Argentina 3:1 Switzerland: World Cup Match Result

World Cup

Argentina WWWWWL

3:1

Finished

Kick-off was 12 Jul, 02:00 BST

Switzerland DWWWDL

In the World Cup game on 12 July 2026, Argentina beat Switzerland 3:1. Match numbers: shots on target 7:5, corners 8:2.

Key numbers

Possession, % 59 – 41

Shots on target 7 – 5

Shots off target 8 – 3

Expected goals 1.94 – 0.47

⚽ 10' A. Mac Allister — Goal 🟨 44' B. Embolo — Yellow card ⚽ 67' D. Ndoye — Goal 🟨 72' B. Embolo — Yellow card 🟥 72' B. Embolo — Red card ⇄ 78' N. Tagliafico — Substitution ⇄ 85' R. de Paul — Substitution ⇄ 85' N. Molina — Substitution ⇄ 86' D. Sow — Substitution ⇄ 86' D. Ndoye — Substitution ⇄ 86' F. Rieder — Substitution ⇄ 90+5' R. Rodriguez — Substitution ⇄ 91' E. Fernandez — Substitution ⇄ 96' D. Zakaria — Substitution 🟨 97' T. Almada — Yellow card 🟨 98' L. Martinez — Yellow card ⇄ 106' C. Romero — Substitution ⇄ 110' L. Paredes — Substitution ⚽ 112' J. Alvarez — Goal 🟨 114' J. Lopez — Yellow card ⇄ 115' R. Freuler — Substitution ⚽ 120+1' L. Martinez — Goal

Match events

10' 1:0 Argentina Goal A. Mac Allister assist: L. Messi
44' 1:0 Switzerland Yellow card B. Embolo
67' 1:1 Switzerland Goal D. Ndoye assist: R. Rodriguez
72' 1:1 Switzerland Yellow card B. Embolo
72' 1:1 Switzerland Red card B. Embolo
78' 1:1 Argentina Substitution N. Tagliafico off: N. Gonzalez
85' 1:1 Argentina Substitution R. de Paul off: L. Martinez
85' 1:1 Argentina Substitution N. Molina off: G. Montiel
86' 1:1 Switzerland Substitution D. Sow off: S. Widmer
86' 1:1 Switzerland Substitution D. Ndoye off: Z. Amdouni
86' 1:1 Switzerland Substitution F. Rieder off: M. Muheim
90+5' 1:1 Switzerland Substitution R. Rodriguez off: E. Comert
91' 1:1 Argentina Substitution E. Fernandez off: T. Almada
96' 1:1 Switzerland Substitution D. Zakaria off: A. Jashari
97' 1:1 Argentina Yellow card T. Almada
98' 1:1 Argentina Yellow card L. Martinez
106' 1:1 Argentina Substitution C. Romero off: N. Otamendi
110' 1:1 Argentina Substitution L. Paredes off: J. Lopez
112' 2:1 Argentina Goal J. Alvarez assist: J. Lopez
114' 2:1 Argentina Yellow card J. Lopez
115' 2:1 Switzerland Substitution R. Freuler off: R. Vargas
120+1' 3:1 Argentina Goal L. Martinez

Statistics

59 Possession, % 41

7 Shots on target 5

8 Shots off target 3

1.94 Expected goals 0.47

4 Big chances 1

8 Corners 2

14 Fouls 18

14 Free kicks 14

4 Offsides 3

3 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 1

8 Goal kicks 11

19 Throw-ins 16

All statistics

20/3459% Aerial duels 14/3441%

126 Backward passes 67

7 Blocked shots 3

31 Clearances 28

7/2232% Crosses 3/1916%

12/1675% Dribbles 5/1436%

1.90 Expected assists 0.75

77 Failed passes 76

4 Goalkeeper saves 4

13 Interceptions 4

17 Key passes 9

22/5143% Long passes 22/5342%

221 Passes into the final third 106

467 Passes in the opposition half 316

246 Passes in own half 177

0.32 Shot accuracy 0.45

10 Shots from outside the box 6

12 Shots inside the box 5

8/1747% Tackles 5/1145%

691 Total passes 474

Line-ups

Argentina

Starting XI
#	Player	number
23	Emiliano Martínez	23
3	Nicolás Alejandro Tagliafico	3
6	Lisandro Martínez	6
13	Cristian Gabriel Romero	13
26	Nahuel Molina	26
5	Leandro Paredes	5
7	Rodrigo Javier De Paul	7
20	Alexis Mac Allister	20
24	Enzo Jeremías Fernández	24
9	Julián Álvarez	9
10	Lionel Messi	10

Substitutes
#	Player	number
1	Juan Musso	1
12	Gerónimo Rulli	12
2	Marcos Nicolás Senesi Barón	2
4	Gonzalo Montiel	4
19	Nicolás Otamendi	19
25	Facundo Medina	25
8	Valentín Barco	8
11	Giovani Lo Celso	11
14	Exequiel Palacios	14
16	Thiago Ezequiel Almada	16
15	Nicolás González	15
17	Giuliano Simeone Baldini	17
18	Nico Paz	18
21	José Manuel Alberto López	21
22	Lautaro Javier Martínez	22

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Switzerland

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Gregor Kobel	1
4	Nico Elvedi	4
5	Manuel Akanji	5
6	Denis Lemi Zakaria Lako Lado	6
13	Ricardo Iván Rodríguez Araya	13
8	Remo Marco Freuler	8
10	Granit Xhaka	10
11	Dan Assane Ndoye	11
15	Djibril Sow	15
22	Fabian Rieder	22
7	Breel Donald Embolo	7

Substitutes
#	Player	number
12	Yvon Mvogo	12
21	Marvin Keller	21
2	Miro Max Maria Muheim	2
3	Silvan Dominic Widmer	3
18	Eray Ervin Cömert	18
24	Aurèle Florian Amenda	24
25	Luca Antony Jaquez	25
14	Ardon Jashari	14
16	Christian Fassnacht	16
17	Rubén Estephan Vargas Martínez	17
20	Michel Aebischer	20
19	Noah Arinzechukwu Okafor	19
23	Zeki Amdouni	23
26	Cedric Jan Itten	26