SwitzerlandvsArgentina
SUI 1/ARG 3
Things to say
Argentina beat Switzerland 3-1 after extra time in the World Cup.
01
opener
Argentina got through, but they made it hard on themselves. Ninety minutes couldn't separate them, so it went to extra time. Switzerland hung around way longer than anyone expected.
02
key player
Emiliano Martínez was massive in goal, four saves to keep them in it. Guy always shows up when it matters.
03
hot take
Honestly Argentina looked flat until extra time. Should never have been that close against Switzerland.
04
deep cut
Paredes put up 112 accurate passes, ran the whole thing from deep. And Romero had twelve defensive interventions holding the back line together.
05
exit
Anyway, on to the next round now, we'll see if they can actually turn it on.
The recap
Switzerland dug in and dragged Argentina to extra time all square, and for a while it looked like they'd pinched a result nobody expected. But once the legs went, Argentina found another gear and put three past Kobel to win it 3-1 after the extra half hour.
Mac Allister ran the show and Emiliano Martinez came up with four big saves to keep them in it when it was tight. Credit the Swiss for making it a slog, but Argentina had too much once the game opened up.