Argentina and Switzerland head to extra time with World Cup quarterfinal tied at 1-1
Dave Skretta
Associated Press
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Switzerland's Dan Ndoye (11) scores his team's first goal during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Argentina and Switzerland in Kansas City, Mo., Saturday, July 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)Argentina's Alexis Mac Allister, center, celebrates scoring their first goal with Lionel Messi during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Argentina and Switzerland in Kansas City, Mo., Saturday, July 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)Switzerland's Breel Embolo (7) reacts as he dives in a challenge from Argentina's Leandro Paredes (5) for which he got a second yellow card during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Argentina and Switzerland in Kansas City, Mo., Saturday, July 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)Switzerland's Breel Embolo (7) battles for the ball with Argentina's Leandro Paredes (5) during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Argentina and Switzerland in Kansas City, Mo., Saturday, July 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)Argentina's Alexis Mac Allister, center, celebrates after scoring his side's opening goal with teammates Argentina's Lionel Messi, left, and Argentina's Enzo Fernandez during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Argentina and Switzerland in Kansas City, Mo., Saturday, July 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)
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Switzerland's Dan Ndoye (11) scores his team's first goal during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Argentina and Switzerland in Kansas City, Mo., Saturday, July 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Argentina and Switzerland headed to extra time with their World Cup quarterfinal tied at 1-1 on Saturday night, though the Swiss were playing a man short after losing Breel Embolo a red card late in the second half.
Alexis Mac Allister scored in the 10th minute off a corner kick from Lionel Messi for the reigning champion. Dan Ndoye equalized for Switzerland in the second half, keeping alive its hopes of finally making a World Cup semifinal.
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The winner will play England on Wednesday in Atlanta. The Three Lions beat Norway 2-1 earlier Saturday.
The Swiss had just tied the game when Leandro Paredes was shown a yellow card for a tackle on Embolo, but video showed that the Swiss player was falling before the Argentina midfielder made contact with him. Because Embolo received a yellow card earlier in the match, he was given a red card, leaving the Swiss trying to defend with 10 players.
It’s the second time a yellow card has been overturned using the “mistaken identity” protocol at the World Cup. The rule allows the video assistant referee to intervene when an incorrect player is shown a yellow or red card.
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