Lionel Messi and Argentina's journey to defending the World Cup title continues against Switzerland in the quarterfinals.

Qatar might be able to finally move forward from its forgettable home World Cup four years ago, scoring a stoppage-time goal to earn a shocking 1-1 draw with Group B favorite Switzerland on Saturday.

Switzerland outlasted Colombia in their World Cup round of 16 match in penalty kicks. They will face Argentina in the quarterfinals.

Argentina are the first team to win a World Cup knockout match inside regulation time after trailing by two goals with 15 minutes left. In fact, this is the first time ever tha

Colombia bar Switzerland's route to a first World Cup quarter-final since 1954 but coach Murat Yakin believes his team have the quality and maturity to beat them.

With experience in two World Cups, the referee assigned to this hot matchup between Colombia and Switzerland is more than qualified for the job. Ivan Barton will referee Match 96 of the 2026 World Cup .