Argentina want to stay alive at the 2026 World Cup and to do so they will need to beat Switzerland in the last match of the quarter-finals. It is held at the Kansas City Stadium.
Argentina had just lost their previous two qualifiers with 3-2 wins over Cape Verde and Egypt respectively.
Switzerland, on the other hand, just suffered in their last match against Colombia. It was a victory on penalties after a 0-0 draw in the 120th minute.
I followed the events of the match:
111 MIN: GREAT GOAL BY JULIAN ALVAREZ!
Argentina advanced to the semi-finals thanks to a superb goal from outside the penalty area by the Atlético Madrid striker.
GOOOOL FROM ARGENTINA! 🇦🇷 📺 Argentina – Switzerland 2:1 | I lived #MundialXTelefe with @giraltpablo and @clankjpv. pic.twitter.com/wa5MlMMsG4
– telefe (@telefe) July 12, 2026
109 minutes: last substitution in Argentina
Jose Lopez, Leandro Paredes.
SECOND RENEWAL TIME HAS STARTED!
END OF FIRST RENEWAL TIME!
98 minutes: Switzerland responds
The Swiss went close with a long-range shot that went over the crossbar.
95 MINUTES: ALMADA SHOTS A SECOND GOAL!
The former Velez hit a left-footed shot to center and fired a right-handed shot that hit the post and out of the goal.
92 minutes: the Argentine has the first try
Thiago Almada tried to hit Gregor Kobel.
THE FIRST PERIOD OF EXTENSION HAS STARTED!
END 90 MINUTES: WILL BE EXTENDED!
98 MINUTES: MALE INCREASES LITCHY MARTINEZ’S GOAL!
The goalkeeper reached out with his fingertips to deflect the defender’s shot into a large rectangle.
91 min: Messi was inches away from scoring a qualifying goal
Right hand 10 In the crescent area he came very close to Kobel’s left post.
Photo: La Nation.
THEY ADDED NINE MINUTES!
88 MIN: MAC ALLISTER MISSED A HEAD UNDER THE ARCH!
Nicholas Gonzalez fired a mid-range shot into the penalty area and Macca It ended with a header to the forehead, which deflected the opponent’s blow and went down. However, the referee awarded a goal kick.
86 minutes: double modification in Argentina
Gonzalo Montiel and Lautaro Martinez replaced Rodrigo De Paul and Nahuel Molina.
84 MINUTES: MALE COVERS HAND TO HAND FROM MESSY!
The goalkeeper parried a point-blank shot from Leo. The game was ruled void due to offside, but 10 He started on the same line as the last defender.
78 minutes: first substitution in Argentina
Nicholas Gonzalez Nicholas Tagliafico.
71 MINUTES: BREL EMBOLISM EXCLUDED IN SWITZERLAND!
The forward, who received a yellow card in the first half, faked a violation by Leandro Paredes. In the first instance, the referee flagged a foul and cautioned Paredes, but VAR called him in to correct the decision as the midfielder had not touched him and the European striker had made non-existent contact. Because of this, He showed Embolo the second map and left the Europeans with 10 players..
Photo: La Nation.
66 MIN: GOAL FROM SWITZERLAND!
Dan Ndoye distanced himself from Molina, passed the ball to a teammate, received a return shot into the box and crossed into Dibu Martinez’s net to make it 1-1 in the United States.
GOAL FROM SWITZERLAND! 🇨🇭 Ndoye rallied the team and equalized 📺 Argentina – Switzerland 1-1 | I lived #MundialXTelefe with @giraltpablo and @clankjpv. pic.twitter.com/FZFRu8WiHD
– telefe (@telefe) July 12, 2026
65 minutes: new containment of the Prank
The goalkeeper controlled Xhaka’s shot from outside the penalty area in both halves.
64 minutes: another fundamental performance from Emiliano Martinez
The Aston Villa player dived down the left flank and cleared the ball for a corner.
59 mins: good flight from Dibu Martinez
The Mar del Plata player pressed against his right post to keep out Embolo’s header with little force.
49 MIN: AMAZING SAVE FROM LICHA MARTINEZ!
The defender struck an exceptional shot at Dan Ndoye as he prepared to finish ahead of Dibu Martinez in the box. In addition, the game was voided due to a previous offside call by Brel Embolo.
49 minutes: Molina stung the void and made a mistake in the resolution
The right-back got to the bottom and dealt with the deflection of his right hand, although he had the opportunity to leave Julián Alvarez one on one with the goalkeeper.
THE SECOND HALF HAS STARTED!
END OF FIRST HALF!
41 minutes: section without entering the arches.
Switzerland takes center stage in the match while Argentina waits crouched on their pitch.
31 min: Emiliano Martinez’s key sent off to avoid a draw
Dibu interrupted a one-on-one situation with Brel Embolo in the penalty area in time and deactivated the Swiss attack.
19 minutes: a convincing response to Dib Martinez
The goalkeeper parried Djibril Sow’s long-range shot without rebounding.
9 MINUTES: ARGENTINA GOAL!
Alexis McAllister took advantage of Lionel Messi’s cross from the left corner to get ahead of everyone at the near post and deliver a header that hit Gregor Kobel’s fence.
GOAL FROM ARGENTINA! 🇦🇷 Leo’s cross and Mac Allister’s header open the scoring 📺 Argentina – Switzerland 0:0 | I lived #MundialXTelefe with @giraltpablo and @clankjpv. pic.twitter.com/tWwz7wPEvM
– telefe (@telefe) July 12, 2026
6 minutes: first warning was Swiss
Granit Xhaka completed the breakthrough with a very high shot from outside the box.
THE MATCH HAS STARTED!
Lineups of both teams
Argentina: Emiliano Martinez; Nahuel Molina, Christian Romero, Lisandro Martinez, Nicholas Tagliafico; Rodrigo De Paul, Leandro Paredes, Enzo Fernandez, Alexis Mac Allister; Lionel Messi (c) and Julian Alvarez.
Switzerland: Gregor Kobel; Denis Zakaria, Nico Elvedi, Manuel Akanji, Ricardo Rodriguez; Remo Freuler, Granit Xhaka, Fabian Rieder; Djibril Sow, Dan Ndoye and Brill Embolo.