
Argentina beat Switzerland 1-0 after extra time
Angel Di Maria scored two minutes from the end of extra-time
Angel Di Maria scored two minutes from the end of extra-time to give Argentina a 1-0 victory over Switzerland and a place in the World Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday.
The Swiss more than held their own in the first half of normal time as Granit Xhaka's shot was saved by Sergio Romero and Josip Drmic fluffed an attempted chip when clean through but Argentina gradually took command only for Switzerland's Diego Benaglio to save well from Gonzalo Higuain and Lionel Messi.
Neither team mustered much in the way of an attack in a flat extra period but, just as penalties loomed, the Swiss lost possession allowing Messi to run at their defence before slipping the ball into the path of Di Maria who swept home.
There was still time for Switzerland's Blerim Dzemaili to head against a post but Argentina survived and will play either Belgium or the United States, who meet later on Tuesday in the final game of the second round.
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