Kansas City Stadium, USA | 2026 World Cup quarter-final | Sunday, July 12 | 2am BST
Ahead of the fourth 2026 World Cup quarter-final, BetVictor News delivers the in-depth Argentina vs Switzerland preview – including the score prediction, overall H2H record, team news, latest odds, the best betting angles and more.
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Argentina Vs Switzerland Preview
Having made hard work of Cape Verde and coming back from 2-0 down to win 3-2 against Egypt on Tuesday, Argentina will be hoping for a vastly improved performance against Switzerland in the quarter-final on Sunday morning.
Lionel Messi missed a penalty but later redeemed himself with the equaliser against the Pharaohs. La Albiceleste’s legendary forward has now scored eight goals in North America and is neck-and-neck with Kylian Mbappe in the race for the Golden Boot.
As for the Swiss, the edged past Colombia on penalties after a rather drab 0-0 draw after 120 minutes. Murat Yakin’s side will entertain their first quarter-final on the global stage since 1954 which coincidently, is the furthest they have gone in the World Cup.
Argentina Vs Switzerland H2H Record
Despite their struggles in the knockout stages so far, the Argentina vs Switzerland odds favour the reigning champions to set up a semi-final clash with Norway or England. And as far as the H2H record goes, there’s only one nation who comes out on top.
Of the seven previous meetings, La Albiceleste can boast five wins with two stalemates. The last game occurred in the 2014 World Cup whereby Angel Di Maria scored an extra-time winner to claim a 1-0 victory in a Round of 16 clash.
Argentina vs Switzerland H2H record:
- 01/07/2014: Argentina 1-0 Switzerland (World Cup)
- 29/02/2012: Switzerland 1-3 Argentina (Friendly)
- 02/06/2007: Switzerland 1-1 Argentina (Friendly)
- 08/05/1990: Switzerland 1-1 Argentina (Friendly)
- 01/09/1984: Switzerland 0-2 Argentina (Friendly)
- 16/12/1980: Argentina 5-0 Switzerland (Friendly)
- 19/07/1966: Argentina 2-0 Switzerland (World Cup)
Argentina Vs Switzerland Team News
Head coach Lionel Scaloni has no new injury concerns ahead of Sunday’s showdown. Once again, Lionel Messi will lead the line and look to add to his eight goals. In defence, Facundo Medina and Nicolas Tagliafico will scrap it out for the left-back berth.
Meanwhile, Switzerland have concerns on the fitness of Michel Aebischer, Luca Jaquez and Newcastle target Johan Manzambi. The latter has been one of the stars of the 2026 World Cup having netted three goals in four outings but Ardon Jashari is on standby incase Manzambi isn’t passed fit.
Argentina World Cup results:
- Last 16 – Argentina 3-2 Egypt
- Last 32 – Argentina 3-2 Cape Verde (AET)
- Group stages – Jordan 1-3 Argentina
- Group stages – Argentina 2-0 Austria
- Group stages – Argentina 3-0 Algeria
Switzerland World Cup results:
- Last 16 – Switzerland 0-0 Colombia (won 4-3 on pens)
- Last 32 – Switzerland 2-0 Algeria
- Group stages – Switzerland 2-1 Canada
- Group stages – Switzerland 4-1 Bosnia
- Group stages – Qatar 1-1 Switzerland
Argentina Vs Switzerland Predicted Lineups
Argentina predicted lineup:
Em Martinez, Molina, Romero, Li Martinez, Tagliafico; De Paul, Paredes, Fernandez, Mac Allister; Messi, La Martinez
Switzerland predicted lineup:
Kobel; Zakaria, Elvedi, Akanji, Rodriguez; Jashari, Xhaka, Freuler; Ndoye, Embolo, Vargas
Argentina Vs Switzerland TV Channel, Live Streaming And Radio
Argentina vs Switzerland is available to watch live in the UK on ITV1 (kick-off 2am). Streaming is also available on ITVX. Followers can also tune in via BBC Radio 5 Live.
*A valid TV license is required to watch live in the UK
Argentina Vs Switzerland Betting Angles
Key Match Stats
- This will be the third World Cup meeting between Argentina and Switzerland.
- Argentina World Cup stats – La Albiceleste have scored 2+ goals in their last 11 World Cup games
- Switzerland World Cup stats – The Rossocrociati are yet to trail at any point of this year’s tournament
Top Betting Angles for Argentina vs Switzerland
Over 2.5 goals: Four of Argentina’s five 2026 games has produced over 2.5 goals. Online at 6/5.
BTTS (Yes): Has landed in six of Argentina’s last seven World Cup knockout fixtures. Available at 11/10.
Anytime goalscorers: Lionel Messi (9/10), Breel Embolo (3/1), Julian Alvarez (7/4) and Dan Ndoye (4/1) all offer value.
Argentina Vs Switzerland Prediction
It’s no secret that Argentina haven’t been at their best against Cape Verde and Egypt but with the World Cup very much in the business end of the tournament, we are predicting the reigning champions to grind out the win whereby they’ll face Norway or England in the last four.
Prediction: Argentina 2-1 Switzerland
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