Julian Alvarez, the Argentine national team player, admitted the difficulty of World Cup matches after the tough victory against Switzerland.
Julian Alvarez
Club: Atletico Madrid
The Argentine national team qualified for the World Cup semi-finals after defeating Switzerland 3-1 after extra time in the quarter-finals.
Julian Alvarez scored a wonderful goal that gave Argentina the lead before Lautaro Martinez secured the victory with a third goal in the final moments.
Julian Alvarez told the Argentine newspaper Ole: "I shot a previous ball, and in this shot I found space and no one pressured me, so I shot wonderfully. A beautiful goal."
He added: "The match was difficult even though we were numerically ahead. We knew that if we continued playing collectively, the goal would come."
He continued: "We would have preferred to settle it early, but World Cup matches are always complicated. We have two matches left."
He added: "We don't always play the way we want, but we present good periods during the matches. We have a strong opponent who pressures us and makes things difficult."
Alvarez concluded his statements: "We ask the fans for confidence, we will present the best we have as we have been doing for years."
The Argentine national team will play against England in the semi-final on Wednesday evening.
The Argentine national team achieved an exciting victory against Switzerland with three goals to one after extending for two additional halves to set a date with England in the World Cup semi-finals.
The referee counted 18 fouls in favor of Argentina against 14 in favor of Switzerland, sent off Embolo for receiving two yellow cards, and showed 3 yellow cards to Argentina.
The Argentine national team reached the semi-finals for the second consecutive time, which happens for the first time since 1986 and 1990 when they won the first title and lost the second at that time.
The Argentine national team has not lost in the last 13 World Cup matches with 11 wins and two draws.
Meanwhile, the match witnessed Switzerland falling behind in the score for the first time during the 2026 edition.
The Argentine national team will meet next Wednesday with England in the golden square at Atalanta Stadium at ten in the evening.
