Argentina beats 10-man Switzerland in extra time to reach semi-final

Although Argentina scored a goal early in the match, Switzerland was showing dominance. The reigning champions looked rather pale. The Swiss equalized with a great goal after the break. However, the match changed when one of their players was controversially shown a red card. However, they fought with a team of 10 men in extra time. In the end, Argentina won with goals from Julián Álvarez and later Lautaro Martínez.

Alexis McAllister scored for Argentina in the 10th minute of the match. Dan Ndoye equalized in the 67th minute. Switzerland was reduced to 10 men when Breel Embolo was shown a red card in the 71st minute. They played with those 10 men for 29 minutes of regulation time and 30 minutes of extra time. They did not concede a goal in the regular half of extra time. In the second half, Alvarez got the ball outside the box due to a moment of inattention. He scored with a great long-range shot.

They conceded another goal later as the defense was empty when they went behind and attacked. However, the team of the match was pretty much predictable even before that goal. As a result of this victory, Lionel Messi’s team faced England in the semi-finals.