How much is David Beckham set to pocket from his World Cup brand deals? Take on our quiz in our newsletter HERE See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred SourceBy CHRIS WHEELER, NORTHERN SPORTS WRITER Published: 00:15 BST, 8 July 2026 | Updated: 01:04 BST, 8 July 2026
Switzerland reached the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time in 72 years as Colombia suffered penalty heartbreak again, eight years after going out to England in a shootout.The last 16 has produced some memorable games, but this was the worst of the lot by some distance as the Swiss set up a clash with Argentina in Kansas City on Sunday.Both teams had chances to win a turgid encounter in extra-time after Jhon Lucumi headed against the bar for Colombia, and Zeki Amdouni and Jaminton Campaz both wasted chances for Switzerland, before it went to penalties.Switzerland had lost their only previous World Cup shootout to Ukraine after an equally forgettable draw in 2006. Colombia lost theirs to England in Moscow in 2018, and it ended in tears for them again.After former Tottenham defender Davinson Sanchez hit the underside of the bar, Manuel Akanji – who missed for the Swiss in a shootout defeat to England at Euro 2024 – fired over. But after Gregor Kobel saved from Cucho Hernandez, Ruben Vargas converted the decisive kick.Snooze-festWhile the lack of quality was alarming, the fact that there was so little to separate these two teams should not have come as a surprise.
