Switzerland's young star to miss Colombia clash due to knee injury

Switzerland will be without one of their brightest young talents for the World Cup round of 16 against Colombia after he picked up a knee injury. Head coach Murat Yakin, coming off a 2-0 win over Algeria, handed starts to Ardon Jashari and Fabian Rieder in supporting roles behind the striker. His Colombian counterpart Néstor Lorenzo, fresh from a 1-0 victory against Ghana, deployed Luis Suárez as the central forward. Switzerland: Kobel — Zakaria, Elvedi, Akanji, Rodriguez — Freuler, Xhaka — Rieder, Jashari, Ndoye — Embolo. Subs: Mvogo, Keller, Muheim, Widmer, Zesiger, Amenda, Sow, Fassnacht, Vargas, Okafor, Amdouni, Itten. Colombia: C. Vargas — D. Muñoz, D. Sánchez, Lucumí, Mojica — Puerta, Lerma, J. Arias — James Rodríguez, L. Suárez, L. Díaz. Subs: Ospina, Montero, S. Arias, Mina, Ditta, Machado, Castaño, Ríos, Carrascal, Portilla, Quintero, Córdoba, C. Hernández, Campaz, Gómez. Kickoff is set for 23:00 Kyiv time.