The Swiss look to be breaking dangerously, but Rojo takes a yellow card after a cynical challenge. Anything else is just something that could be misinterpreted so I’d rather say nothing. That it hit the underside of the bar just made it look even better. <noframe>Twitter: Eamo - Argentina can't get out of first gear, while Switzerland are still stuck in neutral.</noframe> 93 min CHANCE for Argentina. Against Bosnia-Herzegovina, having taken a return pass from Gonzalo Higuain, Messi ran from right to left but not once in that run does he seem to glance up. A quick counter-attack saw Giroud cross for Valbuena and France took a 3–0 lead at half time. Argentina scrape through. But he learnt to play the game, in those crucial formative years in Rosario, a city which has produced a phenomenal number of great players, including Jorge Valdano, Gabriel Batistuta, Mascherano, Angel di Maria and Ezequiel Lavezzi. "The Swiss' other flaw in the first round was the frequency with which their midfielders, particularly Gökhan Inler and Valon Behrami, exposed the defence by giving the ball away in dangerous positions 30-40 metres away from their own goal. 2014 FIFA World Cup. In the group stage, there is always the possibility to recover. Benaglio is out of his goal and in the Argentine box. This time there was a genuine pocket of space in front of him and Messi spotted the moment, as he has with uncanny timing at thisWorld Cup. Fifth official: Messi gets away from Behrami, the former Hammer gives him time to play a ball into the box, but it's collected by the keeper. Even his team-mates seem in awe of the Argentina captain as they seek triumph to elevate him up with Pele and Maradona, Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. Favourites.</noframe> 16.20 Xherdan Shaqiri's thighs have been getting plenty of attention before this game. Switzerland try and advance but it's all very congested in the middle third. But at least his efforts are being appreciated. Fifth official: 7, Nigeria's star. 62 min SAVE KEEPS. Xhaka commits probably the 34th foul of the game, and the ref's had enough. Fourth official: Email mehreen.khan@telegraph.co.uk or tweet @mehreenkhn with all your World Cup thoughts, ARGENTINA ARE THROUGH TO THE QUARTER-FINALS. Lionel Messi pictured training ahead of Argentina's game with Switzerland, Messi convinced World Cup glory can seal place with game's immortals, Shaqiri gives well-drilled Switzerland an extra threat, Argentina vs Switzerland – strengths, weaknesses and key men, You may not agree with our views, or other users’, but please respond to them respectfully, Swearing, personal abuse, racism, sexism, homophobia and other discriminatory or inciteful language is not acceptable, Do not impersonate other users or reveal private information about third parties, We reserve the right to delete inappropriate posts and ban offending users without notification. And with 33 minutes gone it was Shaqiri, resembling in his square-shouldered red shirt a kind of footballing Mr Strong, who had the locals on their feet with a lovely little display of keep-ball trickery by the touchline – a rare moment of old-school Brazilian football in these parts – for which he was duly bundled to theground. His fame and reputation are so great now that after this summer they could be comparable even to Rosario’s most famous son who, surprisingly, was not a professional footballer. I'm actually quite enjoying this good old-fashioned backs to the wall defend and counter attack performance by Switzerland. The existing Open Comments threads will continue to exist for those who do not subscribe to Independent Premium. Marcelo Van Gasse (Brazil) All rights reserved. It's on target but clawed away from the Swiss stopper. On Monday, the manager stated that the 3-2 final group game win over Nigeria marked a step up which can be built on – especially now that the knockout games offer “no margin for error”. The Brazilian fans in Sao Paulo are going ape when the Swiss are on the ball. i am mucho discombobulated by all this, 16.43 South American football aficiando Tim Vickery is on the screen over on BBC1. 7, Another frustrating evening for the Manchester City striker ended early through injury. Perhaps, after 396 goals for club and country, he just knows. Attracting plenty of fouls too. 6, A relatively composed performance from the Nigerian youngster. Switzerland’s defender Johan Djourou (bottom R) falls next to Argentina’s forward Gonzalo Higuain (L) and Switzerland’s defender Fabian Schaer in the first half of extra time during a Round of 16 football match between Argentina and Switzerland at Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on July 1, 2014. [30], Shaqiri's hat-trick was the 50th hat-trick in the history of the World Cup, and also the second by a Swiss player, following Josef Hügi in the 1954 World Cup. “Wait until tomorrow, you will see,” was his answer, and here the Swiss resumed their customary high-speed pressing game, hustling nicely and launching the odd early attack, as Xherdan Shaqiri twice twisted and turned with purpose down Argentina’s right flank. 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