Kansas City — Defending champions Argentina booked their place in the semi-finals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup with a hard-fought 3-1 extra-time victory over Switzerland at Kansas City Stadium.
Alexis Mac Allister opened the scoring early for La Albiceleste in the 10th minute, but a resilient Swiss side found an equalizer through Dan Ndoye in the 67th minute, pushing the dramatic quarter-final into extra time. Switzerland’s hopes took a severe blow when Breel Embolo was sent off in the 72nd minute after picking up a second yellow card. Capitalizing on the man advantage in extra time, Julián Alvarez broke the deadlock in the 112th minute, followed by a late stoppage-time sealer from Lautaro Martínez to keep Argentina’s back-to-back title dreams alive.
