Argentina 3–1 Switzerland · 2026 FIFA World Cup

2026 FIFA World Cup · Quarter-final · Match 400021537

Argentina

—

Switzerland

Kansas City Stadium

12 July 2026 · 01:00 UTC

Attendance 69,045

· Argentina Win

FIFA — Argentina downed 10-man Switzerland in extra time in their FIFA World Cup 2026 quarter-final, a Julian Alvarez golazo headlining a hard-fought victory.
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    Argentina sink Switzerland to set up England semi — Argentina downed 10-man Switzerland in extra time in their FIFA World Cup 2026 quarter-final,  a Julian Alvarez golazo headlining a hard-fought victory.
  

Match Goals

Argentina 3–1 Switzerland

Goal positions — Argentina attacks right

Argentina

Goal Alexis MAC ALLISTER

10' · Regular goal

Goal Julian ALVAREZ

112' · Regular goal

Goal Lautaro MARTINEZ

120' · Regular goal

Switzerland

Goal Dan NDOYE

67' · Regular goal

Match Timeline

Key events

10'

Goal Alexis MAC ALLISTER

Argentina

44'

Yellow Card Breel EMBOLO

Switzerland

44'

Yellow Card Breel EMBOLO

Switzerland

67'

Goal Dan NDOYE

Switzerland

72'

Yellow Card Breel EMBOLO

Switzerland

72'

Yellow Card Breel EMBOLO

Switzerland

78'

Sub Argentina

↑ Nico GONZALEZ ↓ Nicolas TAGLIAFICO

85'

Sub Argentina

↑ Lautaro MARTINEZ ↓ Rodrigo DE PAUL

85'

Sub Argentina

↑ Gonzalo MONTIEL ↓ Nahuel MOLINA

86'

Sub Switzerland

↑ Miro MUHEIM ↓ Fabian RIEDER

86'

Sub Switzerland

↑ Silvan WIDMER ↓ Djibril SOW

86'

Sub Switzerland

↑ Zeki AMDOUNI ↓ Dan NDOYE

90'

Sub Switzerland

↑ Eray COEMERT ↓ Ricardo RODRIGUEZ

96'

Sub Switzerland

↑ Ardon JASHARI ↓ Denis ZAKARIA

97'

Yellow Card Thiago ALMADA

Argentina

98'

Yellow Card Lautaro MARTINEZ

Argentina

110'

Sub Argentina

↑ Jose Manuel LOPEZ ↓ Leandro PAREDES

112'

Goal Julian ALVAREZ

Argentina

114'

Yellow Card Jose Manuel LOPEZ

Argentina

115'

Sub Switzerland

↑ Ruben VARGAS ↓ Remo FREULER

120'

Goal Lautaro MARTINEZ

Argentina

Team Statistics

Head-to-head metrics

Argentina

Possession53.0%

Passes659

Pass Accuracy88.9%

Shots22

Shots on Target7

Corners8

Yellow Cards3

Offsides4

Defensive Pressures—

Forced Turnovers17

Linebreaks (Att/Comp)— / —

Switzerland

Possession40.0%

Passes461

Pass Accuracy84.2%

Shots11

Shots on Target5

Corners2

Yellow Cards1

Offsides2

Defensive Pressures—

Forced Turnovers27

Linebreaks (Att/Comp)— / —

Comparative

ARG 53.0%PossessionSUI 40.0%

ARG 659PassesSUI 461

ARG 22ShotsSUI 11

ARG 7Shots on TargetSUI 5

ARG 0Def. PressuresSUI 0

ARG 9Counter-PressSUI 6

Phase Analytics

Tactical phase aggregates

Argentina · 4-1-3-2

High Press

2.2

Counter-Press

9.4

Mid Block

19.1

Low Block

29.6

Att. Transition

7.8

Final Third

26.7

High Block

3.0

Turnovers

17.0

Switzerland · 4-2-3-1

High Press

6.4

Counter-Press

5.8

Mid Block

11.9

Low Block

38.4

Att. Transition

14.0

Final Third

16.5

High Block

6.5

Turnovers

27.0

Temporal Analytics

Pressing Intelligence & Performance Rates

    These metrics are sourced from temporal team analytics reports generated at intervals throughout the match. Comparing early-match and late-match snapshots reveals how each team's intensity and tactical shape evolved.
  

Argentina — Pressing Profile

Counter-Press Intensity (score: 9.45 / 20)

High Press (score: 2.25 / 20)

Mid Block (score: 19.14 / 50)

Low Block (score: 29.57 / 50)

Deep Block / Low Block

Switzerland — Pressing Profile

Counter-Press Intensity (score: 5.78 / 20)

High Press (score: 6.43 / 20)

Mid Block (score: 11.91 / 50)

Low Block (score: 38.42 / 50)

Mid Press

Argentina Phase Intensity Over Match Time

Phase aggregate values interpolated from temporal analytics snapshots · Goal events shown as vertical markers

Formations & Tactics

Lineups

Argentina · 4-1-3-2

Goalkeeper

23Emiliano MARTINEZ

Defender

3Nicolas TAGLIAFICO ↓78'

6Lisandro MARTINEZ

13Cristian ROMERO

26Nahuel MOLINA ↓85'

Midfield

5Leandro PAREDES ↓110'

7Rodrigo DE PAUL ↓85'

20Alexis MAC ALLISTER ⚽10'

24Enzo FERNANDEZ

Attack

9Julian ALVAREZ ⚽112'

10Lionel MESSI (C)

Substitutions

1Juan MUSSO

2Marcos SENESI

4Gonzalo MONTIEL ↑85'

15Nico GONZALEZ ↑78'

16Thiago ALMADA 🟨97'

17Giuliano SIMEONE

18Nico PAZ

19Nicolas OTAMENDI

21Jose Manuel LOPEZ 🟨114' · ↑110'

22Lautaro MARTINEZ ⚽120' · 🟨98' · ↑85'

Coach

Assistant Coaches

Switzerland · 4-2-3-1

Goalkeeper

1Gregor KOBEL

Defender

4Nico ELVEDI

5Manuel AKANJI

13Ricardo RODRIGUEZ ↓90'

Midfield

6Denis ZAKARIA ↓96'

8Remo FREULER ↓115'

10Granit XHAKA (C)

15Djibril SOW ↓86'

22Fabian RIEDER ↓86'

Attack

7Breel EMBOLO 🟨44' · 🟨44' · 🟨72' · 🟨72'

11Dan NDOYE ⚽67' · ↓86'

Substitutions

2Miro MUHEIM ↑86'

3Silvan WIDMER ↑86'

12Yvon MVOGO

14Ardon JASHARI ↑96'

16Christian FASSNACHT

17Ruben VARGAS ↑115'

18Eray COEMERT ↑90'

23Zeki AMDOUNI ↑86'

Coach

Assistant Coaches

Post-Match Intelligence

Core Players & Final Team Stats

Argentina — Final Stats

Possession53.0%

Passes / Completed659 / 586

Pass Accuracy88.9%

Shots / On Target22 / 7

Corners8

Yellow Cards3

Offsides4

Def. Pressures—

Forced Turnovers17

Linebreaks (Att / Comp)— / —

Counter-Press Score9.45

Switzerland — Final Stats

Possession40.0%

Passes / Completed461 / 388

Pass Accuracy84.2%

Shots / On Target11 / 5

Corners2

Yellow Cards1

Offsides2

Def. Pressures—

Forced Turnovers27

Linebreaks (Att / Comp)— / —

Counter-Press Score5.78

Head-to-Head Comparison

ARG 53.0%PossessionSUI 40.0%

ARG 659PassesSUI 461

ARG 22ShotsSUI 11

ARG 7Shots on TargetSUI 5

ARG 0Def. PressuresSUI 0

ARG 9Counter-PressSUI 6

Distance & Speed Comparison

ARG 130,941Total Distance (m)SUI 133,625

ARG 0Total SprintsSUI 0

ARG 34.9Max Top Speed (km/h)SUI 33.5

ARG 27.7Avg Top Speed (km/h)SUI 29.3

Argentina — Core Performers

Player	Dist m	Pass	Spr	km/h	Highlight
Alexis MAC ALLISTER	13,747	49	—	29.8	⚽ 4 shots
Julian ALVAREZ	13,072	40	—	34.9	⚽ 3 shots
Lisandro MARTINEZ	11,502	76	—	30.7
Enzo FERNANDEZ	11,432	61	—	32.1
Leandro PAREDES	11,194	118	—	28.8
Lionel MESSI	9,824	60	—	25.7	🎯 4 shots
Cristian ROMERO	9,504	39	—	30.8
Rodrigo DE PAUL	8,890	37	—	32.1

Switzerland — Core Performers

Player	Dist m	Pass	Spr	km/h	Highlight
Remo FREULER	13,781	51	—	26.7
Granit XHAKA	13,726	67	—	27.9	3 shots
Manuel AKANJI	11,866	52	—	31.8
Nico ELVEDI	11,738	55	—	31.9
Denis ZAKARIA	10,892	48	—	31.3
Fabian RIEDER	9,881	23	—	32.7
Djibril SOW	9,795	33	—	28.6
Ricardo RODRIGUEZ	9,400	41	—	28.8	🎯

Player Physical & Goal Metrics

All player analytics from the post-match snapshot

SPARQL · Player Analytics

PREFIX fifa: 
PREFIX rdfs: 
PREFIX xsd: 

SELECT ?playerName ?teamName ?goals ?assists ?totalDistance ?passes ?sprints ?topSpeed ?timePlayed
FROM 
FROM 
WHERE {
  ?m a fifa:Match ; fifa:matchId "400021537" .
  ?m fifa:hasPlayerAnalyticsReport ?report .
  ?report fifa:player ?player .
  ?player rdfs:label ?playerName .
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:team ?team . ?team rdfs:label ?teamName }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:goals ?goals }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:assists ?assists }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:totalDistance ?totalDistance }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:passes ?passes }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:sprints ?sprints }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:topSpeed ?topSpeed }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:timePlayed ?timePlayed }
}
ORDER BY ?teamName DESC(?totalDistance)

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SPARQL Queries

Knowledge graph exploration

Match Overview

Argentina vs Switzerland — core match metadata

SPARQL · Match Overview

PREFIX fifa: 
PREFIX rdfs: 

SELECT ?homeTeam ?awayTeam ?homeScore ?awayScore ?date ?stadium ?attendance
FROM 
WHERE {
  ?match a fifa:Match ; fifa:matchId "400021537" .
  ?match fifa:homeTeam ?ht ; fifa:awayTeam ?at ;
         fifa:homeTeamScore ?homeScore ; fifa:awayTeamScore ?awayScore ;
         fifa:date ?date ; fifa:stadium ?s ; fifa:attendance ?attendance .
  ?ht rdfs:label ?homeTeam . ?at rdfs:label ?awayTeam . ?s rdfs:label ?stadium .
}

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Goals

All goal events with scorer and assist

SPARQL · Goals

PREFIX fifa: 
PREFIX rdfs: 

SELECT ?minute ?playerName ?teamName ?goalType ?assistName
FROM 
WHERE {
  ?m a fifa:Match ; fifa:matchId "400021537" .
  ?m fifa:hasGoal ?goal .
  ?goal fifa:goalMinute ?minute .
  OPTIONAL { ?goal fifa:player ?p . ?p rdfs:label ?playerName }
  OPTIONAL { ?goal fifa:team ?t . ?t rdfs:label ?teamName }
  OPTIONAL { ?goal fifa:goalType ?gt . ?gt rdfs:label ?goalType }
  OPTIONAL { ?goal fifa:assistPlayer ?a . ?a rdfs:label ?assistName }
}
ORDER BY xsd:integer(?minute)

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Team Analytics + Pressing Phases

Full tactical phase breakdown for both teams

SPARQL · Team Analytics

PREFIX fifa: 
PREFIX rdfs: 

SELECT ?teamName ?possession ?passes ?passesCompleted ?goals ?shots ?shotsOnTarget
       ?corners ?yellowCards ?offsides ?defPress ?turnovers ?highPress ?counterPress
FROM 
FROM 
WHERE {
  ?m a fifa:Match ; fifa:matchId "400021537" .
  ?m fifa:hasTeamAnalyticsReport ?report .
  ?report fifa:team ?team .
  ?team rdfs:label ?teamName .
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:possession ?possession }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:passes ?passes }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:passesCompleted ?passesCompleted }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:goals ?goals }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:attemptAtGoal ?shots }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:attemptAtGoalOnTarget ?shotsOnTarget }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:corners ?corners }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:yellowCards ?yellowCards }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:offsides ?offsides }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:defensivePressuresApplied ?defPress }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:forcedTurnovers ?turnovers }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:phaseAggregateHighPress ?highPress }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:phaseAggregateCounterPress ?counterPress }
}
ORDER BY ?teamName

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