Colombia beat Ghana, virus hits squad before Switzerland

Past Ghana, onto Switzerland

Your team is into the knockout rounds. Colombia 1–0 Ghana on Sunday, and the performance was enough to get the job done (1) (4). The round of 16 is set: Switzerland up next.

Virus sweeps through the squad

This is the worry now. Several Colombia players are down with a flu virus after the Ghana win, including James Rodríguez (2). Manager Néstor Lorenzo has a headache ahead of the Switzerland match. How many players are affected and whether they recover in time is unclear (2).

Favorites, and it shows

The analysts are not hedging. Colombia look far more dangerous than Switzerland and are heavy favorites to advance (5). The defensive shape that held Portugal to a 0–0 draw in the group stage is real, and now the belief is that Luis Díaz and the attack are about to click at the right moment.

Queiroz out after Colombia send Ghana home

Ghana’s World Cup exit cost Carlos Queiroz his job. The 73-year-old resigned immediately after the 1–0 defeat, just three months into the role (1) (3) (4). Colombia ended his tournament and his tenure in the same evening.