on five. A waste of time.<br \/><strong>86&#x27; Switzerland 0-0 Colombia<\/strong><br \/>A sore one for Davinson Sanchez who catches some studs on his ankle.<br \/>Switzerland using the break in play to make two more changes. Itten and Widmer replace Embolo and Zakaria. <br \/>The Zakaria change makes sense, he was on a yellow card, but this now means Switzerland will be without Embolo if this goes to penalties.<br \/><strong>85&#x27; Switzerland 0-0 Colombia<\/strong><br \/>Brilliant first-time pass from Quintero on the volley finds Campaz, but the linesman&#x27;s flag is up again. That is now four offsides apiece in this match&#8230;<br \/>Neither side has cracked the final third \u2014 and someone will pay for it. <br \/>In fact, beyond the odd moment when a defence has switched off completely (Colombia against Uzbekistan, Switzerland against Algeria), both teams have genuinely struggled to create anything clean in the final third all tournament. <br \/>This war of attrition has to give eventually, maybe through fatigue as much as design (Colombia already look running on fumes). <br \/>But whoever gets through will carry that same problem straight into a quarter-final against Argentina, and that&#x27;s a serious concern to leave unresolved.<br \/><strong>82&#x27; Switzerland 0-0 Colombia<\/strong><br \/>Boos from the Colombian fans as Switzerland play the ball around midfield. <br \/>Colombia making a double change as we enter the final ten minutes. Hernandez and Rios are on for Suarez and Lerma. <br \/><strong>80&#x27; Switzerland 0-0 Colombia<\/strong><br \/>The final ball from both sides has been pretty poor in this match.<br \/>This time it is Zakaria, with plenty of time on the ball, who massively overhits his cross and it sails out harmlessly for a goal kick.<br \/><strong>78&#x27; Switzerland 0-0 Colombia<\/strong><br \/>You can feel the tension on the pitch in Vancouver. Neither side wants to make that critical error that could send them home. <br \/>That Vargas wipeout of Embolo brings back memories of Manuel Neuer clearance of ball and Higua\u00edn twelve years ago. Ask any Argentinian and they&#x27;ll still say it was a red.<br \/><strong>75&#x27; Switzerland 0-0 Colombia<\/strong><br \/>That was lovely from Munoz, a brilliant ball to find Campaz in space, but his cross was straight at Kobel.<br \/>Thankfully for the substitute the referee brought the ball back for offside. <br \/>A proper nasty collision between Embolo and Colombia\u2019s keeper as a high ball comes into the box. <br \/>You knew it was a hefty one because the camera cut to a wide shot of the pitch instantly, avoiding anything the viewer doesn\u2019t want to see.<br \/><strong>73&#x27; Switzerland 0-0 Colombia<\/strong><br \/>Heavy collision in the Colombia penalty area as Vargas clatters into the back of Embolo. <br \/>The Switzerland striker had every right to compete and was not aware of the goalkeeper. <br \/>A sore one. Both men thankfully back on their feet. <br \/>Jurgen Klopp is here, chowing down on some fries.<br \/><strong>71&#x27; Switzerland 0-0 Colombia<\/strong><br \/>We&#x27;re back from the break and Switzerland have made another change. Veteran Ricardo Rodriguez is replaced by Muheim.<br \/>Think Jurgen Klopp was just enjoying some poutine in the crowd. That&#x27;s the most interesting moment of the second half, so far. <br \/>Colombia finally puts foot to the gas, and Lorenzo has responded with a double change to push it further: James off for Quintero, and the tireless Arias makes way for Jaminton Campaz, a genuine winger to stretch the pitch wide after Colombia had leaned heavily on the middle. <br \/>It&#x27;s a clear signal \u2014 more width, more directness, and a message to Switzerland that Colombia intend to keep coming.<br \/>Team Stats<br \/>SUI<br \/>COL<br \/>Game Details<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMivwFBVV95cUxOVWcwQ3o1VHQzX1BUNm5IbnBJbjBZSEs5RTFZM2czVWNhaV8xUm9zY0kwNjFxRUhvakgwMkJ0VjEyMVI4UEJjYVJZQmZ5QkVuOV95M3FvbzBJV1VXZFdSNzB3dFJIWFNHSzVIS1dQNlllZGFoTG0xOXZhZWwyUENMOFQ3d3RJTEdoTzRvVWh4SlpYQ0NXUUpmVFFiMDFqNkMyZ21YTlQ2dUNLdlFSd2VrVUtKcUFNZmNVakQ3TGhfWQ?oc=5\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World CupFIFA WorldCup 2026AdvertisementliveUpdated 2m agoSwitzerland and Colombia are level in their last-16 clash, with Lionel Messi\u2019s Argentina awaiting the winners in the next round.Switzerland, who beat Algeria 2-0 last time out, are aiming to reach the final eight of a World Cup for the first time since they hosted the tournament in 1954.Colombia are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":216255,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-216254","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world","8":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216254","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=216254"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216254\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/216255"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=216254"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=216254"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=216254"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}