Argentina and Switzerland will face each other in Kansas City on 12 July. This World Cup match promises to be a high-scoring affair.
The Argentina national team
Argentina became the first team in World Cup history to come back from a deficit of at least two goals after the 78th minute. This happened in normal time during the round of 16 match against Egypt, which they managed to win 3–2. Argentina staged an impressive comeback thanks to goals from Cristian Romero, Lionel Messi and Enzo Fernández, giving fans an unforgettable experience.
In this tournament, the reigning world champions have conceded five goals. It was already clearly evident in the knockout stages that Lionel Scaloni’s defence was repeatedly giving their opponents excellent opportunities to score against Martínez.
The Swiss national team
Switzerland beat Colombia in a tough match in the round of 16. This is a major step forward for a team ranked 19th in the FIFA rankings.
“Nati” (the nickname for the Swiss national team) have not once been behind on the scoreboard throughout the entire 2026 World Cup cycle (qualifiers and the final tournament). In five of their last seven matches, the team conceded exactly one goal.
Nevertheless, the Swiss side’s performance cannot be described as anything special, as the team lacks clear strengths in any particular area of the pitch.
Prediction
The Argentina national team are the clear favourites for this match. The team are significantly superior to their opponents in every area of the pitch.
Switzerland may still be able to count on scoring goals, as recent matches have shown that the world champions, whilst conceding, are scoring more.
Home win 1
Both teams to score (as an additional bet)
3:1
