Argentina have advanced to the semi-finals of the 2026 World Cup after beating Switzerland in extra time.
It was a near-perfect group stage for the reigning contenders, who not only topped Group J but did so while conceding just once across their three matches. With momentum firmly on their side, Argentina entered into their Round of 32 match with Cape Verde but they were taken all the way by the tiny island nation, with Argentina needing extra time to overcome their much smaller opponents by an eventual 3-2 scoreline.
They survived another scare in the round of 16 and needed to come from two goals down to beat Egypt 3-2 with a dramatic comeback. They were then taken to extra time by Switzerland in the quarter-finals before goals by Julian Alvarez and Lautaro Martinez helped set up a last-four encounter with bitter rivals England.
Argentina odds to win the World Cup
Due to the luck they’ve rode during the knockouts, Argentina are the longest-priced remaining team to win the tournament at 21/5 despite being the current champions.
Argentina World Cup Top Goalscorer Odds
You won’t be surprised to hear that Lionel Messi is considered to be Argentina’s most likely candidate to lift the Golden Boot at this summer’s World Cup and indeed he’s now as short as 11/10 to lift that individual gong after reaching eight goals in the tournament – one more than Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland.
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