Switzerland beat Algeria 2–0, Colombia await in the last 16

Switzerland 2–0 Algeria, Colombia waiting in the last 16

Your team is through. Switzerland beat Algeria 2–0 in the round of 32 on Friday (3). Clean sheet, no drama, and a quarter-final place now within reach. Colombia await on Tuesday in Vancouver (1) (2). Granit Xhaka earned his 150th cap, the first Swiss player ever to reach that mark.

Colombia got past Ghana, but James Rodriguez went off at half-time

Colombia edged Ghana 1–0 with an early Jhon Arias goal (1) (4). James Rodriguez started but was subbed at the break. One report described him as struggling (4). Manager Nestor Lorenzo kept it measured afterwards: "It's nice that some see us as dark horses. But you have to prove it on the pitch" (2).

Vancouver on Tuesday, 10pm CEST

Kick-off is set for Tuesday, July 7, at 10pm Central European Summer Time in Vancouver (2). A spot in the quarter-finals on the line. Your team won the group with seven points, Vargas has two goals and an assist, and the camp sounds relaxed. Even joking about which outfield player would take over in goal if it came to penalties.

Fan reactions

The Xhaka milestone is the story in the Reddit threads. 150 caps for Switzerland, and nobody else is close. The stat accounts are also pulling up old ghosts: Switzerland missing three penalties against Ukraine in 2006 still gets a mention. A reminder of how far this team has come. Join the discussion on r/soccer