FIFA World Cup

FT Tuesday, July 1, 2014
Switzerland WWWLW 0
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Argentina WWWWW 1
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Neo Química Arena · 63,255 att. · ESPN

Match Report

Argentina, Switzerland tied 0-0 after 1st half

Argentina, Switzerland tied 0-0 after 1st half

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Team Stats

28
Fouls
19
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
5
Corner Kicks
13
8
Saves
4
39
Possession
61
14
SHOTS
29
7
ON GOAL
22
0.5
On Target %
0.8
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
268
Accurate Passes
515
353
Passes
617
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
10
19
Crosses
53
0.2
Cross %
0.2
33
Long Balls
71
14
Accurate Long Balls
53
0.4
Long Balls %
0.7
3
Blocked Shots
12
26
Effective Tackles
26
27
Tackles
33
1.0
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
56
Effective Clearances
34
56
Clearances
34

Head to Head

ARG leads series 2-0-1

Lineups

ARG · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Sergio RomeroG
  2. 2Ezequiel GarayCD-L
  3. 17Federico FernándezCD-R
  4. 16Marcos RojoLB
  5. 4Pablo ZabaletaRB
  6. 10Lionel MessiAM
  7. 14Javier MascheranoLM
  8. 5Fernando GagoRM
  9. 9Gonzalo HiguaínF
  10. 7Ángel Di MaríaAM-L
  11. 22Ezequiel LavezziAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 13Augusto FernándezSUB
  2. 6Lucas BigliaSUB
  3. 21Mariano AndújarSUB
  4. 20Sergio AgüeroSUB
  5. 15Martín DemichelisSUB
  6. 3Hugo CampagnaroSUB
  7. 12Agustín OrionSUB
  8. 8Enzo PérezSUB
  9. 19Ricardo AlvarezSUB
  10. 23José BasantaSUB
  11. 18Rodrigo PalacioSUB
  12. 11Maxi RodríguezSUB

SUI · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Diego BenaglioG
  2. 20Johan DjourouCD-L
  3. 22Fabian SchärCD-R
  4. 13Ricardo RodríguezLB
  5. 2Stephan LichtsteinerRB
  6. 23Xherdan ShaqiriAM
  7. 11Valon BehramiLM
  8. 8Gökhan InlerRM
  9. 19Josip DrmicF
  10. 18Admir MehmediAM-L
  11. 10Granit XhakaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 17Mario GavranovicSUB
  2. 7Tranquillo BarnettaSUB
  3. 3Reto ZieglerSUB
  4. 12Yann SommerSUB
  5. 9Haris SeferovicSUB
  6. 4Philippe SenderosSUB
  7. 6Michael LangSUB
  8. 16Gelson FernandesSUB
  9. 14Valentin StockerSUB
  10. 21Roman BürkiSUB
  11. 15Blerim DžemailiSUB

Timeline

  1. 36' Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 66' Substitution, Switzerland. Gelson Fernandes replaces Granit Xhaka.
  3. 73' Gelson Fernandes (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 74' Substitution, Argentina. Rodrigo Palacio replaces Ezequiel Lavezzi.
  5. 82' Substitution, Switzerland. Haris Seferovic replaces Josip Drmic.
  6. 90' Marcos Rojo (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 90' First Half Extra Time begins Argentina 0, Switzerland 0.
  8. 105'+1' Substitution, Argentina. José Basanta replaces Marcos Rojo because of an injury.
  9. 105'+2' First Half Extra Time ends, Argentina 0, Switzerland 0.
  10. 105' Second Half Extra Time begins Argentina 0, Switzerland 0.
  11. 106' Substitution, Argentina. Lucas Biglia replaces Fernando Gago.
  12. 113' Substitution, Switzerland. Blerim Dzemaili replaces Admir Mehmedi.
  13. 118' Goal! Argentina 1, Switzerland 0. Ángel Di María (Argentina) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
  14. 120' Ángel Di María (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 120'+4' Ezequiel Garay (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 120'+5' Match ends, Argentina 1, Switzerland 0.

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