Down To Ten
Switzerland
Switzerland played the closing 18 minutes a man down after a 72′ dismissal.
- Sent off
- 72′
- Player
- Breel Embolo
World Cup · Quarter · finals
Argentina
A. Mac Allister 10'
J. Alvarez 112'
L. Martinez 120'
3 – 1
FT
HT 1–0
Switzerland
D. Ndoye 67'
World Cup
Quarter · finalsArgentina3–1Switzerland
1.94
Expected goals
0.47
10′67′72′112′120′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: ARG 1.94, SWI 0.47.
Match report
Argentina 3-1 Switzerland
Argentina saw off Switzerland 3-1 at Arrowhead Stadium in World Cup. Allister opened the scoring for Argentina on 10', Ndoye levelled for Switzerland on 67', Alvarez put Argentina back in front on 112' and Martinez made it 3-1 to Argentina on 120'.
Expected goals finished Argentina 1.94, Switzerland 0.47. The scoreline is a fair reflection of who created more. Argentina held 59.0% of the ball.
The game turned on a dismissal: Embolo was sent off on 72', leaving Switzerland 18 minutes to play a man short. It was settled late — Alvarez struck on 112' to swing it Argentina's way with the game otherwise level.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Argentina graded out for clinical edge — 3 goals and 1.94 expected goals.
Lionel Messi came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 9.2 for Argentina from 1 assist, 6 key passes and 2 shots.
It was a niggly afternoon: 32 fouls between them and 5 yellow cards, with Switzerland conceding the most free-kicks (18).
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
59%Possession41%
22Shots11
1.94xG0.47
What the numbers say
3 readsClinical Edge
Argentina
Argentina finished well above what their chances were worth — 3 goals from 1.94 xG.
- Goals
- 3
- Expected goals
- 1.94
- Overperformance
- +1.06
Late Drama
Both teams
The game was still moving in the closing minutes — Argentina scored on 120′.
- Goals after 80′
- 2
- Last goal
- 120′
Timeline
A. Mac Allister — assist: L. Messi
⚽10'
🟨44'
Breel Embolo
Foul
Half-time
⚽67'
D. Ndoye — assist: R. Rodriguez
🟨72'
Breel Embolo
Simulation
🟥72'
Breel Embolo
Simulation
N. Gonzalez ↑ N. Tagliafico ↓
🔄78'
G. Montiel ↑ N. Molina ↓
🔄85'
L. Martinez ↑ R. de Paul ↓
🔄85'
🔄86'
S. Widmer ↑ D. Sow ↓
🔄86'
M. Muheim ↑ F. Rieder ↓
🔄86'
Z. Amdouni ↑ D. Ndoye ↓
🔄90+5'
E. Comert ↑ R. Rodriguez ↓
Full-time
T. Almada ↑ E. Fernandez ↓
🔄91'
🔄96'
A. Jashari ↑ D. Zakaria ↓
Thiago Almada
Foul
🟨97'
Lautaro Martínez
Foul
🟨98'
Extra time — half-time
N. Otamendi ↑ C. Romero ↓
🔄106'
J. Lopez ↑ L. Paredes ↓
🔄110'
J. Alvarez — assist: J. Lopez
⚽112'
José Manuel López
Argument
🟨114'
🔄115'
R. Vargas ↑ R. Freuler ↓
L. Martinez
⚽120'
Match info
Kickoff
VenueArrowhead Stadium, Kansas City
RefereeJoao Pedro Pinheiro, Portugal
CompetitionWorld Cup
Season2026
RoundQuarter · finals
StatusMatch Finished