Switzerland vs Colombia - prediction, team news, lineups | World Cup 2026

As World Cup 2026 continues to heat up, Switzerland are acceptable to look Colombia successful the circular of 16 astatine Vancouver's BC Place connected Tuesday.

The A-Team bushed Algeria 2-0 successful the past 32 to scope this stage, portion Los Cafeteros downed Ghana 1-0.

Match preview

Murat Yakin's Switzerland kicked disconnected their World Cup successful lacklustre manner with a 1-1 gully against Qatar, but they person recovered their feet and caput into this week's showdown looking for a 4th triumph connected the bounce.

The A-Team followed up their disappointing opening stalemate by thrashing Bosnia and Herzegovina 4-1 connected June 18, a crippled that was transformed by substitutes Johan Manzambi and Ruben Vargas successful a melodramatic decorativeness that saw each 5 goals scored from the 74th infinitesimal on.

With that show successful mind, Yakin opted to commencement Manzambi and Vargas successful the last radical crippled - a 2-1 triumph against co-hosts Canada - which led to his broadside qualifying for the circular of 32 arsenic Group B winners.

The duo were besides progressive successful Switzerland's knockout triumph implicit a spirited Algeria connected Friday, and the 20-year-old midfielder was a peculiar standout arsenic helium assisted Breel Embolo's opener with conscionable 10 minutes connected the clock.

Hoping to spot their squad marque different accelerated commencement arsenic they instrumentality to the tract of their triumph against the Fennecs, fans of the Europeans volition instrumentality bosom from the squad increasing successful assurance arsenic the tourney has progressed - a origin that is reflected successful our World Cup betting guide.

Meanwhile, Nestor Lorenzo's Colombia volition beryllium raring to spell connected Tuesday aft an awesome tally of 5 wins and 1 gully crossed their past six outings.

The lone stalemate during that agelong was a 0-0 against Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal in Los Cafeteros' group-stage closer, a clash that could person been different triumph if Davinson Sanchez's stoppage-time extremity was not ruled offside.

Regardless, Lorenzo's men topped Group K to acceptable up their circular of 32 necktie against Ghana, which produced a 1-0 triumph they volition beryllium blessed with contempt losing Jhon Cordoba to wounded specified moments aft footwear off.

Carlos Queiroz's Black Stars famously held England to a goalless gully connected matchday 2 of their ain group-stage campaign, and the information that Colombia recovered a mode to interruption them down volition service arsenic a large intelligence boost for the South American side.

The nominal visitors volition besides beryllium buoyed by the information that they person kept cleanable sheets successful each of their past 3 outings, conceding lone erstwhile truthful acold astatine this World Cup - during their 3-1 opening triumph against Uzbekistan. 

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Team News

Switzerland person concerns astir the readiness of midfielder Michel Aebischer, who has been grooming individually successful a bid to beryllium acceptable arsenic soon arsenic imaginable pursuing a musculus injury.

Likewise, determination are doubts regarding Stuttgart centre-back Luca Jaquez, who has besides been grooming distant from the main radical owed to a musculus issue.

If neither are available, past Yakin should commencement Granit Xhaka and Remo Freuler successful a treble pivot down Johan Manzambi, portion Manuel Akanji and Nico Elvedi look acceptable to run astatine the bosom of the Swiss defence.

As for Colombia, they are missing striker Jhon Cordoba, who has been ruled retired of the remainder of the World Cup aft suffering a hamstring strain successful the opening stages of Los Cafeteros' circular of 32 necktie against Ghana.

However, Sporting Lisbon striker Luis Suarez came connected arsenic a substitute for the 39-year-old that time and assisted the winner, truthful expect to spot him commencement connected Tuesday.

Switzerland imaginable starting lineup:

Kobel; Zakaria, Elvedi, Akanji, Rodriguez; Xhaka, Freuler; Ndoye, Manzambi, Vargas; Embolo

Colombia imaginable starting lineup:

Vargas; Munoz, Sanchez, Lucumi, Mojica; Lerma, Arias, Puerta; Rodriguez, Suarez, Diaz

We say: Switzerland 1-2 Colombia

Switzerland person improved arsenic the World Cup has progressed, but they volition look their toughest trial yet up against a dynamic Colombia frontline.

However, if the South American broadside tin find abstraction and escaped talisman Luis Diaz retired wide, past they could travel retired connected apical successful a constrictive contest.

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