Switzerland vs Colombia Key Stats: FIFA World Cup 2026
by Trystan Pugh ·
Below you can find key stats for Switzerland vs Colombia. From historical trends to player milestones, we have you covered for every match at FIFA World Cup 2026 in USA, Canada & Mexico!
- Switzerland and Colombia have met once before at the FIFA World Cup, a 2-0 group‑stage win for Colombia in 1994. Overall, the South Americans have won two of their four meetings (D1 L1), most recently a 3-1 friendly victory in Miami in March 2007.
- Switzerland have won only one of their nine World Cup matches against South American teams (D2 L6). That was a 2-1 victory over Ecuador in the 2014 group stage.
- Both Switzerland and Colombia are chasing a place in the quarter‑finals, which would equal their best ever FIFA World Cup finish. Switzerland reached that stage three times — in 1934, 1938 and 1954 — while Colombia’s sole quarter‑final appearance came in 2014.
- Switzerland have lost their last five World Cup round of 16 ties.
- Switzerland have won three successive matches at the FIFA World Cup for the first time.
- Switzerland have lost only one of their last 18 international matches (W11 D6).
- Switzerland have netted in six successive matches at the World Cup for the first time.
- Switzerland’s Breel Embolo has now scored four goals at the World Cup. Only Sepp Hügi (six) and Xherdan Shaqiri (five) have scored more.
- Colombia’s only World Cup knockout round encounter with a European team was against England in the 2018 round of 16 when they exited via a penalty shoot-out following a 1-1 draw.
- Colombia have prevailed in one of their three World Cup round of 16 ties. That was a 2-0 victory over Uruguay in 2014.
- Colombia have kept five clean sheets in their last seven FIFA World Cup matches. They are currently on a run of three successive games without conceding.
- Colombia have scored first in three of their four FIFA World Cup 2026 encounters, with the exception being a goalless draw with Portugal.
- Colombia have not conceded in the first half of their last seven FIFA World Cup fixtures.
- Colombia have scored in 12 of their last 13 World Cup matches.
- Colombia have won nine of their last 13 World Cup matches (D2 L2).
- Switzerland’s Ricardo Rodríguez plays with Colombia’s Cucho Hernández at Spanish club Real Betis.
- Remo Freuler (Switzerland) and Jhon Lucumí (Colombia) have been Bologna team-mates since 2023, winning the 2024/25 Coppa Italia together. Switzerland’s Dan Ndoye (2023-25) and Michel Aebischer (2022-25) are also former Bologna team-mates of Lucumí, Ndoye scoring the winning goal in the 2024/25 Coppa Italia final victory against AC Milan.
- Switzerland captain Granit Xhaka played with Colombia midfielder Gustavo Puerta at Bayer Leverkusen in 2023/24, when the club won the German league and cup double.
