Vancouver, July 8 -- Ruben Vargas said he had yet to fully process Switzerland's progress to the World Cup quarterfinals after converting the decisive penalty in Tuesday's shootout against Colombia.
The winger, who had been a fitness doubt before the match, said he was grateful simply to have been able to play in the round-of-16 encounter.
"I don't think I've fully realized it yet," the 27-year-old said. "I'm thankful for this moment. I wasn't even sure if I would be able to play."Vargas sent Colombia goalkeeper Camilo Vargas the wrong way to seal a 4-3 shootout win after the teams were locked at 0-0 after 120 minutes in Vancouver.
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