Argentina vs Switzerland - World Cup, Quarter-finals (Sun, 12 July 2026)
World Cup Quarter-finals After extra time
- Goal: Allister 10'
- Goal: Alvarez 112'
- Goal: Martinez 120+1'
- Goal: Ndoye 67'
- Red card: Embolo 72'
Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City
Match reportArgentina grind past Switzerland as Messi sets record and Alvarez settles itArgentina beat Switzerland 3-1 after extra time as Lionel Messi set a World Cup assist record and Julián Alvarez scored in the 112th minute. Events
First half
- Goal: A. Mac Allister assist: L. Messi 1-0 10'
- 44' Yellow card: B. Embolo
Second half
- 67' Goal: D. Ndoye assist: R. Rodriguez 1-1
- 72' Second yellow: B. Embolo
- Substitution: N. TagliaficoN. Gonzalez 78'
- Substitution: R. de PaulL. Martinez 85'
- Substitution: N. MolinaG. Montiel 85'
- 86' Substitution: D. SowS. Widmer
- 86' Substitution: D. NdoyeZ. Amdouni
- 86' Substitution: F. RiederM. Muheim
- 90+5' Substitution: R. RodriguezE. Comert
Extra time
- Substitution: E. FernandezT. Almada 91'
- 96' Substitution: D. ZakariaA. Jashari
- Yellow card: T. Almada 97'
- Yellow card: L. Martinez 98'
- Substitution: C. RomeroN. Otamendi 106'
- Substitution: L. ParedesJ. Lopez 110'
- Goal: J. Alvarez assist: J. Lopez 2-1 112'
- Yellow card: J. Lopez 114'
- 115' Substitution: R. FreulerR. Vargas
- Goal: L. Martinez 3-1 120+1'
Stats
ArgentinaSwitzerland
- 59% Possession 41%
- 22 Shots 11
- 7 On target 5
- 1.96 xG 0.53
- 8 Corners 2
- 14 Fouls 18
All stats
- 680 Passes 474
- 89% Pass accuracy 84%
- 4 Saves 4
- 4 Offsides 3
- 3 Yellow cards 2
- 0 Red cards 1
Player of the match
LMLionel Messi
Argentina· 1 assistStories
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Argentina vs Switzerland quarter-final and Messi's record chase Switzerland reach the World Cup quarter-final unbeaten in eight, while Lionel Messi has 8 goals and is one short of Ademir's record of 9. -
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Lionel Messi reacts after Argentina's extra-time win over Switzerland Lionel Messi reacted after Argentina’s extra-time win over Switzerland, while Lionel Scaloni admitted luck helped after Breel Embolo’s red card. -
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Argentina vs Switzerland player ratings: Messi stands out as Embolo collapses Argentina’s player ratings after a controversial extra-time win over Switzerland, led by Lionel Messi’s 8.9, Mac Allister’s opener, Álvarez’s winner and -
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Breel Embolo red card defines World Cup quarter-final Breel Embolo’s 72nd-minute red card, triggered by VAR and the World Cup’s mistaken identity rule, decided Argentina’s 3-1 quarter-final win.
Lineups & ratings
Argentina
4-1-3-2 Coach Lionel Scaloni
10
5 ↓110'
Paredes
3 ↓78'
6
7 ↓85'
Paul
24 ↓91'
9
26 ↓85'
20
23
13 ↓106'
- 15 Nicolás González for N. Tagliafico
- 4 Gonzalo Montiel for N. Molina
- 22 Lautaro Martínez for R. de Paul
- 16 Thiago Almada for E. Fernandez
- 19 Nicolás Otamendi for C. Romero
- 21 José Manuel López for L. Paredes
- 1 Juan Musso
- 2
- 8
- 11 Giovani Lo Celso
- 12 Gerónimo Rulli
- 14 Exequiel Palacios
- 17
- 18
- 25
Switzerland
4-2-3-1 Coach Murat Yakin
5
7
15 ↓86'
Sow
10
13 ↓90'
Rodríguez
4
8 ↓115'
Freuler
6 ↓96'
1
11 ↓86'
22 ↓86'
- 2 Miro Muheim for F. Rieder
- 3 Silvan Widmer for D. Sow
- 23 Zeki Amdouni for D. Ndoye
- 18 Eray Cömert for R. Rodriguez
- 14 Ardon Jashari for D. Zakaria
- 17 Rubén Vargas for R. Freuler
- 12 Yvon Mvogo
- 16 Christian Fassnacht
- 19
- 20
- 21 Marvin Keller
- 24 Aurèle Amenda
- 25 Luca Jaquez
- 26 Cédric Itten
Bench · Argentina
- 15 Nicolás González for N. Tagliafico
- 4 Gonzalo Montiel for N. Molina
- 22 Lautaro Martínez for R. de Paul
- 16 Thiago Almada for E. Fernandez
- 19 Nicolás Otamendi for C. Romero
- 21 José Manuel López for L. Paredes
- 1 Juan Musso
- 2
- 8
- 11 Giovani Lo Celso
- 12 Gerónimo Rulli
- 14 Exequiel Palacios
- 17
- 18
- 25
Bench · Switzerland
- 2 Miro Muheim for F. Rieder
- 3 Silvan Widmer for D. Sow
- 23 Zeki Amdouni for D. Ndoye
- 18 Eray Cömert for R. Rodriguez
- 14 Ardon Jashari for D. Zakaria
- 17 Rubén Vargas for R. Freuler
- 12 Yvon Mvogo
- 16 Christian Fassnacht
- 19
- 20
- 21 Marvin Keller
- 24 Aurèle Amenda
- 25 Luca Jaquez
- 26 Cédric Itten