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Argentina and Switzerland had immoderate very different World Cup resumes coming into Saturday night's quarterfinal lucifer successful Kansas City.
The Lionel Messi-led Argentina squad is battling to triumph its 2nd World Cup successful a row, while nan Swiss recovered themselves successful nan quarterfinals for nan first clip since 1954 aft defeating Colombia connected penalties.
Argentina survived a scare against Egypt, and that group up an absorbing matchup betwixt an violative juggernaut and a Swiss squad that has leaned connected its defense.
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Lionel Messi and Argentina had to get done Switzerland to proceed their quest for back-to-back World Cup titles. (Photo by MB Media/Getty Images)
It didn't return excessively agelong for Argentina's discourtesy to get started. In nan 10th minute, moments aft Messi sailed a area past nan beforehand of nan net, Alexis Mac Allister put nan reigning champs connected nan board.
Argentina continued to power possession, though only slightly, while Switzerland matched it stride for stride and created a fistful of chances. Argentina, meanwhile, grounded to capitalize connected a mates of fantabulous opportunities.
The crippled went to halftime pinch Mac Allister's tally being nan only 1 connected nan board, which Switzerland would astir apt see a triumph successful a batch of ways. Keeping nan reigning champs wrong arm's scope is nary mini feat.
In nan 2nd half, Switzerland continued to put immoderate unit on, and moreover made Argentine goaltender Emiliano Martinez make immoderate cardinal saves.
Switzerland's Dan Ndoye celebrates nan tying extremity against Argentina connected Saturday successful Kansas City. (Photo by Kyle Rivas - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)
In nan 67th minute, that unit paid disconnected pinch nan Swiss shocking nan heavy pro-Argentina crowd erstwhile Dan Ndoye evened things up astatine 1-1.
Momentum had decidedly swung successful Switzerland's favor, but past Switzerland sewage deed pinch a sadistic determination from nan officials.
Argentina's Leandro Paredes was fixed a yellowish card, but upon review, nan telephone was reversed, and nan yellowish paper was fixed to Switzerland's Breel Embolo.
Critically, this was his 2nd yellowish paper of nan game, truthful he was sent off, and Switzerland had to proceed pinch conscionable 10 players.
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However, nan Swiss managed to enactment alive, and this 1 was headed to other time, and that was acknowledgment to a stunning prevention connected an Argentina area from Switzerland's Gregor Kobel successful nan last moments of regulation.
In nan first half of other time, Argentina's Thiago Almada and Lautaro Martínez were some shown yellowish cards. Meanwhile, Switzerland managed to support nan lucifer level contempt being down a man.
Argentina's Julian Alvarez celebrates his extremity successful other clip that proved to beryllium nan game-winner. (Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images)
However, successful nan 112th minute, Argentina's Julian Alvarez called crippled pinch a beauty from measurement retired to punch Argentina's ticket to nan semifinals.
Unreal.
How galore much scares are Argentina fans going to beryllium capable to take?
Argentina tacked connected different conscionable arsenic added clip began to widen their lead to 3-1.
It's worthy noting that Messi did not people successful this game, ending his scoring streak — which dated backmost to nan 2022 World Cup successful Qatar — astatine a stunning 9 games.
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The semifinal matchups are now set, and they are doozies.
Spain and France will quadrate disconnected connected Tuesday successful Arlington, while Argentina moves connected for a showdown pinch England connected Wednesday successful Atlanta.
Matthew Reigle is simply a writer for OutKick.
