Olympique Lyonnais 3 - 1 Auxerre

Lyon scorers: Felix Bacher (28'), Zachary Athekame (31'), Ernest Nuamah

Auxerre scorers: Cameron Archer (42')

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Venue: Groupama Stadium, Lyon, France

Referee: Ruddy Buquet

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Olympique Lyonnais:

Starting XI	Notes	Subs	Notes
Dominik Greif		Rémy Descamps
Zachary Athekame	31'	Clinton Mata
Felix Bacher	28' 86'	Ruben Kluivert	86'
Moussa Niakhaté		Nicolás Tagliafico
Abner Vinícius		Tanner Tessmann	75'
Mads Bidstrup	75'	Noah Nartey	86'
Tyler Morton	77' 86'	Khalis Merah	67'
Ernest Nuamah	53' 67'	Kaïl Boudache	67'
Corentin Tolisso		Rémi Himbert
Pavel Šulc	67'
Loïs Openda

Manager: Paulo Fonseca (Portugal)

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Auxerre:

Starting XI	Notes	Subs	Notes
Mamadou Diop		Paul Nardi
Lamine Sy	90+3'	Sinaly Diomandé
Elikya Legros	66'	Romain Faivre	77'
Christ Makosso		Josué Casimir
Clément Akpa		Pierre Ekwah	66'
Naouirou Ahamada	66'	Rayan Mandengue	66' 68'
Arthur Piedfort	26'	Tidiane Devernois
Kévin Danois		Aristide Zossou	66'
Danny Namaso		Lamfia Dioubaté	90+3'
Cameron Archer	42' 77'
Rémy Lebeau Lascary	66'

Manager: Will Still (Belgium)

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MATCH EVENTS

1': We're off!

3': Openda's header goes over from close range.

7': SAVE! Diop stops a bullet header from Openda to the bottom corner!

10': Tolisso was just blatantly fouled in the box and the ref didn't give it

15': WHAT A MISS!!! Openda puts it just wide of the bottom corner!

18': Goal Lyon! It's a repeat of the shot he just missed but this time he gets it past the keeper and just inside the far post! Exceeeeeeeept... yeah he was offside. Oh well.

22': Goal Auxerre! It's a banger from Cameron Archer who fires from the edge of the box and smashes it into the bottom corner! Except... ALSO NO!! The move started from a foul in the box so the goal is chalked off.

25': Arthur Piedfort carded for lunging across Bidstrup

28': GOAL LYON!! This one should count! It's a corner kick, headed in by Felix Bacher with the help of a kind deflection!

31': GOAL LYON!! It's heating up now!! Zachary Athekame fires from the edge of the box and hits the far bottom corner!

37': SAVE!! A missile from Tolisso but pushed over by Diop!

40': Bidstrup fires from distance but puts it wide. Crowd getting pumped up though

42': GOAL AUXERRE!! Cameron Archer somehow doesn't get dispossessed in a crowded box, fires and hits the back of the net!

45+3': SAVE!! Openda fires from wide and Diop pushes it into the underside of the crossbar and it bounces away!!

HT Olympique Lyonnais 2-1 Auxerre Lot of fireworks so far!

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46': We're back!

49': SAVE! Akpa fires a shot at the Lyon goal but Greif pushes it away.

53': GOAL LYON!! Ernest Nuamah jukes inside around the defense and puts it in the near side! Four guys there and couldn't stop him

56': SAVE! Greif keeps out a header at the near side.

66': Auxerre triple sub: Pierre Ekwah, Rayan Mandengue and Aristide Zossou on for Naouirou Ahamada, Elikya Legros and Rémy Labeau Lascary

67': Lyon double sub: Kaïl Bouadche and Khalis Merah on for Ernest Nuamah and Pavel Šulc

68': Rayan Mandengue into the book right after coming on

69': Openda scuffs his shot, easy save for Diop.

71': Bidstrup fires way over.

72': Sy sends in the cross but Archer's desperate flying header glances well wide.

75': Lyon substitution: Tanner Tessmann on for Mads Bidstrup

77': Tyler Morton into the book for a bad foul

77': Auxerre substitution: Romain Faivre on for Cameron Archer

86': Lyon double sub: Ruben Kluivert and Noah Nartey on for Tyler Morton and Felix Bacher

86': Namaso fires way over from outside the box

88': Oh my goodness what a miss!! All the net to hit and Lyon only hits the crossbar!! The rebound is right into Diop's hands.

89': SAVE! Diop quick to smother the chance for Boudache.

90+3': Auxerre substitution: Lamfia Dioubaté on for Lamine Sy

FT Olympique Lyonnais 3-1 Auxerre A solid win!

Aston Villa 0 - 1 Arsenal

Arsenal scorers: Bukayo Saka (59')

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Venue: Villa Park, Birmingham, England

Referee: Jarred Gillett

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Aston Villa:

Starting XI	Notes	Subs	Notes
Zion Suzuki		Marco Bizot
Matty Cash	78'	Tyrone Mings
Victor Lindelöf		Aaron Wan-Bissaka	78'
Pau Torres		Matteo Ruggeri
Ian Maatsen	90+6'	Lamare Bogarde
Boubakar Kamara		Alysson	71' 81'
George Hemmings	71'	Alejandro Garnacho	78'
John McGinn	81'	Tammy Abraham	71'
Ross Barkley	78'	Luka Lynch
Emi Buendía
Nicolas Jackson	71'

Manager: Unai Emery (Spain)

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Arsenal:

Starting XI	Notes	Subs	Notes
David Raya		Kepa Arrizabalaga
Ben White		Piero Hincapié
Cristian Mosquera	79'	Ezri Konsa	79'
Gabriel Magalhães		Martín Zubimendi	85'
Riccardo Calafiori		Bruno Guimarães	71'
Myles Lewis-Skelly	71'	Mikel Merino	71'
Declan Rice	85'	Eberechi Eze	46'
Bukayo Saka	59'	Viktor Gyökeres
Martin Ødegaard	71'	Noni Madueke
Christos Tzolis	29' 46'
Kai Havertz

Manager: Mikel Arteta (Spain)

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MATCH EVENTS

1': We're off!

8': Suzuki goes up to make a punch on a corner kick but misses! It reaches Gabriel's head but goes wide.

12': Buendía scares Arsenal! Gets his shot over Raya's fingers but it cannons off the crossbar.

14': Havertz puts his shot wide from a tight angle, offside anyway

25': Rice with a bullet header on the corner kick! Suzuki tips it away but the whistle had gone away because Gabriel wrestled McGinn to the ground

27': Close for Villa!! Maatsen's shot flashes across face of goal

29': Cash dispossesses Christos Tzolis, Tzolis knocks him to the ground trying to recover and gets a yellow

43': Big chance for Villa but Jackson's great run and cross just misses Hemmings who can't reach it.

HT Aston Villa 0-0 Arsenal Neither team able to convert so far.

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46': Arsenal substitution: Eberechi Eze on for Christos Tzolis

46': We're back!

54': PENALTY FOR ARSENAL!! Saka goes down under challenge from Maatsen and the ref thinks about it and gives it! Looks like Saka runs in his path and Maatsen wasn't looking and ran right into him from behind.

56': NO PENALTY!! VAR says it happened just outside the box!

57': Ødegaard's free kick goes over the wall, Suzuki left flat-footed but it only grazes the side netting!

59': GOAL ARSENAL!! Bukayo Saka gets his goal from close range, getting the cutback from Calafiori and just beating Maatsen to the ball!

71': Arsenal double sub: Bruno Guimarães and Mikel Merino on for Myles Lewis-Skelly and Martin Ødegaard

71': Villa double sub: Alysson and Tammy Abraham on for Nicolas Jackson and George Hemmings

75': Big save by Suzuki!! Bruno spots Havertz open in space, he's one-on-one but takes too long and Suzuki stops it! Offside anyway but that would have been checked, it was close

78': Villa double sub: Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Alejandro Garnacho on for Matty Cash and Ross Barkley

79': Arsenal substitution: Ezri Konsa on for Cristian Mosquera who is holding his hamstring. Konsa gets both cheers and boos from the home fans

81': Alysson gets a card for running into Gabriel, apparently by accident

81': John McGinn clatters into the back of Merino

85': Arsenal substitution: Martín Zubimendi on for Declan Rice

90+6': Ian Maatsen lunges into Saka

FT Aston Villa 0-1 Arsenal Arsenal makes it two wins out of two, Villa still waiting to get a shot on target this season

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In USMNT terms, I mean, not which club do you support

France 0 - 2 Spain

Spain scorers: Mikel Oyarzabal (22' pen.), Pedro Porro (58')

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Venue: AT&T Stadium Dallas Stadium, Arlington, United States

Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)

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France:

Starting XI	Notes	Subs	Notes
Mike Maignan		Brice Samba
Jules Koundé		Robin Risser
Dayot Upamecano		Ibrahima Konaté
William Saliba	30'	Lucas Hernández
Lucas Digne	72'	Malo Gusto
Aurélien Tchouaméni		Maxence Lacroix	30'
Adrien Rabiot	9' 46'	Theo Hernández	72'
Ousmane Dembélé		Maghnes Akliouche
Michael Olise	72'	Manu Koné	46'
Bradley Barcola	57'	N'Golo Kanté
Kylian Mbappé	86'	Rayan Cherki	72'
		Warren Zaïre-Emery
		Désiré Doué	57'
		Jean-Philippe Mateta
		Marcus Thuram

Manager: Didier Deschamps (France)

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Spain:

Starting XI	Notes	Subs	Notes
Unai Simón		David Raya
Pedro Porro	58' 84'	Joan García
Pau Cubarsí		Marc Pubill
Aymeric Laporte		Eric García
Marc Cucurella	31'	Marcos Llorente	84'
Rodri		Alejandro Grimaldo
Fabián Ruiz	77'	Martín Zubimendi
Lamine Yamal		Mikel Merino	77'
Dani Olmo	77'	Pablo Gavi
Alejandro Baena	84'	Nico Williams	84'
Mikel Oyarzabal	22' 74'	Pedri	77'
		Borja Iglesias
		Ferran Torres	74'
		Victor Muñoz
		Yéremy Pino

Manager: Luis De La Fuente (Spain)

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MATCH EVENTS

1': We're off!

9': Adrien Rabiot into the book early for a bad foul on Olmo's foot just on the edge of the box, free kick incoming

20': PENALTY FOR SPAIN!! Digne isn't looking, he tries to clear the ball but Yamal drifts in from behind him and gets taken out!

22': GOAL SPAIN!!! Mikel Oyarzabal goes for the right side, gets it over Maignan's hand and scores!

29': Uh-oh. Now it looks like Saliba is hurt.

30': France substitution: Maxence Lacroix on for William Saliba

31': Marc Cucurella body-checks Olise to the ground and gets a card

34': Olmo sends a shot from way way out into the outer atmosphere, not sure what he was attempting there

34': Baena one-on-one with the keeper and chips it over him but it goes wide! Offside anyway.

36': Barcola fires from outside the box, has the power but puts it above the top corner.

38': HUGE BLOCK! Yamal gets the cross through to Fabián Ruiz but Upamecano gets the touch to deflect it wide!

42': Rabiot in on goal but Simón way out of his box with a perfectly timed tackle to break it up!

HT France 0-1 Spain Spain holding it down at the moment! Can they be the ones to finally end France's amazing run?

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46': France substitution: Manu Koné on for Adrien Rabiot

46': We're back!

51': Yamal's shot saved by Maignan at the near post, wildly offside anyway

52': Oyarzabal cuts outside and shoots and just misses the near corner high.

57': France substitution: Désiré Doue on for Bradley Barcola

58': GOAL SPAIN!!!! Out of nowhere! The ball comes to Olmo, everyone converges on him and Olmo gets fouled but he's already gotten the pass off to Pedro Porro who pounces on it, he just has to beat the keeper and does! Maignan got a touch but not enough of one!

61': Lamine Yamal all alone in space! Smokes three guys! Puts the ball in the net!! But the flag goes up!!

64': SAVE! Mbappé drives to the touchline and fires from wide, Simón forced to punch it away for his first save of the game.

67': Mbappé fires but it deflects off of Cucurella and rolls just wide!

72': France double sub: Rayan Cherki and Theo Hernández on for Michael Olise and Lucas Digne

74': Spain substitution: Ferran Torres on for Mikel Oyarzabal

76': Yamal gets whistled for an ugly tackle on Mbappé but gets away without a card

77': Spain double sub: Pedri and Mikel Merino on for Fabián Ruiz and Dani Olmo

78': Torres with the header!! But it loops wide from close range.

81': Simón way out of his box again to dispossess Mbappé!! But Doué is there to pick it up!! Defense scrambling back, Simón tries to make himself big, Doué fires.... SAVE! Simón with the save again!

83': Simón and Hernández both going for the ball, they collide, Simón down looking hurt. On replay it looks like Theo kicked the ball directly into his face but he'll be okayl.

84': Spain double sub: Marcos Llorente and Nico Williams on for Pedro Porro and Alejandro Baena

86': Kylian Mbappé jumps into Simón while he's picking up the ball, gets a card

89': France wins a free kick on the edge of the box but Mbappé's free kick goes over the bar.

90+4': Nico goes for the third Spanish goal but hits the side netting from wide.

90+5': SAVE! Dembélé gets the shot off but it's right at Simón.

90+7': SAVE! Dembélé fires again but Simón punches it away

90+7': Mbappé fires over the net. France are not coming back.

FT France 0-2 Spain The French have fallen! It's Spain in the final!

France 0 - 2 Spain

Spain scorers: Mikel Oyarzabal (22' pen.), Pedro Porro (58')

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Venue: AT&T Stadium Dallas Stadium, Arlington, United States

Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)

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France:

Starting XI	Notes	Subs	Notes
Mike Maignan		Brice Samba
Jules Koundé		Robin Risser
Dayot Upamecano		Ibrahima Konaté
William Saliba	30'	Lucas Hernández
Lucas Digne	72'	Malo Gusto
Aurélien Tchouaméni		Maxence Lacroix	30'
Adrien Rabiot	9' 46'	Theo Hernández	72'
Ousmane Dembélé		Maghnes Akliouche
Michael Olise	72'	Manu Koné	46'
Bradley Barcola	57'	N'Golo Kanté
Kylian Mbappé	86'	Rayan Cherki	72'
		Warren Zaïre-Emery
		Désiré Doué	57'
		Jean-Philippe Mateta
		Marcus Thuram

Manager: Didier Deschamps (France)

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Spain:

Starting XI	Notes	Subs	Notes
Unai Simón		David Raya
Pedro Porro	58' 84'	Joan García
Pau Cubarsí		Marc Pubill
Aymeric Laporte		Eric García
Marc Cucurella	31'	Marcos Llorente	84'
Rodri		Alejandro Grimaldo
Fabián Ruiz	77'	Martín Zubimendi
Lamine Yamal		Mikel Merino	77'
Dani Olmo	77'	Pablo Gavi
Alejandro Baena	84'	Nico Williams	84'
Mikel Oyarzabal	22' 74'	Pedri	77'
		Borja Iglesias
		Ferran Torres	74'
		Victor Muñoz
		Yéremy Pino

Manager: Luis De La Fuente (Spain)

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MATCH EVENTS

1': We're off!

9': Adrien Rabiot into the book early for a bad foul on Olmo's foot just on the edge of the box, free kick incoming

20': PENALTY FOR SPAIN!! Digne isn't looking, he tries to clear the ball but Yamal drifts in from behind him and gets taken out!

22': GOAL SPAIN!!! Mikel Oyarzabal goes for the right side, gets it over Maignan's hand and scores!

29': Uh-oh. Now it looks like Saliba is hurt.

30': France substitution: Maxence Lacroix on for William Saliba

31': Marc Cucurella body-checks Olise to the ground and gets a card

34': Olmo sends a shot from way way out into the outer atmosphere, not sure what he was attempting there

34': Baena one-on-one with the keeper and chips it over him but it goes wide! Offside anyway.

36': Barcola fires from outside the box, has the power but puts it above the top corner.

38': HUGE BLOCK! Yamal gets the cross through to Fabián Ruiz but Upamecano gets the touch to deflect it wide!

42': Rabiot in on goal but Simón way out of his box with a perfectly timed tackle to break it up!

HT France 0-1 Spain Spain holding it down at the moment! Can they be the ones to finally end France's amazing run?

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46': France substitution: Manu Koné on for Adrien Rabiot

46': We're back!

51': Yamal's shot saved by Maignan at the near post, wildly offside anyway

52': Oyarzabal cuts outside and shoots and just misses the near corner high.

57': France substitution: Désiré Doue on for Bradley Barcola

58': GOAL SPAIN!!!! Out of nowhere! The ball comes to Olmo, everyone converges on him and Olmo gets fouled but he's already gotten the pass off to Pedro Porro who pounces on it, he just has to beat the keeper and does! Maignan got a touch but not enough of one!

61': Lamine Yamal all alone in space! Smokes three guys! Puts the ball in the net!! But the flag goes up!!

64': SAVE! Mbappé drives to the touchline and fires from wide, Simón forced to punch it away for his first save of the game.

67': Mbappé fires but it deflects off of Cucurella and rolls just wide!

72': France double sub: Rayan Cherki and Theo Hernández on for Michael Olise and Lucas Digne

74': Spain substitution: Ferran Torres on for Mikel Oyarzabal

76': Yamal gets whistled for an ugly tackle on Mbappé but gets away without a card

77': Spain double sub: Pedri and Mikel Merino on for Fabián Ruiz and Dani Olmo

78': Torres with the header!! But it loops wide from close range.

81': Simón way out of his box again to dispossess Mbappé!! But Doué is there to pick it up!! Defense scrambling back, Simón tries to make himself big, Doué fires.... SAVE! Simón with the save again!

83': Simón and Hernández both going for the ball, they collide, Simón down looking hurt. On replay it looks like Theo kicked the ball directly into his face but he'll be okayl.

84': Spain double sub: Marcos Llorente and Nico Williams on for Pedro Porro and Alejandro Baena

86': Kylian Mbappé jumps into Simón while he's picking up the ball, gets a card

89': France wins a free kick on the edge of the box but Mbappé's free kick goes over the bar.

90+4': Nico goes for the third Spanish goal but hits the side netting from wide.

90+5': SAVE! Dembélé gets the shot off but it's right at Simón.

90+7': SAVE! Dembélé fires again but Simón punches it away

90+7': Mbappé fires over the net. France are not coming back.

FT France 0-2 Spain The French have fallen! It's Spain in the final!

Argentina 3 - 1 Switzerland

Argentina scorers: Alexis Mac Allister (10'), Julián Álvarez (112'), Lautaro Martínez (120+1')

Switzerland scorers: Dan Ndoye (67')

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Venue: Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City Stadium, Kansas City, United States

Referee: João Pinherio (Portugal)

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Argentina:

Starting XI	Notes	Subs	Notes
Emiliano Martínez		Juan Musso
Nahuel Molina	85'	Gerónimo Rulli
Cristian Romero	106'	Marcos Senesi
Lisandro Martínez		Gonzalo Montiel	85'
Nicolás Tagliafico	78'	Nicolás Otamendi	106'
Leandro Paredes	110'	Facundo Medina
Rodrigo De Paul	85'	Valentín Barco
Alexis Mac Allister	10'	Giovani Lo Celso
Enzo Fernández	91'	Exequiel Palacios
Lionel Messi		Nicolás González	78'
Julián Álvarez	112'	Thiago Almada	91'
		Giuliano Simeone
		Nico Paz
		José Manuel López	110' 114'
		Lautaro Martínez	85' 99' 120+1'

Manager: Lionel Scaloni (Argentina)

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Switzerland:

Starting XI	Notes	Subs	Notes
Gregor Kobel		Yvon Mvogo
Denis Zakaria	96'	Marvin Keller
Nico Elvedi		Eray Cömert	90+5'
Manuel Akanji		Aurèle Amenda
Ricardo Rodríguez	90+5'	Luca Jaquez
Remo Freuler	115'	Miro Muheim	86'
Granit Xhaka		Silvan Widmer	86'
Fabian Rieder	86'	Ardon Jashari	96'
Djibril Sow	86'	Michel Aebischer
Dan Ndoye	67' 86'	Christian Fassnacht
Breel Embolo	44' 70'	Rubén Vargas	115'
		Noah Okafor
		Zeki Amdouni	86'
		Cédric Itten

Manager: Murat Yakin (Switzerland)

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MATCH EVENTS

1': We're off!

7': Xhaka launches a shot into the sky.

9': Mac Allister with the shot! Deflects off Elvedi's back for a corner.

10': GOAL ARGENTINA!!! The corner comes in from Messi and Alexis Mac Allister gets up high and glances the header into the far side!

20': Sow with the shot! But right at Martínez for an easy save.

32': Embolo's in on goal!! But Martínez is off his line to smother the shot! Very well-timed to get the ball there.

43': Switzerland wins a free kick just outside the left side of the box but Freuler blasts it across goal to no one.

44': Breel Embolo comes flying in and sweeps out Paredes's leg

HT Argentina 1-0 Switzerland Swiss gotta get something going here if they're gonna be the ones to end Messi's historic run.

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46': We're back!

50': Molina tries to fire from an angle to the far side and is well wide.

50': Argentina carved open! Ndoye gets the cross and fires but it's blocked by a scrambling Lisandro Martínez! Flag goes up anyway but it would have been tight on VAR.

56': Uh-oh. Someone's hurt. It's Paredes, looks like he got caught by Ndoye. Looks like he's trying to walk it off.

60': Embolo puts in a floating header, Emiliano catches it at full stretch even though he probably didn't have to do that.

65': SAVE!! Ndoye with the glancing header!!! Pushed away by Martínez!

66': SAVE!!! Xhaka fires from outside the box to the bottom right corner, Martínez dives again to make the stop, spills it a little but there's no one there to keep him from jumping on the rebound.

67': GOAL SWITZERLAND!!! They've finally leveled it! It's Dan Ndoye who runs down the left to get the incisive pass and slots it in bottom far corner!

69': Leandro Paredes into the book after catching Embolo's trailing leg. Or wait... did he???

70': VAR REVERSES IT!! It's a second yellow for Breel Embolo for diving!!

78': Argentina substitution: Nicolás González on for Nicolás Tagliafico

85': Ball played in behind for Messi! Messi chests it down and fires but Kobel's off his line to smother it!! Flag goes up anyway but would have been very tihgt.

85': Argentina double sub: Gonzalo Montiel and Lautaro Martínez on for Nahuel Molina and Rodrigo De Paul

86': Switzerland triple sub: Silvan Widmer, Zeki Amdouni and Miro Muheim on for Djibril Sow, Dan Ndoye and Fabian Rieder

90+2': Messi drops his shoulder and shoots through traffic!! Kobel flat-footed! But it's sailing just wide!

90+3': González gets forced wide by Widmer and his shot flies high wide of the near post.

90+5': Switzerland substitution: Eray Cömert on for Ricardo Rodríguez

90+8': SAVE! A scissor kick through traffic from Lisandro Martínez but Kobel denies it!

FT Argentina 1-1 Switzerland We're going to extra time! Can ten-man Switzerland hold on??

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91': Argentina substitution: Thiago Almada on for Enzo Fernández

91': We're back!

94': Almada shoots, another shot by Argentina that doesn't beat Kobel, easy save.

95': Almada with a rocket!!! Lot of people thought it went in but it only hit the outside of the net.

96': Switzerland substitution: Ardon Jashari on for Denis Zakaria

98': Lautaro Martínez with a needless foul on Akanji

99': Xhaka tries a shot from distance, puts it way over

105': Jashari tries from like thirty or forty yards, doesn't hit the target

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106': Argentina substitution: Nicolás Otamendi on for Cristian Romero

110': Argentina substitution: José Manuel López on for Leandro Paredes

112': SAVE! Messi denied by Kobel!

112': GOAL ARGENTINA!! Julián Álvarez might just have won it!! A perfect shot, perfectly into the top corner, Kobel had no chance!!

114': José Manuel López got a card in there somewhere

115': Switzerland substitution: Rubén Vargas on for Remo Freuler

120+1': GOAL ARGENTINA!!! They launch the counter, Kobel smothers the first attempt from Almada but the rebound falls to Lautaro Martínez who pokes it into the open net!

AET Argentina 3-1 Switzerland Messi has a date with England!

Argentina 3 - 1 Switzerland

Argentina scorers: Alexis Mac Allister (10'), Julián Álvarez (112'), Lautaro Martínez (120+1')

Switzerland scorers: Dan Ndoye (67')

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Venue: Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City Stadium, Kansas City, United States

Referee: João Pinherio (Portugal)

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Argentina:

Starting XI	Notes	Subs	Notes
Emiliano Martínez		Juan Musso
Nahuel Molina	85'	Gerónimo Rulli
Cristian Romero	106'	Marcos Senesi
Lisandro Martínez		Gonzalo Montiel	85'
Nicolás Tagliafico	78'	Nicolás Otamendi	106'
Leandro Paredes	110'	Facundo Medina
Rodrigo De Paul	85'	Valentín Barco
Alexis Mac Allister	10'	Giovani Lo Celso
Enzo Fernández	91'	Exequiel Palacios
Lionel Messi		Nicolás González	78'
Julián Álvarez	112'	Thiago Almada	91'
		Giuliano Simeone
		Nico Paz
		José Manuel López	110' 114'
		Lautaro Martínez	85' 99' 120+1'

Manager: Lionel Scaloni (Argentina)

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Switzerland:

Starting XI	Notes	Subs	Notes
Gregor Kobel		Yvon Mvogo
Denis Zakaria	96'	Marvin Keller
Nico Elvedi		Eray Cömert	90+5'
Manuel Akanji		Aurèle Amenda
Ricardo Rodríguez	90+5'	Luca Jaquez
Remo Freuler	115'	Miro Muheim	86'
Granit Xhaka		Silvan Widmer	86'
Fabian Rieder	86'	Ardon Jashari	96'
Djibril Sow	86'	Michel Aebischer
Dan Ndoye	67' 86'	Christian Fassnacht
Breel Embolo	44' 70'	Rubén Vargas	115'
		Noah Okafor
		Zeki Amdouni	86'
		Cédric Itten

Manager: Murat Yakin (Switzerland)

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MATCH EVENTS

1': We're off!

7': Xhaka launches a shot into the sky.

9': Mac Allister with the shot! Deflects off Elvedi's back for a corner.

10': GOAL ARGENTINA!!! The corner comes in from Messi and Alexis Mac Allister gets up high and glances the header into the far side!

20': Sow with the shot! But right at Martínez for an easy save.

32': Embolo's in on goal!! But Martínez is off his line to smother the shot! Very well-timed to get the ball there.

43': Switzerland wins a free kick just outside the left side of the box but Freuler blasts it across goal to no one.

44': Breel Embolo comes flying in and sweeps out Paredes's leg

HT Argentina 1-0 Switzerland Swiss gotta get something going here if they're gonna be the ones to end Messi's historic run.

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46': We're back!

50': Molina tries to fire from an angle to the far side and is well wide.

50': Argentina carved open! Ndoye gets the cross and fires but it's blocked by a scrambling Lisandro Martínez! Flag goes up anyway but it would have been tight on VAR.

56': Uh-oh. Someone's hurt. It's Paredes, looks like he got caught by Ndoye. Looks like he's trying to walk it off.

60': Embolo puts in a floating header, Emiliano catches it at full stretch even though he probably didn't have to do that.

65': SAVE!! Ndoye with the glancing header!!! Pushed away by Martínez!

66': SAVE!!! Xhaka fires from outside the box to the bottom right corner, Martínez dives again to make the stop, spills it a little but there's no one there to keep him from jumping on the rebound.

67': GOAL SWITZERLAND!!! They've finally leveled it! It's Dan Ndoye who runs down the left to get the incisive pass and slots it in bottom far corner!

69': Leandro Paredes into the book after catching Embolo's trailing leg. Or wait... did he???

70': VAR REVERSES IT!! It's a second yellow for Breel Embolo for diving!!

78': Argentina substitution: Nicolás González on for Nicolás Tagliafico

85': Ball played in behind for Messi! Messi chests it down and fires but Kobel's off his line to smother it!! Flag goes up anyway but would have been very tihgt.

85': Argentina double sub: Gonzalo Montiel and Lautaro Martínez on for Nahuel Molina and Rodrigo De Paul

86': Switzerland triple sub: Silvan Widmer, Zeki Amdouni and Miro Muheim on for Djibril Sow, Dan Ndoye and Fabian Rieder

90+2': Messi drops his shoulder and shoots through traffic!! Kobel flat-footed! But it's sailing just wide!

90+3': González gets forced wide by Widmer and his shot flies high wide of the near post.

90+5': Switzerland substitution: Eray Cömert on for Ricardo Rodríguez

90+8': SAVE! A scissor kick through traffic from Lisandro Martínez but Kobel denies it!

FT Argentina 1-1 Switzerland We're going to extra time! Can ten-man Switzerland hold on??

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91': Argentina substitution: Thiago Almada on for Enzo Fernández

91': We're back!

94': Almada shoots, another shot by Argentina that doesn't beat Kobel, easy save.

95': Almada with a rocket!!! Lot of people thought it went in but it only hit the outside of the net.

96': Switzerland substitution: Ardon Jashari on for Denis Zakaria

98': Lautaro Martínez with a needless foul on Akanji

99': Xhaka tries a shot from distance, puts it way over

105': Jashari tries from like thirty or forty yards, doesn't hit the target

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106': Argentina substitution: Nicolás Otamendi on for Cristian Romero

110': Argentina substitution: José Manuel López on for Leandro Paredes

112': SAVE! Messi denied by Kobel!

112': GOAL ARGENTINA!! Julián Álvarez might just have won it!! A perfect shot, perfectly into the top corner, Kobel had no chance!!

114': José Manuel López got a card in there somewhere

115': Switzerland substitution: Rubén Vargas on for Remo Freuler

120+1': GOAL ARGENTINA!!! They launch the counter, Kobel smothers the first attempt from Almada but the rebound falls to Lautaro Martínez who pokes it into the open net!

AET Argentina 3-1 Switzerland Messi has a date with England!