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Cucho Hernandez

Colombia forward whose penalty was saved by Gregor Kobel in the World Cup round-of-16 shootout.

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Switzerland edge Colombia in a shootout

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Common Questions
What happened to Colombia in the World Cup round of 16?
Colombia lost a penalty shootout 4-3 to Switzerland in Vancouver on 7 July after a goalless 120 minutes, eliminating them from the tournament.Source: Lowdown
Who saved Cucho Hernandez's penalty?
Switzerland goalkeeper Gregor Kobel made the decisive save in the round-of-16 shootout.Source: Lowdown

Background

Cucho Hernandez had his spot-kick saved by Gregor Kobel as Colombia lost a World Cup round-of-16 penalty shootout 4-3 to Switzerland in Vancouver on 7 July, ending Colombia's tournament after a goalless 120 minutes.

He was one of Colombia's penalty takers in the shootout, and his was the kick that Kobel stopped, the intervention that swung the tie in Switzerland's favour. Colombia had chances to settle the match in normal time but could not find a breakthrough, taking the tie to the shootout where the save proved decisive.

The defeat eliminates Colombia at the last-16 stage, with Switzerland progressing to face Argentina in the quarter-finals in Kansas City on 12 July. A single saved penalty has drawn the line between the two campaigns.