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Argentina vs Switzerland Head-to-Head — FIFA World Cup 2026

⚽ Quarter-finals
FT (AET)3–1
Sunday 12 July 2026  ·  01:00 UTC  ·  Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City
🌦️Light Drizzle15°C / 59°F

Match Report

Match Events ?
10'A. Mac Allister (L. Messi)Argentina
44'🟨B. Embolo Switzerland
67'D. Ndoye (R. Rodriguez)Switzerland
72'🟨B. Embolo Switzerland
72'🟥B. Embolo Switzerland
97'🟨T. Almada Argentina
98'🟨L. Martinez Argentina
112'J. Alvarez (J. Lopez)Argentina
114'🟨J. Lopez Argentina
120'L. Martinez Argentina
Match Statistics ?
Argentina
Switzerland
59%
Possession
41%
7
Shots on Target
5
22
Total Shots
11
8
Corners
2
14
Fouls
18
2.00
xG
0.53
Player Ratings ?
Argentina
8.9Lionel MessiF
7.7Alexis Mac AllisterM
7.7Julián AlvarezF
Switzerland
7.5Granit XhakaM
7.3Ricardo RodríguezD
7.2Dan NdoyeM
Starting Lineups ?
Argentina · 4-1-3-2
23GEmiliano Martínez
26DNahuel Molina
13DCristian Romero
6DLisandro Martínez
3DNicolás Tagliafico
5MLeandro Paredes
7MRodrigo De Paul
24MEnzo Fernández
20MAlexis Mac Allister
10FLionel Messi
9FJulián Alvarez
Switzerland · 4-2-3-1
1GGregor Kobel
6DDenis Zakaria
4DNico Elvedi
5DManuel Akanji
13DRicardo Rodríguez
8MRemo Freuler
10MGranit Xhaka
15MDjibril Sow
22MFabian Rieder
11MDan Ndoye
7FBreel Embolo

Predictions

Match Prediction ?
Favoured: Argentina
Expected: Argentina by 1–2 goals
Confidence: Medium
Argentina 63%Draw 23%Switzerland 14%
xG: 1.76Expected goalsxG: 0.69

Argentina vs Switzerland looks like a Argentina-favoured matchup based on our pre-tournament model. Argentina holds a slight edge according to our model, though the gap between the sides is not large enough to treat this as a banker. This prediction should be used as general match context rather than a guaranteed outcome.

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Win Probability (Market) ?
57%
Argentina to Win
Home: 57%  Draw: 27%  Away: 16%
Model Rating Edge ?
Slight Edge
Argentina stronger
Argentina: 1718 (#3)  ·  Switzerland: 1552 (#15)
H2H Record ?
5–2–0
Argentina leads
Avg 2.6 goals/game · 7 meetings
Argentina
Switzerland
#1
Position ?
#1
9
Points ?
7
3W 0D 0L
Record ?
2W 1D 0L
8
Goals For ?
7
1
Goals Against ?
3
+7
Goal Diff
+4
#3
FIFA Rank ?
#19
15.4%
Win Prob ?
0.5%
W W W W W
Form ?
L W W W W

Head-to-Head History

Previous World Cup Meetings
2Argentina
0Draw
0Switzerland
19 Jul 1966FIFA World CupArgentina2–0NSwitzerland
1 Jul 2014FIFA World CupArgentina1–0NSwitzerland
Last 7 Meetings (All Competitions)
5Argentina
2Draw
0Switzerland
1 Jul 2014World CupArgentina1–0NSwitzerland
29 Feb 2012FriendlySwitzerland1–3Argentina
2 Jun 2007FriendlySwitzerland1–1Argentina
8 May 1990FriendlySwitzerland1–1Argentina
1 Sep 1984FriendlySwitzerland0–2Argentina
16 Dec 1980FriendlyArgentina5–0Switzerland
19 Jul 1966World CupArgentina2–0NSwitzerland
💡 Betting Angles
Key Angles for this Match
High-scoring tournament form — Argentina averaging 3.0 goals/game, Switzerland averaging 3.3. Combined 3.2 goals/game points to Over 2.5.
Both teams scoring regularly — Argentina and Switzerland both conceding in tournament matches. BTTS looks likely.
📈Argentina in excellent form — 15 pts from last 5 tournament matches.
📈Switzerland in excellent form — 12 pts from last 5 tournament matches.
🎯Clear model favourite: Argentina at 63% win probability.

Injuries & Absences

Argentina — Injuries
No injuries reported.
Switzerland — Injuries
M. Muheim
M. Muheim
Injury
L. Jaquez
L. Jaquez
Injury
M. Aebischer
M. Aebischer
Injury
J. Manzambi
J. Manzambi
Injury
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