Completed 2026 World Cup · Quarter-final

Argentina 3–1 Switzerland: match result

Match 100 · Quarter-finalJuly 12, 2026

Argentina3

Alexis Mac Allister10'
Julián Álvarez112'
Lautaro Martínez120'+1'

3–1

Argentina won after extra time

Switzerland1

Dan Ndoye67'

59.0%Possession41.0%

22Shots11

7On target5

Kansas City StadiumKansas CityAET

Attendance69,045

RefereeJoão Pinheiro

ARG4-1-3-2

SUI4-2-3-1

Result statusAfter extra time

Match intelligence

What separated the teams

01 · Finishing

Argentina had the scoring edge

13.6%Goal conversion9.1%

02 · Territory

Argentina controlled more of the ball

59.0%Possession41.0%

03 · Defensive workload

Argentina made more recorded interventions

48Saves, interceptions, clearances36

Straight from the completed match report — no xG, tracking or player ratings.

Team comparison

Complete performance breakdown

ARGSUI

Attacking output

Volume, accuracy and finishing from the recorded attempts.

22Attempts11

7On target5

7Blocked shots3

31.8%Shot accuracy45.5%

13.6%Goal conversion9.1%

Goals divided by attempts

Possession & passing

Control, circulation and progression of the ball.

59.0%Possession41.0%

614Passes completed398

90%Pass accuracy80%

7Crosses completed3

22Long balls completed22

Defensive work

Interventions made without treating workload as quality by itself.

4Saves4

8Tackles won5

50%Tackle success50%

13Interceptions4

31Clearances28

Discipline & pressure

Fouls, cards, offsides and set-piece pressure.

14Fouls committed18

4Offsides3

3Yellow cards1

0Red cards1

8Corners2

Player leaders

Who led the recorded actions

Goals

Lautaro Martínez

Alexis Mac Allister

Julián Álvarez

Assists

José Manuel López

Lionel Messi

Ricardo Rodríguez

Shots

Alexis Mac Allister

Lionel Messi

On target

Thiago Almada

Dan Ndoye

Fouls won

Nicolás Tagliafico

Saves

Emiliano Martínez

Gregor Kobel

Minute by minute

Everything that happened, in order

Goals, cards, penalties and substitutions as recorded.

G Goal! CardP Penalty↕ Substitution

Argentina3 goals·3 cards·6 changes

Switzerland1 goals·2 cards·6 changes

Key events

Goals, cards and penalties

10'
Alexis Mac AllisterGoal - Header
Header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner
Assist Lionel Messi · with a cross following a corner
44'
Breel EmboloYellow Card
Is shown the yellow card for a bad foul
67'
Dan NdoyeGoal
Right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the centre of the goal
Assist Ricardo Rodríguez · with a through ball
72'
Breel EmboloRed Card
Second yellow card to Breel Embolo (Switzerland)
97'
Thiago AlmadaYellow Card
Is shown the yellow card for a bad foul
98'
Lautaro MartínezYellow Card
Is shown the yellow card for a bad foul
112'
Julián ÁlvarezGoal
Julián Alvarez (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner
Assist José Manuel López ·
114'
José Manuel LópezYellow Card
Is shown the yellow card
120'+1'
Lautaro MartínezGoal
Right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a fast break

Lineup & influence

Argentina

4-1-3-2Lionel Scaloni

Confirmed XI

LowerHigher↑ Attacking

Emiliano Martínez

ARG · #23 · Goalkeeper

Starter

Involvement100%

4Saves

1Conceded

0Shots faced

0Fouls

0Yellow

Influence model uses assigned role plus real ESPN involvement, not fabricated tracking coordinates.

Impact changes

6 used

Tournament path

How both teams reached this match

Argentina

6W · 0D · 0L · 17–6

M19 · GroupALGW 3–0

M41 · GroupAUTW 2–0

M71 · GroupJORW 3–1

M87 · Round of 32CPVW 3–2

M95 · Round of 16EGYW 3–2

M100 · Quarter-finalSUIW 3–1

Switzerland

3W · 2D · 1L · 10–6

M5 · GroupQATD 1–1

M26 · GroupBIHW 4–1

M50 · GroupCANW 2–1

M85 · Round of 32ALGW 2–0

M96 · Round of 16COLD 0–0

M100 · Quarter-finalARGL 1–3

All-time World Cup meetings

Argentina vs Switzerland, across editions

3ARG wins

0Draws

0SUI wins

3meetings

6–1goal balance

2knockout meetings

2026Argentina 3–1 SwitzerlandQuarter-final

2014Argentina 1–0 SwitzerlandRound of 16

1966Argentina 2–0 SwitzerlandGroup stage

Source: ESPN completed match report, retrieved Aug 18, 2026. Derived percentages are calculated from the displayed source values; missing fields are omitted rather than estimated.

Adjacent archive results

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Archived match data: ESPN completed match report. Tournament context cross-checked against FIFA sources listed in the dataset.