Argentina vs. Switzerland: Complete Head-to-Head Record

Switzerland has never beaten the three-time world champion.

Argentina have, rather unsurprisingly, dominated this fixture. | Cao Can/Xinhua/Getty Images

The international soccer calendar just doesn’t allow for inter-confederation clashes anymore, with European and South American nations often having to wait for World Cups to face off.

The UEFA Nations League has contributed to the death of friendlies, with high-profile encounters between the confederations’ elite reduced to collector’s items.

Therefore, meetings between Argentina and Switzerland have been few and far between over the years, although there have still been some memorable duels.

Here’s how the nations have fared in their previous matchups.

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The Last Time Argentina and Switzerland Faced Off

Argentina needed extra time to conquer the Swiss at the 2026 World Cup. | Carl Recine/Getty Images

Switzerland prepared for its eighth meeting with Argentina hoping to secure a first-ever victory in the fixture. There would be no better place to achieve the feat than at the quarterfinal stage of the 2026 World Cup in North America.

Argentina had ridden its luck en route to the final eight and did so again when facing the Swiss in Kansas City. While it would run out eventual 3–1 winners and progress to the semis, it was pushed to its limits.

Alexis Mac Allister’s early strike set Argentina on the road to the next round, but as had been the case in previous matches, its defense struggled under pressure and relinquished an equalizer in the 67th minute as Dan Ndoye found the net.

Just five minutes separated the leveler and Breel Embolo’s red card, with the Switzerland striker earning a controversial second booking—awarded incorrectly by VAR—for simulation. Naturally, this handed the advantage back to La Albiceleste, but they needed extra time to overcome 10 men.

A delightful goal from Julián Alvarez was followed by a clinching 121st-minute strike from Lautaro Martínez which condemned Switzerland to another defeat in this fixture.

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Argentina vs. Switzerland at the World Cup

Hillsborough was the site of their first ever meeting. | m/c staff /Daily Mirror/Mirrorpix/Getty Images

Prior to their most recent clash in the United States, Argentina and Switzerland had collided just twice at the World Cup previously.

The first, at the 1966 World Cup in England, was their maiden duel altogether.

Switzerland was already eliminated when it met Argentina at Hillsborough on Matchday 3 of the group stage, having been thumped 5–0 by eventual runners-up West Germany and defeated 2–1 by Spain. Argentina sought to edge La Roja to second spot in the group, with the Germans imperious, and it made sure of its progression via second half goals from Luis Artime and Ermindo Onega.

They renewed their rivalry at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and extra time was once again required for an Argentinian victory.

Switzerland had frustrated the South Americans in its round of 16 clash, extending a goalless clash for an extra half-hour as it sought to sneak victory on penalties. However, the cruel left boot of Ángel Di María had other ideas, firing beyond Diego Benaglio in the 118th minute to pile yet more misery on the Swiss.

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La Albiceleste Dominate Historically

Argentina has never lost to Switzerland. | FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images

La Albiceleste have won six of the past fixtures, while the Swiss earned a pair of draws in two friendly meetings in 1990 and 2007. They seemed destined to earn another result in 2012 when a young Xherdan Shaqiri cancelled out Lionel Messi’s opening goal, but Argentina’s No. 10 proved decisive at the last, scoring twice more to notch the first of his many international hat-tricks.

Argentina’s most emphatic victory arrived in a 1980 friendly, at a time when Switzerland was in the midst of its longest World Cup drought. César Luis Menotti’s world champions put the Europeans to the sword in a 5–0 rout, with Diego Maradona among the goalscorers.

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Argentina vs. Switzerland: Complete Head-to-Head Record

Date	Result	Competition	Location
July 19, 1966	Argentina 2–0 Switzerland	World Cup	United Kingdom
December 16, 1980	Argentina 5–0 Switzerland	Friendly	Argentina
September 1, 1984	Switzerland 0–2 Argentina	Friendly	Switzerland
May 8, 2005	Switzerland 1–1 Argentina	Friendly	Switzerland
June 2, 2007	Switzerland 1–1 Argentina	Friendly	Switzerland
February 29, 2012	Switzerland 1–3 Argentina	Friendly	Switzerland
July 1, 2014	Argentina 1–0 (AET) Switzerland	World Cup	Brazil
July 11, 2026	Argentina 3–1 (AET) Switzerland	World Cup	United States

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