FIFA World Cup

FT Saturday, July 11, 2026
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Argentina WWWWW 3
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GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium · 69,045 att. · FOX

Match Report

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Argentina survive Switzerland scare to book semifinal with England

Julian Alvarez starred with a 112th minute strike to keep Argentina's title defence alive.

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

18
Fouls
14
1
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
4
2
Corner Kicks
8
4
Saves
4
41
Possession
59
11
SHOTS
22
5
ON GOAL
7
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
398
Accurate Passes
614
474
Passes
691
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
7
19
Crosses
22
0.2
Cross %
0.3
53
Long Balls
51
22
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
7
5
Effective Tackles
8
11
Tackles
17
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
4
Interceptions
13
28
Effective Clearances
31
28
Clearances
31

Highlights

00:50 Argentina fans go crazy as Mac Allister scores opener vs. Switzerland Watch on ESPN 00:35 Switzerland fans go crazy as they equalize vs. Argentina Watch on ESPN 00:35 Limbs in Argentina has Alvarez makes it 2-1 vs. Switzerland Watch on ESPN 00:42 Argentina fans celebrate reaching the World Cup semifinals after beating Switzerland Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ARG leads series 3-0-1

Lineups

ARG · 4-1-3-2

  1. 23Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 6Lisandro MartínezCD-L
  3. 13Cristian RomeroCD-R
  4. 5Leandro ParedesSW
  5. 3Nicolás TagliaficoLB
  6. 26Nahuel MolinaRB
  7. 24Enzo FernándezCM
  8. 20Alexis Mac AllisterLM
  9. 7Rodrigo De PaulRM
  10. 9Julián ÁlvarezCF-L
  11. 10Lionel MessiCF-R

SUI · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Gregor KobelG
  2. 5Manuel AkanjiCD-L
  3. 4Nico ElvediCD-R
  4. 13Ricardo RodríguezLB
  5. 6Denis ZakariaRB
  6. 22Fabian RiederAM
  7. 10Granit XhakaLM
  8. 8Remo FreulerRM
  9. 7Breel EmboloF
  10. 11Dan NdoyeAM-L
  11. 15Djibril SowAM-R

Timeline

  1. 10' Goal! Argentina 1, Switzerland 0. Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross following a corner.
  2. 23' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  3. 23'
  4. 26' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  5. 26'
  6. 44' Breel Embolo (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 45'+4' Delay in match because of an injury Dan Ndoye (Switzerland).
  8. 45'+4'
  9. 45'+5' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  10. 45'+5'
  11. 56' Delay in match because of an injury Leandro Paredes (Argentina).
  12. 56' Delay in match (Switzerland).
  13. 57' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  14. 57'
  15. 67' Goal! Argentina 1, Switzerland 1. Dan Ndoye (Switzerland) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ricardo Rodríguez with a through ball.
  16. 70'
  17. 72' Second yellow card to Breel Embolo (Switzerland).
  18. 72'
  19. 75' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  20. 75'
  21. 78' Substitution, Argentina. Nico González replaces Nicolás Tagliafico.
  22. 78' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  23. 78'
  24. 85' Substitution, Argentina. Lautaro Martínez replaces Rodrigo De Paul.
  25. 85' Substitution, Argentina. Gonzalo Montiel replaces Nahuel Molina.
  26. 86' Substitution, Switzerland. Silvan Widmer replaces Djibril Sow.
  27. 86' Substitution, Switzerland. Zeki Amdouni replaces Dan Ndoye.
  28. 86' Substitution, Switzerland. Miro Muheim replaces Fabian Rieder.
  29. 90'+5' Substitution, Switzerland. Eray Cömert replaces Ricardo Rodríguez.
  30. 90' Substitution, Argentina. Thiago Almada replaces Enzo Fernández.
  31. 90' First Half Extra Time begins Argentina 1, Switzerland 1.
  32. 96' Substitution, Switzerland. Ardon Jashari replaces Denis Zakaria.
  33. 97' Thiago Almada (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  34. 98' Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  35. 105'+2'
  36. 105' Substitution, Argentina. Nicolás Otamendi replaces Cristian Romero.
  37. 105' Second Half Extra Time begins Argentina 1, Switzerland 1.
  38. 110' Substitution, Argentina. José Manuel López replaces Leandro Paredes because of an injury.
  39. 112' Goal! Argentina 2, Switzerland 1. Julián Alvarez (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by José Manuel López.
  40. 114' José Manuel López (Argentina) is shown the yellow card.
  41. 115' Substitution, Switzerland. Rubén Vargas replaces Remo Freuler.
  42. 116' Delay in match because of an injury Emiliano Martínez (Argentina).
  43. 116'
  44. 117' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  45. 117'
  46. 120'+1' Goal! Argentina 3, Switzerland 1. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a fast break.
  47. 120'+4'

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