Colombia 2 vs. Switzerland 0 in the 1994 World Cup

Information about the 1st Round Group A game played in the 1994 Soccer World Cup between the National Teams of Switzerland and Colombia with details about goals, starters and reserves, substitutions, cards and more.

Game played in the 1994 World Cup, 1st Round Group A

Date: Sunday, June 26, 1994

Game Data:

Switzerland

0 - 2

Colombia

Goals:

44'

Herman Gaviria

90'

John Lozano

Players

Switzerland
Pos	Je	Player
		Starters
GK	1.	Marco Pascolo
DF	2.	Marc Hottiger
DF	3.	Yvan Quentin
DF	4.	Dominique Herr
DF	5.	Alain Geiger (C)
MF	6.	Georges Bregy
MF	7.	Alain Sutter 81'
MF	8.	Christophe Ohrel
MF	10.	Ciriaco Sforza
FW	9.	Adrian Knup 81'
FW	11.	Stephane Chapuisat
		Entered
FW	14.	Nestor Subiat 81'
FW	15.	Marco Grassi 81'
		Other Reserves
GK	12.	Stephan Lehmann
GK	22.	Martin Brunner
DF	13.	Andy Egli
DF	18.	Martin Rueda
DF	19.	Juerg Studer
MF	16.	Thomas Bickel
MF	17.	Sebastien Fournier
MF	20.	Patrick Sylvestre
MF	21.	Thomas Wyss
	Coach: Roy Hodgson

Colombia
Pos	Je	Player
		Starters
GK	1.	Oscar Cordoba
DF	2.	Andres Escobar
DF	3.	Alexis Mendoza
DF	4.	Luis Herrera
DF	20.	Wilson Perez
MF	5.	Herman Gaviria 78'
MF	10.	Carlos Valderrama (C)
MF	14.	Leonel Alvarez
MF	19.	Freddy Rincon
FW	11.	Adolfo Valencia 63'
FW	21.	Faustino Asprilla
		Entered
MF	8.	John Lozano 78'
FW	7.	Anthony De Avila 63'
		Other Reserves
GK	12.	Farid Mondragon
GK	22.	Jose Pazo
DF	13.	Nestor Ortiz
DF	15.	Luis Carlos Perea
DF	18.	Oscar Cortes
MF	6.	Gabriel Gomez
MF	17.	Mauricio Serna
FW	9.	Ivan Valenciano
FW	16.	Victor Aristizabal
	Coach: Francisco Maturana

Abbreviations and Notes:
Pos = Position. It shows the player's natural position but not necessarily the one he played in this particular game
Positions: GK: Goalkeeper / DF: Defender / MF: Midfielder / FW: Forward
Je. = Jersey number / (C) = Captain / HT: at half-time

Cards

National Team	Player	Card and Minutes
Switzerland	Adrian Knup	39' yellow card
Colombia	Herman Gaviria	58' yellow card
Colombia	Carlos Valderrama	62' yellow card
Colombia	Leonel Alvarez	80' yellow card
Switzerland	Georges Bregy	85' yellow card

Substitutions

Switzerland
Minute 81		Marco Grassi	replaced	Adrian Knup
Minute 81		Nestor Subiat	replaced	Alain Sutter
Colombia
Minute 63		Anthony De Avila	replaced	Adolfo Valencia
Minute 78		John Lozano	replaced	Herman Gaviria