Argentina beats Switzerland 3-1 in extra time, reaches semis
What's next: Defending champion Argentina faces England in Atlanta after Julián Alvarez scored the winner in the 112th minute.
Argentina advanced to the World Cup semifinals with a 3-1 extra-time win over Switzerland in Kansas City on Saturday, surviving another tight knockout match. Alexis Mac Allister opened the scoring in the 10th minute off a Lionel Messi corner, but Dan Ndoye leveled for Switzerland in the 67th. Minutes later, Breel Embolo was sent off after video review overturned a yellow card shown to Leandro Paredes and applied it to Embolo for simulation, leaving Switzerland with 10 men. Julián Alvarez broke the deadlock with a long-range strike in the 112th minute, and Lautaro Martínez added a late goal to seal it. Messi's nine-match World Cup scoring streak ended, though he had the assist on Argentina's first goal.