Switzerland vs. Colombia: Head-to-head record and past meetings ahead of World Cup 2026 round of 16 clash

Vancouver's BC Place volition beryllium the backdrop for a hotly-contested World Cup 2026 circular of 16 clash connected Tuesday, erstwhile Switzerland look Colombia.

Murat Yakin's A-Team beat Algeria 2-0 to scope this stage, portion Nestor Lorenzo's Cafeteros downed Ghana 1-0 successful the last-32.

Switzerland kicked disconnected their tourney successful lacklustre manner with a 1-1 gully against Qatar, but person grown successful assurance arsenic the run has progressed, acknowledgment successful ample portion to the power of attacking midfielder Johan Manzambi.

As for Colombia, they person kept 3 cleanable sheets connected the bounce up of Tuesday's game, and held Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal to a goalless gully successful the radical stage.

Here, Sports Mole takes an in-depth look astatine the head-to-head grounds and erstwhile meetings betwixt the 2 sides.

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 4

Switzerland wins: 1

Draws: 1

Colombia wins: 2

Switzerland and Colombia person locked horns connected 4 occasions passim their footballing histories, and it is the South American broadside that boast a constrictive pb successful the head-to-head grounds with 2 wins compared to the Europeans' one.

The 2 sides person besides shared the spoils successful 1 draw, a 2-2 stalemate during their precise archetypal brushwood - a affable astatine Bogota's Estadio El Campin successful 1985.

It would beryllium six years earlier Switzerland faced Colombia again, with the A-Team drafting archetypal humor successful this head-to-head acknowledgment to a 3-2 triumph astatine the Miami Cup successful February 1991.

However, Los Cafeteros took their revenge astatine the World Cup successful June 1994, securing each 3 points against Roy Hodgson's broadside successful a Group A clash, though it would beryllium their lone triumph astatine the tourney arsenic they failed to advancement to the knockout stage.

The astir caller gathering betwixt the teams took spot backmost connected March 2007, with Colombia moving retired 3-1 winners successful a affable astatine Miami's Orange Bowl, a effect that enactment the South Americans successful beforehand successful the head-to-head record.

Edixon Perea opened the scoring for Colombia conscionable 5 minutes into the game, before Alexandre Frei levelled proceedings from the punishment spot soon earlier fractional time.

Unfortunately for the Europeans, Julian Ramiro Viafara fired Jorge Luis Pinto's Colombia into the pb anterior to the hr mark, and a precocious sealer from Andres Chivita condemned Kobi Kuhn's Switzerland to defeat.

Previous meetings

Mar 25, 2007: Colombia v Switzerland 3-1 (International Friendly)

Jun 26, 1994: Switzerland v Colombia 0-2 (FIFA World Cup - Group Stage)

Feb 03, 1991: Switzerland v Colombia 3-2 (Miami Cup)

Feb 01, 1985: Colombia v Switzerland 2-2 (International Friendly)

Last 10 World Cup meetings

Jun 26, 1994: Switzerland v Colombia 0-2 (FIFA World Cup - Group Stage)

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