Argentina defeated Switzerland 3-1 in extra time to advance to the World Cup semifinal and face England, avoiding yet another scare.

Alexis Mac Allister scored the first goal in the 10^th minute to give Argentina the lead, before Dan Ndoye equalised for the Swiss in the 67^th minute.

Switzerland controlled the game in terms of ball possession and chances created, but a red card to Breel Embolo in the 72^nd minute gave Argentina the edge.

Argentina created several chances to no avail, taking the match to extra time.

Switzerland withstood the Argentina attacks until Julian Alvarez scored the second goal in the 112^th minute, before Lautaro Martinez scored the third in stoppage time, securing Argentina's spot in the semifinal against England.

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