Argentina beat Switzerland 3-1 to reach World Cup semi-finals

KANSAS CITY: Argentina set up a World Cup semi-final against England as Julian Alvarez and Lautaro Martinez scored in extra time to propel the reigning champions to a 3-1 win over Switzerland on Saturday.

Alvarez's curling shot and Martinez's tap-in settled a tense contest after Alexis Mac Allister had opened the scoring and Dan Ndoye equalized for the Swiss, who had Breel Embolo sent off in the second half.