FIFA World Cup 2026: Argentina win in extra time, Messi's team reaches semi-finals

July 12, 2026 એબીપી અસ્મિતા

Argentina vs Switzerland Highlights: Argentina fans were thrilled when the match went into extra time. Argentina scored the first goal in the 10th minute, when it looked like Lionel Messi's team would dominate, but Switzerland did not allow any goals in the first half. Although he himself could not score, but scored in the second half to equalize the score. After 90 minutes, there was 9 minutes of time, no goal was scored in that too

Alexis Mac Allister scored the first goal for Argentina. In the 10th minute, Lionel Messi took a corner, Alistair took a superb header to the goalpost and gave Argentina a 1-0 lead. The second goal came from Switzerland. Dan Doe scored in the 67th minute to tie the score at 1-1. In the final moments, Argentina started playing a rough game, which led to yellow cards for Lautaro Martinez and Thiago Almada. But after this, no other goal could be scored for 90 minutes, there was 9 minutes and there was no goal in that too

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Argentina scored 2 goals in extra time

1-1. In the 112th minute, MA Alvarez scored to give Argentina the lead, making the score 2-1. Lautaro Martinez scored in the 121st minute shortly before extra time expired to extend the lead to 3-1. As soon as the final whistle sounded, Argentina won 3-1 against Switzerland.

VAR reverses decision, embolos get red card

Switzerland's troubles increased just three minutes after the equalizing goal. In the 70th minute, Brill Ambolo came to the referee's attention during an aggressive collision. He was initially shown a yellow card, but VAR advised the referee to look at the incident again.

After watching the video, the referee changed his decision and converted the yellow card into a red card. Ambolo was shocked when he received the red card. He talked to the referee for several lengths and even pleaded with him to stay on the field, but the decision did not change. He looked very disappointed while leaving the field and tears were also seen in his eyes

10 players forced to play Switzerland

Switzerland had to play the rest of the match with 10 players after Ambolo's exit. The setback, which came just minutes after the equaliser, could have been crucial for the rest of the match, when Argentina had a one-player advantage. Got it.

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