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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Switzerland knock out Colombia on penalties to reach World Cup quarter-finals

Switzerland race away after winning the penalty shootout against Colombia
Switzerland race away after winning the penalty shootout against Colombia. Photograph: Luke Hales/Getty Images

Davinson Sánchez looked to the heavens. Cucho Hernández trudged back to his teammates. By the end, the pair’s penalty misses sent the Colombian team to the grass in anguish as Switzerland danced in front of their supporters, nearly alone in a sea of yellow.

Switzerland had prevailed on penalties, 4-3, Ruben Vargas’s decider bringing an emotional end to more than two hours of tense, tentative, and ludicrously goal-free football.

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