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Argentina vs Switzerland — World Cup 2026

FILE No. M-401CLASS: KNOCKOUTSTATUS: QUARTER-FINALWC 2026 · KANSAS CITY
VS
FT
Argentina flag
Argentina
3–1
Switzerland flag
Switzerland
Match events
  • A. Mac Allisterassist L. Messi10'1–0
  • N. TagliaficoOn: N. Gonzalez78'
  • R. de PaulOn: L. Martinez85'
  • N. MolinaOn: G. Montiel85'
  • E. FernandezOn: T. Almada91'
  • T. Almada97'
  • L. Martinez98'
  • C. RomeroOn: N. Otamendi106'
  • L. ParedesOn: J. Lopez110'
  • J. Alvarezassist J. Lopez112'2–1
  • J. Lopez114'
  • L. Martinez120+1'3–1
  • 44'B. Embolo
  • 1–167'D. Ndoyeassist R. Rodriguez
  • 72'B. Embolo
  • 72'B. Embolo
  • 86'D. SowOn: S. Widmer
  • 86'D. NdoyeOn: Z. Amdouni
  • 86'F. RiederOn: M. Muheim
  • 90+5'R. RodriguezOn: E. Comert
  • 96'D. ZakariaOn: A. Jashari
  • 115'R. FreulerOn: R. Vargas
ARGMatch statsSUI
59%Possession41%
22Shots11
7Shots on Target5
8Corners2
14Fouls18
3Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards1
—
2
All-time meetings
2
Argentina wins
0
Draws
0
Switzerland wins

Argentina — starting XI

4-1-3-2
23 E. Martínez26 N. Molina13 C. Romero6 L. Martínez3 N. Tagliafico5 L. Paredes7 R. Paul20 A. Allister24 E. Fernández10 L. Messi9 J. Alvarez
Bench
  • 1Juan Musso
  • 12Gerónimo Rulli
  • 2Marcos Senesi
  • 4Gonzalo Montiel
  • 19Nicolás Otamendi
  • 25Facundo Medina
  • 8Valentín Barco
  • 11Giovani Lo Celso
  • 14Exequiel Palacios
  • 15Nicolás González
  • 16Thiago Almada
  • 17Giuliano Simeone
  • 18Nico Paz
  • 21José Manuel López
  • 22Lautaro Martínez

Switzerland — starting XI

4-2-3-1
1 G. Kobel6 D. Zakaria4 N. Elvedi5 M. Akanji13 R. Rodríguez8 R. Freuler10 G. Xhaka22 F. Rieder15 D. Sow11 Dan Ndoye7 B. Embolo
Bench
  • 12Yvon Mvogo
  • 21Marvin Keller
  • 18Eray Cömert
  • 24Aurèle Amenda
  • 25Luca Jaquez
  • 2Miro Muheim
  • 3Silvan Widmer
  • 14Ardon Jashari
  • 20Michel Aebischer
  • 16Christian Fassnacht
  • 17Rubén Vargas
  • 19Noah Okafor
  • 23Zeki Amdouni
  • 26Cédric Itten
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Tale of the tape.

Argentina and Switzerland, side by side.

#3
FIFA Rank
#19
QUARTER-FINAL
Stage
QUARTER-FINAL
L. Scaloni
Coach
M. Yakin
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Win probability.

The split comes from the two sides' FIFA rankings.

48Argentina
24DRAW
28Switzerland
48%
24%
28%
03 · The Form Guide

Last five walks into the room.

Who's hotter going in? Latest competitive results, newest first.

Argentina

W
W
W
W
W
Jul 12
vs Switzerland
World Cup · Quarter-finals · Arrowhead Stadium
3–1
Jul 7
vs Egypt
World Cup · Round of 16 · Mercedes-Benz Stadium
3–2
Jul 3
vs Cape Verde Islands
World Cup · Round of 32 · Hard Rock Stadium
3–2
Jun 28
at Jordan
World Cup · Group Stage - 3 · AT&T Stadium
3–1
Jun 22
vs Austria
World Cup · Group Stage - 2 · AT&T Stadium
2–0

Switzerland

L
D
W
W
W
Jul 12
at Argentina
World Cup · Quarter-finals · Arrowhead Stadium
1–3
Jul 7
vs Colombia
World Cup · Round of 16 · BC Place
0–0
Jul 3
vs Algeria
World Cup · Round of 32 · BC Place
2–0
Jun 24
vs Canada
World Cup · Group Stage - 3 · BC Place
2–1
Jun 18
vs Bosnia & Herzegovina
World Cup · Group Stage - 2 · SoFi Stadium
4–1
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The bench faceoff.

L. Scaloni
Argentina · Head coach

L. Scaloni

M. Yakin
Switzerland · Head coach

M. Yakin

// where to watch · FIFA media partners

Where to watch.

FIFA's named broadcast partners, by territory. Local rights deals decide how many matches each one carries and whether coverage is free or paid, so check your broadcaster for this fixture.

🇺🇸 United States
FOX Sports · Telemundo
🇲🇽 Mexico
Televisa · TV Azteca
🇧🇷 Brazil
Globo
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
BBC · ITV · talkSPORT
🇪🇸 Spain
RTVE · Mediapro · DAZN Spain
🇮🇹 Italy
RAI · DAZN Italy
🇩🇪 Germany
Telekom Deutschland · ARD · ZDF
🇫🇷 France
M6 · beIN Sports France
🇮🇳 India
Zee Entertainment
🇯🇵 Japan
Dentsu
🇰🇷 South Korea
JTBC
🇮🇩 Indonesia
TVRI
// the venue

Arrowhead Stadium

Kansas City
Stadium guide →
76,000
Capacity
Kansas City
City
1972
Opened
grass
Surface
The squads

Both line-ups.

Every name in the frame — tap a player for their dossier, or a crest for the full team.

Argentina
Argentina
ARG · Full dossier →
Switzerland
Switzerland
SUI · Full dossier →

// the wire

Argentina v Switzerland · the wire

All news →
Scaloni set to stay on with Argentina until 2030
REWRITELEAD DISPATCH· 11H AGO

Scaloni set to stay on with Argentina until 2030

Argentina have reached agreement on a new deal for Lionel Scaloni, who is expected to continue through to the 2030 World Cup.

ArgentinaQatarSpain
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02
REWRITE1D AGO

Tuchel rules out early exit from England job

03
REWRITE3D AGO

Messi sets new FIFPRO selection record with 18th pick

04
REWRITE4D AGO

Argentina and Brazil in talks over March 2027 friendly

05
REWRITE06 NOV 2026

Scaloni holds back Argentina's number 10 shirt

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Argentina vs Switzerland.
QUARTER-FINALArrowhead Stadium