Argentina and Switzerland had some very different World Cup resumes coming into Saturday night's quarterfinal match in Kansas City.The Lionel Messi-led Argentina team is battling to win its second World Cup in a row, while the Swiss found themselves in the quarterfinals for the first time since 1954 after defeating Colombia on penalties.Argentina survived a scare against Egypt, and that set up an interesting matchup between an offensive juggernaut and a Swiss squad that has leaned on its defense.FOX ONE’S NEW WORLD CUP VIEWING EXPERIENCELionel Messi and Argentina had to get through Switzerland to continue their quest for back-to-back World Cup titles.(Photo by MB Media/Getty Images)It didn't take too long for Argentina's offense to get started.
In the 10th minute, moments after Messi sailed a corner past the front of the net, Alexis Mac Allister put the reigning champs on the board.Argentina continued to control possession, though only slightly, while Switzerland matched it stride for stride and created a handful of chances.Argentina, meanwhile, failed to capitalize on a couple of excellent opportunities.The game went to halftime with Mac Allister's tally being the only one on the board, which Switzerland would probably consider a win in a lot of ways.
Keeping the reigning champs within arm's reach is no small feat.In the second half, Switzerland continued to put some pressure on, and even made Argentine goaltender Emiliano Martinez make some key saves.Switzerland's Dan Ndoye celebrates the tying goal against Argentina on Saturday in Kansas City.(Photo by Kyle Rivas - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)In the 67th minute, that pressure paid off with the Swiss shocking the heavily pro-Argentina crowd when Dan Ndoye evened things up at 1-1.Momentum had definitely swung in Switzerland's favor, but then Switzerland got hit with a brutal decision from the officials.Argentina's Leandro Paredes was given a yellow card, but upon review, the call was reversed, and the yellow ca...