World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 27 (July 7) – Round of 16
Switzerland vs Colombia 0-0 (pen. 4-3)
*Switzerland have qualified for the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time since 1954.
*Colombia have advanced past the World Cup Round of 16 only once in its four previous appearances at that stage; that was in 2014 against Uruguay (2-0).
*Switzerland won two knockout-stage matches in a single World Cup tournament for the first time.
*Six European teams have qualified for the 2026 World Cup quarter-finals, equalling the highest total at this stage (6 in 1938, 1954, and 2018).
*Only one CONMEBOL team reached the quarter-finals of the 2026 World Cup (Argentina), the lowest number of teams from the confederation to reach that stage since 2002 (when Brazil went on to win the tournament).
*There were 39 penalty shootouts in the World Cup history.
The team taking the second penalty won 22 times, including 13 of the last 15.
The team taking the first penalty prevailed on 17 occasions.
*Colombia’s only previous World Cup shootout was lost (3-4 vs England in 2018).
*Switzerland have won only 1 of 6 penalty shootouts across World Cups and Euro before: against France at Euro 2020.
*It was Switzerland’s 2nd penalty shootout in World Cups; in the first they have lost 0-3 against Ukraine in 2006.
*Switzerland suffered only one defeat in 2025 and 2026 (3-4 against Germany in a friendly), with 11 wins and 6 draws.
Switzerland’s last defeat in a competitive match was 2-3 against Spain in November 2024.
*The only World Cup match between Colombia and Switzerland before (in 1994) is part of the tournament’s dark history.
Having been virtually eliminated, Colombia won 2-0 in the last match-day of group-stage against Switzerland that had already qualified.
It was the final match for Andrés Escobar, who was murdered six days later.