{"id":5074,"date":"2026-07-07T14:14:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T18:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/ca\/news\/match-preview-switzerland-vs-colombia-world-cup-2026-round-of-16\/"},"modified":"2026-07-19T01:33:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T05:33:22","slug":"match-preview-switzerland-vs-colombia-world-cup-2026-round-of-16","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/ca\/news\/world-cup\/match-preview-switzerland-vs-colombia-world-cup-2026-round-of-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Switzerland vs Colombia: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Stats"},"content":{"rendered":"

Switzerland meet Colombia in the World Cup round of 16 at BC Place in Vancouver on Tuesday, July 7, kicking off at 4:00 PM ET \/ 3:00 PM CT \/ 2:00 PM MT \/ 1:00 PM PT. A quarter-final place is on the line, with extra time and penalties waiting if the tie is level after 90 minutes.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Our Switzerland vs Colombia prediction begins with two organized, hard-to-beat sides who have both reached the last 16 without losing. Colombia, driven by Luis Diaz, came through a tight round-of-32 tie; Switzerland have gone quietly about their work, a draw with Qatar the only smudge on their record at World Cup 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

bet365 make Colombia narrow favourites at +125, with Switzerland out at +250 and the draw at +210. Our model leans the same way, handing Colombia a slim 52% edge in what looks like the closest tie of the round.<\/p>\n\n\n