Argentina vs Switzerland: World Cup Showdown Ends 3-1

Argentina ✓

3–1Match Finished

Switzerland

Match Summary

Argentina triumphed over Switzerland with a final score of 3-1 in their World Cup match at Arrowhead Stadium. The game showcased Argentina's attacking prowess, as they established a strong lead early on. Although Switzerland fought back and managed to score, it wasn't enough to close the gap. The victory confirmed Argentina's dominance in this encounter and added to their World Cup legacy.

Match Events

10'A. Mac Allister (L. Messi) Argentina
44'Breel Embolo Foul Switzerland
67'D. Ndoye (R. Rodriguez) Switzerland
72'Breel Embolo Simulation Switzerland
72'Breel Embolo Simulation Switzerland
78'N. Tagliafico (N. Gonzalez) Argentina
85'N. Molina (G. Montiel) Argentina
85'R. de Paul (L. Martinez) Argentina
86'D. Sow (S. Widmer) Switzerland
86'F. Rieder (M. Muheim) Switzerland
86'D. Ndoye (Z. Amdouni) Switzerland
90+5'R. Rodriguez (E. Comert) Switzerland
91'E. Fernandez (T. Almada) Argentina
96'D. Zakaria (A. Jashari) Switzerland
97'Thiago Almada Foul Argentina
98'Lautaro Martínez Foul Argentina
106'C. Romero (N. Otamendi) Argentina
110'L. Paredes (J. Lopez) Argentina
112'J. Alvarez (J. Lopez) Argentina
114'José Manuel López Argument Argentina
115'R. Freuler (R. Vargas) Switzerland
120'L. Martinez Argentina

Statistics

Argentina		Switzerland
7	Shots on Goal	5
8	Shots off Goal	3
22	Total Shots	11
7	Blocked Shots	3
12	Shots insidebox	5
10	Shots outsidebox	6
14	Fouls	18
8	Corner Kicks	2
4	Offsides	3
59%	Ball Possession	41%
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	1
4	Goalkeeper Saves	4
691	Total passes	474
614	Passes accurate	398
89%	Passes %	84%
1.94	expected_goals	0.47
0.65	goals_prevented	0.65

Lineups

Argentina 4-1-3-2

23E. Martinez

3N. Tagliafico

6L. Martinez

5L. Paredes

7R. de Paul

10L. Messi

23 E. Martinez G
26 N. Molina D
13 C. Romero D
6 L. Martinez D
3 N. Tagliafico D
5 L. Paredes M
7 R. de Paul M
24 E. Fernandez M
20 A. Mac Allister M
10 L. Messi F
9 J. Alvarez F

Substitutes

12 G. Rulli G
1 J. Musso G
19 N. Otamendi D
14 E. Palacios M
4 G. Montiel D
15 N. Gonzalez F
17 G. Simeone F
11 G. Lo Celso M
22 L. Martinez F
2 M. Senesi D
25 F. Medina D
16 T. Almada M
21 J. Lopez F
8 V. Barco M
18 N. Paz F

Coach: Lionel Scaloni

Switzerland 4-2-3-1

1G. Kobel

13R. Rodriguez

5M. Akanji

4N. Elvedi

6D. Zakaria

10G. Xhaka

8R. Freuler

11D. Ndoye

22F. Rieder

15D. Sow

7B. Embolo

1 G. Kobel G
6 D. Zakaria D
4 N. Elvedi D
5 M. Akanji D
13 R. Rodriguez D
8 R. Freuler M
10 G. Xhaka M
15 D. Sow M
22 F. Rieder M
11 D. Ndoye M
7 B. Embolo F

Substitutes

12 Y. Mvogo G
21 M. Keller G
3 S. Widmer D
17 R. Vargas M
19 N. Okafor F
20 M. Aebischer M
18 E. Comert D
26 C. Itten F
16 C. Fassnacht M
2 M. Muheim D
24 A. Amenda D
23 Z. Amdouni F
14 A. Jashari M
25 L. Jaquez D

Coach: Murat Yakin

Injuries

Switzerland

L. Jaquez Missing Fixture — Muscle Bruise
M. Aebischer Missing Fixture — Muscle Bruise

Player Stats

Top Rated: Lionel Messi (highest match rating)

Argentina

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Emiliano Martínez	G	120'	—	0	7.3
Nahuel Molina	D	85'	—	0	6.3
Cristian Romero	D	105'	—	0	7
Lisandro Martínez	D	120'	—	0	7.5
Nicolás Tagliafico	D	78'	—	0	6.6
Leandro Paredes	M	110'	—	0	7.3
Rodrigo De Paul	M	85'	—	0	6.7
Enzo Fernández	M	90'	—	0	6.5
Alexis Mac Allister	M	120'	1	0	7.3
Lionel Messi ★ Top Rated	F	120'	—	1	9.2
Julián Alvarez	F	120'	1	0	7.7
Nicolás González sub	F	42'	—	0	7.3
Gonzalo Montiel sub	D	35'	—	0	6.3
Lautaro Martínez sub	F	35'	1	0	6.9
Thiago Almada sub	M	30'	—	0	7.2
Nicolás Otamendi sub	D	15'	—	0	7
José Manuel López sub	F	10'	—	1	6.3
Juan Musso sub	G	—	—	—	—
Gerónimo Rulli sub	G	—	—	—	—
Marcos Senesi sub	D	—	—	—	—
Facundo Medina sub	D	—	—	—	—
Valentín Barco sub	M	—	—	—	—
Giovani Lo Celso sub	M	—	—	—	—
Exequiel Palacios sub	M	—	—	—	—
Giuliano Simeone sub	F	—	—	—	—
Nico Paz sub	F	—	—	—	—

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
Emiliano Martínez	—	42/–/27%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Nahuel Molina	–/1	34/–/29%	1	1/3	—	—	0/0
Cristian Romero	–/1	43/–/41%	2	5/6	—	–/1	0/0
Lisandro Martínez	1/1	77/–/65%	4	10/13	3/3	2/2	0/0
Nicolás Tagliafico	—	22/–/18%	—	7/10	1/1	4/1	0/0
Leandro Paredes	—	119/2/112%	1	4/6	1/1	1/2	0/0
Rodrigo De Paul	—	36/–/31%	—	3/5	—	3/–	0/0
Enzo Fernández	—	63/1/61%	—	1/3	–/1	—	0/0
Alexis Mac Allister	1/3	53/1/50%	3	7/14	1/1	2/1	0/0
Lionel Messi	1/2	69/6/60%	3	10/15	5/6	1/–	0/0
Julián Alvarez	1/2	42/2/37%	2	3/9	—	–/3	0/0
Nicolás González	–/1	29/1/28%	—	4/7	–/1	—	0/0
Gonzalo Montiel	—	18/–/14%	—	–/2	—	–/1	0/0
Lautaro Martínez	1/1	7/2/6%	—	1/4	–/1	1/1	1/0
Thiago Almada	2/3	27/1/27%	—	1/2	1/1	–/1	1/0
Nicolás Otamendi	—	7/–/6%	1	4/4	—	—	0/0
José Manuel López	—	3/1/2%	—	1/3	—	–/1	1/0
Juan Musso	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Gerónimo Rulli	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Marcos Senesi	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Facundo Medina	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Valentín Barco	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Giovani Lo Celso	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Exequiel Palacios	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Giuliano Simeone	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Nico Paz	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Switzerland

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Gregor Kobel	G	120'	—	0	6.7
Denis Zakaria	D	96'	—	0	6.2
Nico Elvedi	D	120'	—	0	6.7
Manuel Akanji	D	120'	—	0	5.9
Ricardo Rodríguez	D	89'	—	1	7.2
Remo Freuler	M	115'	—	0	6.6
Granit Xhaka	M	120'	—	0	7.3
Djibril Sow	M	86'	—	0	6.3
Fabian Rieder	M	86'	—	0	6.3
Dan Ndoye	M	86'	1	0	7.3
Breel Embolo	F	72'	—	0	5.9
Miro Muheim sub	D	34'	—	0	6.2
Silvan Widmer sub	D	34'	—	0	6.2
Zeki Amdouni sub	F	34'	—	0	6.2
Eray Cömert sub	D	31'	—	0	6.3
Ardon Jashari sub	M	24'	—	0	6.2
Rubén Vargas sub	M	9'	—	0	6.5
Yvon Mvogo sub	G	—	—	—	—
Marvin Keller sub	G	—	—	—	—
Aurèle Amenda sub	D	—	—	—	—
Luca Jaquez sub	D	—	—	—	—
Michel Aebischer sub	M	—	—	—	—
Christian Fassnacht sub	M	—	—	—	—
Noah Okafor sub	F	—	—	—	—
Cédric Itten sub	F	—	—	—	—

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
Gregor Kobel	—	38/–/19%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Denis Zakaria	—	47/1/39%	1	2/7	—	–/2	0/0
Nico Elvedi	—	60/2/55%	1	4/5	1/1	1/–	0/0
Manuel Akanji	—	58/–/50%	1	3/9	—	1/2	0/0
Ricardo Rodríguez	—	38/3/37%	2	4/6	—	1/2	0/0
Remo Freuler	—	55/–/51%	3	6/11	—	1/1	0/0
Granit Xhaka	1/3	72/–/66%	—	2/7	1/4	–/2	0/0
Djibril Sow	1/1	29/1/25%	—	3/10	—	2/4	0/0
Fabian Rieder	—	23/–/16%	1	3/8	–/1	2/1	0/0
Dan Ndoye	2/2	20/–/13%	—	3/9	2/5	–/1	0/0
Breel Embolo	1/1	10/–/9%	—	4/9	—	3/2	2/1
Miro Muheim	—	2/–/1%	—	3/3	—	2/–	0/0
Silvan Widmer	—	7/–/4%	1	3/7	1/1	—	0/0
Zeki Amdouni	—	2/1/2%	—	1/9	–/2	–/1	0/0
Eray Cömert	—	5/–/5%	1	1/1	—	—	0/0
Ardon Jashari	–/1	5/1/4%	—	2/5	—	1/–	0/0
Rubén Vargas	—	3/–/2%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Yvon Mvogo	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Marvin Keller	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Aurèle Amenda	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Luca Jaquez	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Michel Aebischer	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Christian Fassnacht	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Noah Okafor	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Cédric Itten	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Match Info

Competition: World Cup
Round: Quarter-finals
Venue: Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City
Referee: Joao Pedro Pinheiro, Portugal