Argentina 3–1 Switzerland

FIFA World Cup 2026 QF · 12 Jul 2026 (after extra time)

Argentina vs Switzerland in the FIFA World Cup 2026.

Argentina beat Switzerland 3–1 after extra time. A. Mac Allister opened the scoring for Argentina after 10 minutes. J. Alvarez made it 2–1 after 112 minutes, and that was the winner.

Goalscorers

Argentina: A. Mac Allister 10', J. Alvarez 112', L. Martinez 120'
Switzerland: D. Ndoye 67'

Argentina starting lineup (4-1-3-2)

23 Emiliano Martínez (G)
26 Nahuel Molina (D)
13 Cristian Romero (D)
6 Lisandro Martínez (D)
3 Nicolás Tagliafico (D)
5 Leandro Paredes (M)
7 Rodrigo De Paul (M)
24 Enzo Fernández (M)
20 Alexis Mac Allister (M)
10 Lionel Messi (F)
9 Julián Alvarez (F)

Switzerland starting lineup (4-2-3-1)

1 Gregor Kobel (G)
6 Denis Zakaria (D)
4 Nico Elvedi (D)
5 Manuel Akanji (D)
13 Ricardo Rodríguez (D)
8 Remo Freuler (M)
10 Granit Xhaka (M)
15 Djibril Sow (M)
22 Fabian Rieder (M)
11 Dan Ndoye (M)
7 Breel Embolo (F)

Match events

10′ Argentina: Normal Goal, A. Mac Allister, L. Messi
44′ Switzerland: Yellow Card, B. Embolo
67′ Switzerland: Normal Goal, D. Ndoye, R. Rodriguez
72′ Switzerland: Yellow Card, B. Embolo
72′ Switzerland: Red Card, B. Embolo
78′ Argentina: Substitution, N. Tagliafico, N. Gonzalez
85′ Argentina: Substitution, R. de Paul, L. Martinez
85′ Argentina: Substitution, N. Molina, G. Montiel
86′ Switzerland: Substitution, D. Sow, S. Widmer
86′ Switzerland: Substitution, D. Ndoye, Z. Amdouni
86′ Switzerland: Substitution, F. Rieder, M. Muheim
90+5′ Switzerland: Substitution, R. Rodriguez, E. Comert
91′ Argentina: Substitution, E. Fernandez, T. Almada
96′ Switzerland: Substitution, D. Zakaria, A. Jashari
97′ Argentina: Yellow Card, T. Almada
98′ Argentina: Yellow Card, L. Martinez
106′ Argentina: Substitution, C. Romero, N. Otamendi
110′ Argentina: Substitution, L. Paredes, J. Lopez
112′ Argentina: Normal Goal, J. Alvarez, J. Lopez
114′ Argentina: Yellow Card, J. Lopez
115′ Switzerland: Substitution, R. Freuler, R. Vargas
120+1′ Argentina: Normal Goal, L. Martinez

Match statistics

Statistic	Argentina	Switzerland
Total Shots	22	11
Shots on Goal	7	5
Ball Possession	59%	41%
Expected goals	1.96	0.53
Corner Kicks	8	2
Fouls	14	18
Passes accurate	603	399
Goalkeeper Saves	4	4

Argentina before this match

vs Egypt 3–2 (Egypt) · R16, 7 Jul 2026
at Jordan 3–1 (Jordan) · Group Stage - 3, 28 Jun 2026
vs Austria 2–0 (Austria) · Group Stage - 2, 22 Jun 2026
vs Algeria 3–0 (Algeria) · Group Stage - 1, 17 Jun 2026

Switzerland before this match

vs Algeria 2–0 (Algeria) · R32, 3 Jul 2026
vs Canada 2–1 (Canada) · Group Stage - 3, 24 Jun 2026
vs Bosnia & Herzegovina 4–1 (Bosnia & Herzegovina) · Group Stage - 2, 18 Jun 2026
at Qatar 1–1 (Qatar) · Group Stage - 1, 13 Jun 2026