The Guardian is running live coverage of the Argentina v Switzerland quarter-final at the 2026 World Cup, a knockout tie whose winner will advance to a semi-final against England, who earlier beat Norway 2-1 after extra time. The match was scheduled to kick off at 8pm local time in Kansas City (2am BST), with defending champions and joint-top scorers Argentina facing a Swiss side widely regarded as durable defensive over-achievers.

Lionel Scaloni named an unchanged Argentina side following their last-16 fightback against Egypt, with Lionel Messi starting in his 205th international appearance. Switzerland's manager Murat Yakin made one change, bringing in Djibril Sow for Ardon Jashari. Argentina are joint-top scorers on 14 goals and noted for their attacking variety, while Switzerland — weakened by the absence of Johan Manzambi — are relying on goalkeeper Gregor Kobel, who has kept back-to-back knockout clean sheets and made 16 saves. In the Golden Boot race, Messi and Kylian Mbappé are level on eight goals, with Mbappé ahead on the assists tiebreaker. The referee is João Pinheiro of Portugal.