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26 Jun 2006

Somebody had to lose

Swiss defender Ludovic Magnin (L) and Swiss midfielder Tranquillo Barnetta cry at the end of the World Cup 2006 round of 16 football game Switzerland vs. Ukraine, 26 June 2006 at Cologne stadium. Ukraine won 3 to 0 after the penalty kicks.  AFP PHOTO / DDP / STF

Swiss defender Ludovic Magnin (L) and Swiss midfielder Tranquillo Barnetta cry at the end of the World Cup 2006 round of 16 football game Switzerland vs. Ukraine, 26 June 2006 at Cologne stadium. Ukraine won 3 to 0 after the penalty kicks. AFP PHOTO / DDP / STF

Swiss Ludovic Magnin and Tranquillo Barnetta comfort each other as they cry following Switzerland's loss in the penalty shoot-out against Ukraine. Andrei Shevchenko's teammates will now face Italy in the quarter-final.

Ukraine have a ball

Ukrainian forward Artem Milevskiy (foreground) is about to control the ball in front of Swiss defender Ludovic Magnin during the World Cup 2006 round of 16 football game Switzerland vs. Ukraine, 26 June 2006 at Cologne stadium. AFP PHOTO / PATRIK STOLLARZ

Ukrainian forward Artem Milevskiy (foreground) is about to control the ball in front of Swiss defender Ludovic Magnin during the World Cup 2006 round of 16 football game Switzerland vs. Ukraine, 26 June 2006 at Cologne stadium. AFP PHOTO / PATRIK STOLLARZ

Ukraine forward Artem Milevskiy gets a close look at the ball as Swiss defender Ludovic Magnin looks on. The Ukraine qualified on penalties.

Swiss holding off the Ukraine

Swiss midfielder Tranquillo Barnetta (L) fights for the ball with Ukrainian midfielder Anastoliy Tymoshchuk (R) during the World Cup 2006 round of 16 football game Switzerland vs. Ukraine, 26 June 2006 at Cologne stadium. AFP PHOTO / SERGEI SUPINSKY

Swiss midfielder Tranquillo Barnetta (L) fights for the ball with Ukrainian midfielder Anastoliy Tymoshchuk (R) during the World Cup 2006 round of 16 football game Switzerland vs. Ukraine, 26 June 2006 at Cologne stadium. AFP PHOTO / SERGEI SUPINSKY

Swiss midfielder Tranquillo Barnetta holds off Anastoliy Tymoshchuk of the Ukraine during first-half action.

The boots are off

Ukrainian midfielder Andriy Gusin (L) kicks off the ball in front of Swiss forward Alexander Frei (R) during the World Cup 2006 round of 16 football game Switzerland vs. Ukraine, 26 June 2006 at Cologne stadium. AFP PHOTO / PATRIK STOLLARZ

Ukrainian midfielder Andriy Gusin (L) kicks off the ball in front of Swiss forward Alexander Frei (R) during the World Cup 2006 round of 16 football game Switzerland vs. Ukraine, 26 June 2006 at Cologne stadium. AFP PHOTO / PATRIK STOLLARZ

Ukraine's Andriy Gusin sticks a boot in to take the ball off Swiss striker Alexander Frei.

The talking point

Italian defender Fabio Grosso falls after fighting for the ball with Australian defender Lucas Neill (R) during the round of 16 World Cup football match between Italy and Australia at Kaiserslautern's Fritz-Walter Stadium, 26 June 2006. Italy won 1-0. (background L is Italian defender Gianluca Zambrotta AFP PHOTO / DDP / JOHANNES SIMON

Italian defender Fabio Grosso falls after fighting for the ball with Australian defender Lucas Neill (R) during the round of 16 World Cup football match between Italy and Australia at Kaiserslautern's Fritz-Walter Stadium, 26 June 2006. Italy won 1-0. (background L is Italian defender Gianluca Zambrotta AFP PHOTO / DDP / JOHANNES SIMON

Italy's Fabio Grosso goes down in the box after a borderline challenge from Aussie Lucas Neill. Francesco Totti scored the resulting penalty to send Italy through 1-0.

Ukraine suffer but win

Ukrainian forward Andriy Voronin (R) fights for the ball with Swiss midfielder Ricardo Cabanas (L) during the World Cup 2006 round of 16 football game Switzerland vs. Ukraine, 26 June 2006 at Cologne stadium. AFP PHOTO / ODD ANDERSEN

Ukrainian forward Andriy Voronin (R) fights for the ball with Swiss midfielder Ricardo Cabanas (L) during the World Cup 2006 round of 16 football game Switzerland vs. Ukraine, 26 June 2006 at Cologne stadium. AFP PHOTO / ODD ANDERSEN

Ukraine striker Andriy Voronin squints as Swiss midfielder Ricardo Cabanas comes in for a challenge. Ukraine went through on penalties.

Next in line : England !

Brazilian head coach of the Portuguese team Luiz Felipe Scolari (C) and teammate celebrate at the end of the World Cup 2006 round of 16 football game Portugal vs. Netherlands, 25 June 2006 at Nuremberg stadium. Portugal won 1-O. AFP PHOTO / ODD ANDERSEN

Brazilian head coach of the Portuguese team Luiz Felipe Scolari (C) and teammate celebrate at the end of the World Cup 2006 round of 16 football game Portugal vs. Netherlands, 25 June 2006 at Nuremberg stadium. Portugal won 1-O. AFP PHOTO / ODD ANDERSEN

Portugal's Brazilian coach Luis Felipe Scolari jubilates with his staff after his team won a hard fought victory (1-0) over the Netherlands in a match marred by 16 yellow and 4 red cards.