{"id":4334,"date":"2026-07-12T13:29:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T08:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=4334"},"modified":"2026-07-12T13:29:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T08:29:12","slug":"argentina-beats-switzerland-in-extra-time-to-reach-world-cup-semifinals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=4334","title":{"rendered":"Argentina beats Switzerland in extra time to reach World Cup semifinals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Argentina and Switzerland had some very different <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_5435851\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/soccer\/the-world-cup\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">World Cup resumes<\/a> coming into Saturday night&#8217;s quarterfinal match in Kansas City.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">The Lionel Messi-led Argentina team is battling to win its second World Cup in a row, while the Swiss found themselves in the quarterfinals for the first time since 1954 after defeating Colombia on penalties.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_5435852\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/argentina-pull-off-one-greatest-world-cup-comebacks-ever-avoid-massive-upset-against-egypt\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Argentina<\/a> survived a scare against Egypt, and that set up an interesting matchup between an offensive juggernaut and a Swiss squad that has leaned on its defense.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox.com\/soccer\/fifa-world-cup?cmpid=org=one::ag=owned_other::mc=referral::src=fn::cmp=10010131001::add=6127b\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>FOX ONE\u2019S NEW WORLD CUP VIEWING EXPERIENCE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/Lionel-mesi-swiss.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/Lionel-mesi-swiss.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/Lionel-mesi-swiss.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/Lionel-mesi-swiss.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/Lionel-mesi-swiss.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Lionel Messi\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Lionel Messi and Argentina had to get through Switzerland to continue their quest for back-to-back World Cup titles.<\/span> <span>(Photo by MB Media\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">It didn&#8217;t take too long for Argentina&#8217;s offense to get started. In the 10th minute, moments after Messi sailed a corner past the front of the net, Alexis Mac Allister put the reigning champs on the board.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_5435854\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/travel\/regions\/south-america\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Argentina<\/a> continued to control possession, though only slightly, while Switzerland matched it stride for stride and created a handful of chances. Argentina, meanwhile, failed to capitalize on a couple of excellent opportunities.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The game went to halftime with Mac Allister&#8217;s tally being the only one on the board, which Switzerland would probably consider a win in a lot of ways. Keeping the reigning champs within arm&#8217;s reach is no small feat.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">In the second half, Switzerland continued to put some pressure on, and even made Argentine <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_5435855\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/soccer\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">goaltender Emiliano Martinez<\/a> make some key saves.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/switzerland-tying-goal.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/switzerland-tying-goal.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/switzerland-tying-goal.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/switzerland-tying-goal.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/switzerland-tying-goal.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Switzerland's Dan Ndoye\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Switzerland&#8217;s Dan Ndoye celebrates the tying goal against Argentina on Saturday in Kansas City.<\/span> <span>(Photo by Kyle Rivas &#8211; FIFA\/FIFA via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">In the 67th minute, that pressure paid off with the Swiss shocking the heavily pro-Argentina crowd when Dan Ndoye evened things up at 1-1.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Momentum had definitely swung in Switzerland&#8217;s favor, but then Switzerland got hit with a brutal decision from the officials.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Argentina&#8217;s Leandro Paredes was given a yellow card, but upon review, the call was reversed, and the yellow card was given to Switzerland&#8217;s Breel Embolo.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Critically, this was his second yellow card of the game, so he was sent off, and Switzerland had to continue with just 10 players.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox.com\/soccer\/fifa-world-cup\/watch-world-cup-final-jul-19-2026?cmpid=org=one::ag=owned_other::mc=referral::src=fn::cmp=10010131001::add=6127b\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>WATCH THE WORLD CUP FINAL ON FOX ONE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">However, the Swiss managed to stay alive, and this one was headed to extra time, and that was thanks to a stunning save on an Argentina corner from Switzerland&#8217;s Gregor Kobel in the final moments of regulation.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">In the first half of extra time, Argentina&#8217;s Thiago Almada and Lautaro Mart\u00ednez were both shown yellow cards. Meanwhile, Switzerland managed to keep the match level despite being down a man.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/alvarez-winner.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/alvarez-winner.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/alvarez-winner.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/alvarez-winner.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/alvarez-winner.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Julian Alvarez\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Argentina&#8217;s Julian Alvarez celebrates his goal in extra time that proved to be the game-winner.<\/span> <span>(Photo by Carl Recine\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">However, in the 112th minute, Argentina&#8217;s Julian Alvarez called game with a beauty from way out to punch Argentina&#8217;s <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_5435857\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/tom-brady-compares-argentina-dramatic-world-cup-rally-patriots-super-bowl-comeback\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ticket to the semifinals<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Unreal.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">How many more scares are Argentina fans going to be able to take?<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Argentina tacked on another just as added time began to extend their lead to 3-1.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">It&#8217;s worth noting that Messi did not score in this game, ending his scoring streak \u2014 which dated back to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar \u2014 at a stunning nine games.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_5435859\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/entertainment\/genres\/competition\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">semifinal matchups are<\/a> now set, and they are <em>doozies<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_5435860\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/world-regions\/europe\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Spain and France<\/a> will square off on Tuesday in Arlington, while Argentina moves on for a showdown with England on Wednesday in Atlanta.<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Matthew Reigle is a writer for OutKick.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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