{"id":99636,"date":"2026-07-08T07:41:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T07:41:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/99636\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T07:41:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T07:41:19","slug":"colombia-falls-short-in-world-cup-shootout-missing-twice-vs-swiss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/99636\/","title":{"rendered":"Colombia falls short in World Cup shootout, missing twice vs. Swiss"},"content":{"rendered":"

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) \u2014 Colombia was on the cusp of matching its best World Cup<\/a> performance but could not come through in a penalty shootout.<\/p>\n

Davinson S\u00e1nchez sent his penalty over the bar, and Cucho Hern\u00e1ndez had his attempt saved by Gregor Kobel as Switzerland beat Colombia 4-3 in the shootout following a goalless 120 minutes<\/a> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cClearly, something is missing. We haven\u2019t been able to win with the national team,\u201d midfielder Jhon Arias said.<\/p>\n

Awaiting Colombia was a quarterfinal matchup against defending champion and South American rival Argentina. Instead, Los Cafeteros are headed home.<\/p>\n

They had plenty chances to put it away, particularly in extra time.<\/p>\n

Jhon Lucum\u00ed smashed a header off the top of the crossbar in the first extra-time period. Jaminton Campaz missed another clear-cut chance in the 116th minute. The striker picked up an errant clearance from Granit Xhaka and, with only Kobel to beat, shot the ball over the bar.<\/p>\n

Gustavo Puerta had the first good chance for Colombia with a shot from distance in the 21st minute that was pushed away by Kobel.<\/p>\n

Colombia\u2019s best World Cup performance was in 2014, when it beat Uruguay in the round of 16 before losing to host Brazil in the quarterfinals. Los Cafeteros lost to England on penalties in the round of 16 in 2018 and missed the 2022 World Cup altogether.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe all want to win. We all want to achieve important things with the national team because I think the people deserve it,\u201d Arias said. \u201cI think it\u2019s something we need to reflect on carefully, and hopefully we\u2019ll find what it is that\u2019s still missing.\u201d<\/p>\n

___<\/p>\n

Owen Cameros is a student in the John Curley Center for Sports Journalism at Penn State.<\/p>\n

___<\/p>\n

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