Argentina beat Switzerland in extra time to reach World Cup 2026 semifinal against England

Al Jazeera reports Argentina defeated Switzerland 3-1 after extra time in the quarterfinals, booking a Wednesday semifinal with England. The match result is based on a single supplied source and should be treated as developing rather than independently confirmed.

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Published July 12, 2026 at 4:22 AM UTC · Updated July 13, 2026 at 3:31 AM UTC

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Correction

A duplicate event about the same Argentina–Switzerland match was consolidated into this story’s evidence record.

Evidence ledger

What is confirmed

What remains disputed or unverified

No disputed central claims are recorded for this story.

Argentina needed extra time to beat Switzerland 3-1 in the World Cup 2026 quarterfinals, according to Al Jazeera, and the win set up a semifinal against England on Wednesday. Because only one source document is supplied, the result and matchup are attributed entirely to that report and should be treated as developing.

Context and significance

The result sends Argentina into the World Cup 2026 semifinals and determines its next opponent, England.

Version and update history

Version 2 · July 13, 2026 at 3:31 AM UTC — Removed internal source identifiers from public prose.
Version 1 · July 12, 2026 at 4:22 AM UTC — Initial source-grounded generation