Argentina 3-1 Switzerland (AET): Alvarez stunner sends holders through to England semi-final
Julian Alvarez's 25-yard strike in extra time broke Swiss resistance in Kansas City as the defending champions booked a last-four meeting with England.
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World Cup quarter-finals today: England and Argentina favoured, but Haaland and a stubborn Switzerland stand in the way
Two places in the last four are up for grabs today. England start favourites against a Norway side carried this far by a red-hot Haaland, while the holders Argentina meet the tournament's meanest defence in Kansas City. Our predictions, the odds and what to watch.
Messi, a Swiss wall and the Manzambi void: where Argentina v Switzerland will be won
Argentina are heavy favourites and unbeaten in seven meetings, but Switzerland arrive without a single deficit all tournament and a defence Colombia could not crack. Here is where the last-eight tie will be decided, and why the goals market is tempting.
Argentina vs Switzerland prediction: the odds back Messi, but the champions leave a door ajar
Every serious signal in Kansas City points to the holders: the bookmakers, Opta and a lopsided betting market. Yet Argentina's shaky knockout defence and a Swiss side that has not trailed all tournament keep this quarter-final honest.
Switzerland break their shootout curse to reach a first quarter-final since 1954
A first World Cup shootout won, two clean sheets in the knockouts and an unbeaten group have carried Murat Yakin's Switzerland into the last eight for the first time in 72 years. Argentina and Lionel Messi await in Kansas City.
World Cup 2026: France and Spain reach the last four, with half the bracket still up for grabs
France meet Spain in Dallas on 14 July in the only confirmed semi-final. The other half of the draw is settled today, in Miami and Kansas City, with a place in the last four on the line.
Switzerland reach the last eight after 72 years, then lose Manzambi for Argentina test
The Swiss are into a World Cup quarter-final for the first time since 1954, but a knee injury to 20-year-old Johan Manzambi leaves Murat Yakin's side facing the holders in Kansas City without their breakout star.
Messi Rewrites the World Cup Record Book as Argentina Rally Past Egypt Into the Last Eight
Lionel Messi scored and assisted as defending champions Argentina came from two goals down to beat Egypt 3-2 and reach the World Cup quarter-final against Switzerland, a night on which the 39-year-old set fresh all-time marks in what is widely reported to be his final tournament.
No Brazil, No Germany: The World Cup 2026 Quarter-Finals Are Redrawn Without Their Two Biggest Names
For the first time in World Cup history, neither Brazil nor Germany has reached the last eight, and their absence has reshaped a bracket that now makes room for Switzerland and a first-time quarter-finalist in Norway.
Switzerland 2-0 Algeria: Manzambi Magic Ends 88-Year Wait for a Knockout Win
Breel Embolo and Dan Ndoye scored while teenage sensation Johan Manzambi delivered another mesmerising display as Switzerland beat Algeria 2-0 to reach their first World Cup last 16 since 1938.