For the second time on Saturday, we\u2019re heading to extra time in the World Cup quarterfinals.<\/p>\n
An early goal from Alexis Mac Allister had Argentina up 1-0 over Switzerland after 45 minutes in Kansas City, but Dan Ndoye made it 1-1 in the 67th minute with a great finish of his own.<\/p>\n
Mac Allister headed home a 10th-minute cross from Lionel Messi to put his side in front at Arrowhead Stadium, the first time in the entire tournament that Switzerland has trailed in a match. The assist was Messi\u2019s record-extending 10th of his World Cup career.<\/p>\n
Mac Allister had missed another header from a corner a minute earlier, and also had a shot blocked in the 9th minute as he was involved a lot in the opening stages of the match. Those were the only three shots the Argentines managed in the entire first half.<\/p>\n
Switzerland remained in the game after that point, preventing Argentina from scoring for the rest of the half, but didn\u2019t create much themselves either.<\/p>\n
Djibril Sow\u2019s shot from outside the box was the only attempt the Swiss got on target to test Emi Martinez in the first half, and they struggled to get into Argentina\u2019s penalty area with much regularity. Martinez came out of his net in the 31st minute to make sure he was first to a pass behind his backline, preventing what would have been one of the best chances to score of the opening 45 minutes.<\/p>\n
Martinez made huge stops on Dan Ndoye and Granit Xhaka in the 65th and 66th minutes as Switzerland started ramping up the pressure, before Ndoye got the Swiss on the board in the 67th minute with a brilliant finish around the Argentina keeper from a tight angle.<\/p>\n
Breel Embolo was sent off with about 20 minutes to go, after a VAR check for an alleged foul on him was overturned and revealed that he had dived. The ensuing yellow card for simulation was his second yellow of the match, and Embolo was distraught as his teammates guided him off the pitch.<\/p>\n