Edixon Perea opened the scoring for Jorge Luis Pinto's side after just four minutes, but the Swiss pulled themselves back on level terms seven minutes before the interval when Alexander Frei fired home from the penalty spot.

Colombia then regained the lead in the 56th minute thanks to John Viafara's strike before Andres Chitiva wrapped up the win six minutes from time.

The Colombians will next meet Paraguay on Wednesday.