{"id":672157,"date":"2026-07-07T12:19:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T16:19:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=672157"},"modified":"2026-07-07T14:52:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T18:52:05","slug":"switzerland-vs-colombia-team-news-and-confirmed-lineups-key-attackers-out-for-switzerland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2026\/07\/07\/switzerland-vs-colombia-team-news-and-confirmed-lineups-key-attackers-out-for-switzerland\/","title":{"rendered":"Switzerland vs Colombia: Team News and Confirmed Lineups, Key Attackers Out for Switzerland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Switzerland vs Colombia concludes the 2026 World Cup round of 16, as one of the top sides in UEFA battles one of the top sides in CONEMBOL in Vancouver. We have team news and confirmed lineups for this matchup, the winner is set to face <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2026\/07\/07\/argentina-engineer-stunning-comeback-to-beat-egypt-in-the-world-cup-last-16\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Argentina<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Read More:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2026\/07\/05\/world-cup-round-of-16-predictions-switzerland-vs-colombia\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">World Cup Round of 16 Predictions Including Switzerland vs Colombia<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Switzerland vs Colombia<\/h2>\n<p>Date: Tuesday, July 7th, 2026<br \/>\nVenue: BC Place in Vancouver<br \/>\nKick Off: 16:00 in Vancouver<br \/>\nReferee: Ivan Arcides Barton Cisneros<br \/>\nCurrent Odds:<iframe width=\"430\" height=\"335\" style=\"border: 0; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 0; display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/live-odds.casinokings.com\/embed\/30211481\" scrolling=\"no\" loading=\"lazy\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Colombia Team News<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"max-width: 1280px\"><smartframe-embed class=\"smartframe_wp_element\" customer-id=\"b0c95bc04383cef69c6b47df872135cf\" image-id=\"WmOBZaPYcZPO\" style=\"width: 100%; display: inline-flex; max-width: 6000px; aspect-ratio: 6000\/4000;\" ><\/smartframe-embed><\/p>\n<p>The only change for Colombia&#8217;s XI is a forced change. Striker Jhon Cordoba will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.winsports.co\/seleccion-colombia\/noticias\/nestor-lorenzo-confirma-una-ausencia-importante-para-colombia-vs-suiza-443873\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">miss<\/a> the rest of the World Cup, and in his place will be Luis Suarez, who has also been a regular starter at the position for his country.<\/p>\n<p>James Rodriguez will continue as the starting #10 despite a strong performance from Juan Fernando Quintero in relief. James was suffering from flu, and apparently the <a href=\"https:\/\/colombiaone.com\/2026\/07\/07\/colombian-players-flu\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">illness<\/a> is circulating around the Colombian camp, though manager Nestor Lorenzo <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ESPNColombia\/status\/2074296815868952946\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a> they have &#8220;already recovered&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The Guardian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2026\/jul\/07\/best-fans-at-the-world-cup-how-colombias-support-powered-the-team-to-success\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">highlighted<\/a> Colombia&#8217;s massive fan support this World Cup, every game has been a home game for La Sele, a team that has played games in Mexico, the United States, and now Canada. That fan support does provide a meaningful lift to team morale.<\/p>\n<h3>Switzerland Team News<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"max-width: 1280px\"><smartframe-embed class=\"smartframe_wp_element\" customer-id=\"b0c95bc04383cef69c6b47df872135cf\" image-id=\"WmOBYnbpffMi\" style=\"width: 100%; display: inline-flex; max-width: 4100px; aspect-ratio: 4100\/2734;\" ><\/smartframe-embed><\/p>\n<p>Up to 5 first choice XI injuries burden this Switzerland squad, Luca Jaquez and Michel Aebischer are not as serious, but the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/sports\/soccer\/manzambi-ruled-out-vs-colombia-vargas-and-sow-doubtful\/ar-AA27nPBE\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">absences<\/a> of Johan Manzambi, a young talent who has impacted five goals for his country this tournament, and Ruben Vargas and Djibril Sow are significant. Manzambi and Vargas have powered much of Switzerland&#8217;s attack this World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Without Manzambi and Vargas, in would step Ardon Jashari from AC Milan and Fabian Rieder. Rieder, who plays for Augsburg saw time in three of Switzerland&#8217;s games, including against Algeria. Both players will be aiming to setup Breel Embolo to score more goals. Jashari only played against Qatar in this World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Read More:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2026\/07\/06\/belgium-makes-statement-of-intent-with-4-1-thrashing-of-united-states-spain-awaits-in-world-cup-quarterfinals\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Belgium Makes Statement of Intent With 4-1 Thrashing of United States, Spain Awaits in World Cup Quarterfinals<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Colombia Confirmed Lineup (4-3-3)<\/h3>\n<p>GK; Camilo Vargas<\/p>\n<p>Defenders: Johan Mojica, Jhon Lucumi, Davinson Sanchez, Daniel Munoz<\/p>\n<p>Midfield: Gustavo Puerta, Jefferson Lerma, James Rodriguez<\/p>\n<p>Forwards: Luis Diaz, Luis Suarez, Jhon Arias<\/p>\n<h3>Switzerland Confirmed Lineup (4-2-3-1)<\/h3>\n<p>GK: Gregor Kobel<\/p>\n<p>Defenders: Denis Zakaria, Nico Elvedi, Manuel Akanji, Ricardo Rodriguez<\/p>\n<p>Midfield: Granit Xhaka, Remo Freuler, Dan Ndoye<\/p>\n<p>Forwards: Ardon Jashari, Breel Embolo, Fabian Rieder<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credit: Smartframe Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Switzerland vs Colombia concludes the 2026 World Cup round of 16, as one of the top sides in UEFA battles one of the top sides in CONEMBOL in Vancouver. We have team news and confirmed lineups for this matchup, the winner is set to face Argentina. Read More:\u00a0World Cup Round of 16 Predictions Including Switzerland [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1442,"featured_media":672169,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":true,"sfio_embed_code":"<smartframe-embed customer-id=\"6dfbdbe8ed6ff2eb8f8e8ee3c2cef8f4\" image-id=\"wennmKMpBQLm\" style=\"width: 100%;max-width: 4485px;aspect-ratio: 4485\/2855\"><\/smartframe-embed><!-- https:\/\/smartframe.io\/embedding-support -->","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,161,1831,2132],"tags":[798,9550,226,32873,1376,380,1111,8859,511,9549,32569,4151,2209],"class_list":["post-672157","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-international-football","category-starting-line-up","category-world-cup","tag-2026-world-cup","tag-breel-embolo","tag-colombia","tag-daniel-munoz","tag-davinson-sanchez","tag-granit-xhaka","tag-james-rodriguez","tag-luis-diaz","tag-luis-suarez","tag-murat-yakin","tag-nestor-lorenzo","tag-ruben-vargas","tag-switzerland"],"modified_by":"Steen Kirby","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/672157","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1442"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=672157"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/672157\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":672180,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/672157\/revisions\/672180"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/672169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=672157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=672157"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=672157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}