Soccer-Argentina unchanged for quarter-final, Sow comes in for Switzerland


Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Quarter Final - Argentina v Switzerland - Kansas City Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. - July 11, 2026 Argentina's Lionel Messi during the warm up before the match REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, ⁠July 11 (Reuters) - Argentina will face Switzerland ⁠in the World Cup quarter-final on ‌Saturday with the same starting lineup that secured a 3-2 win over Egypt in the last 16, ​with striker Julian Alvarez and ⁠midfielder Leandro Paredes retaining ⁠their positions.

• Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni told ⁠reporters ‌on Friday he planned to start with a "very similar team to ⁠the other match."

• Switzerland manager Murat Yakin ​makes one ‌change from the side that beat ⁠Colombia on ​penalties after a goalless draw, with midfielder Djibril Sow replacing Ardon Jashari.

• Yakin said ⁠on Friday that Switzerland's leading scorer ​Johan Manzambi would again miss out with the knee injury that sidelined him against Colombia.

Argentina: ⁠Emiliano Martinez; Nahuel Molina, Cristian Romero, Lisandro Martinez, Nicolas Tagliafico; Leandro Paredes, Rodrigo De Paul, Enzo Fernandez, Alexis Mac Allister; ​Lionel Messi, Julian Alvarez

Switzerland: Gregor ⁠Kobel; Denis Zakaria, Manuel Akanji, Nico Elvedi, ​Ricardo Rodriguez; Granit Xhaka, ‌Remo Freuler, Djibril Sow; Fabian ​Rieder, Dan Ndoye, Breel Embolo

(Reporting by Gabriel Araujo; Editing by Ken Ferris)

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