2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil

Match 55 on July 1 at 1:00 PM Brasilia Time

Venue: Arena Corinthians, Sao Paulo

(Di Maria 118')                    
Man of the Match: Lionel Messi

End of Normal Time: Argentina 0-0 Switzerland

Lineups

Argentina: Romero, Garay, Zabaleta, Gago, Di Maria, Higuain, Messi, Mascherano, Rojo, Fernandez, Lavezzi

Switzerland: Benaglio, Lichtsteiner, Inler, Xhaka, Behrami, Rodriguez, Mehmedi, Drmic, Djourou, Schar, Shaqiri

Referee: Jonas Eriksson, Sweden

Head to Head: Argentina 4-2-0 Switzerland

Match 41 on June 25 at 4:00 PM Amazon Time

Venue: Arena da Amazonia, Manaus

                            (Shaqiri 6', 31', 71')
Man of the Match: Xherdan Shaqiri

Honduras

World Cup Record

08 Matches - W00, D03, L05

Manager

Luis Fernando Suarez, Colombia

Switzerland

World Cup Record

30 Matches - W10, D06, L15

Manager

Ottmar Hitzfeld, Germany

Match Facts

Match 25 on June 20 at 4:00 PM Brasilia Time

Venue: Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador

                           (Dzemaili 81', Xhaka 87')     (Giroud 17', Matuidi 18', Valbuena 40', Benzema 67', Sissoko 73')
Man of the Match: Karimi Benzema

Fulltime - The goalfest ended at Salvador. France have one leg in the Knockouts
Referee blows it just before Karimi Benzema sinks in another goal

01:28: Yellow Card - Cabaye trips Dzemaili and is booked. He'll miss the next match
01:27: Goal - Inler chips it to Xhaka in the box and he finishes first time on the volley
01:22: Substitution - Griezmann comes in for Valbuena for France
01:21: Goal - What a freekick from Dzemaili, under the wall and straight in
01:17: A series of saves from Benaglin. Valbuena, Matuidi, Evra, Benzema all on target. Frantic
01:13: Goal - Benzema passes it to Sissoko who coolly places it in first time
01:09: Substitution - Drmic will come on for Switzerland, Seferovic is taken off
01:07: Goal - Benzema scores. Pogba's through ball is missed by Senderos and the French striker lunges it in
01:06: Substituton - Sakho looked injury, Koscielny replaces him
01:05: Mehmedi gets a cross in but his touch balloons over the goal
01:03: Substitution - Goalscorer Giroud leaves and Pogba comes off the bench
01:00: A series of passes from France, Benzema takes a shot, deflected out for a corner

Ten minutes into the second half, both the teams are exchanging shots on and off target but none of them are really threatening so far

00:46: Substitution - Swiss make a change at halftime, Dezemaili in Behrami out

Halftime and France are at their devastating best, Despite that missed penalty, they ran all over the Swiss

00:45: Benzema is at the goal again, Benaglio makes a block this time
00:45: Inler to Xhaka who shoots but Sakho blocks the shot
00:43: Valbuena hits it on target, Benaglio beats it away
00:40: Goal - Swiss corner, Benzema takes control sets up Giroud who's well clear, he passes it to tin coming Valbuena. He scores
00:39: Benzema is plowing his way into the box from right side, Senderos manages to hold him
00:32: Benzema's penalty is saved by Benaglio, rebound to Cabaye who slams it on to the crossbar
00:31: Djourou takes down Benzema in the box, Penalty for France
00:30: Xhaka shot blocked, Shaqiri shoots it across the face, Seferovic couldn't reach it, out for goal kick. Great chance for Switzerland
00:27: Inler's cross Xhaka shoots it in, but he's offside
00:24: Benzema on the run, he runs past the defense, tries to push it through, straight to Benaglio

Two goals for France in 66 seconds. What a turn of events. The Swiss are shellshocked

00:18: Goal - Benzema's through ball to Matuidi, he's loose and he puts it in the near post
00:17: Goal - Valbuena swings in the corner, Giroud is up above all and heads it in. 100th World Cup goal for France
00:09: Substitution - Senderos replaces the injured Von Borgen
00:07: Giroud tries to to clear the line and his high boot catches Von Borgen on his face, getting some treatment. He's bleeding, he'll be taken off shortly
00:06: Benzema at the edge of the box, he tries to curl it in, just wide of the right post
00:01: Rodriguez has the first chance, Shaqiri sets him up, Debuchy blocks it

It's Kickoff at Salvador. It's a 250th game between European sides at a World Cup
The winner of this game will have a guaranteed place at the Knockouts

Lineups

Switzerland: Benaglio, Lichtsteiner, Von Bergen, Inler, Seferovic, Xhaka, Behrami, Rodriguez, Mehmedi, Djourou, Shaqiri

France: Lloris, Debuchy, Evra, Varane, Sakho, Cabaye, Valbuena, Giroud, Benzema, Matuidi, Sissoko

Referee: Bjorn Kuipers, Netherlands

Head to Head: Switzerland 12-9-15 France

Match 9 on June 15 at 1:00 PM Brasilia Time

Venue: Estadio Nacional Mane Garrincha, Brasilia

(Mehmedi 48', Seferovic 93')   (E. Valencia 22')      
Man of the Match: Shaqiri

Its all over, Referee blows for fulltime. What a game, what a second half

01:30: Goal - Another substitution pays off, Seferovic scores for Swiss
01:24: Yellow Card - Djourou is booked for a foul on Ayovi
01:17: Substitution - Montero goes out, Rojas replaces him - Ecuador
01:15: Substitution - Drmic is replaced by Seferovic - Switzerland
01:10: Substitution - Ecuador makes a change, Arroyo in Caicedo out
00:53: Yellow Card - Paredes is booked for a challenge on the goalkeeper

Mahmedi equalizes for Switzerland #SUI 1-1 #ECU http://t.co/t7vcHGJxK1
— Krishnakanth K V (@kvkk) June 15, 2014

00:48: Goal - Mehmedi equalizes, he just came in
00:46: Substitution - Stocker is replaced by Mehmedi for Switzerland

Halftime, Ecuador increasingly taking control of the game

00:44: Montero on target, Djourou blocks

Top class stuff from Dominguez, he keeps Ecuador ahead #SUI 0-1 #ECU http://t.co/t7vcHGJxK1
— Krishnakanth K V (@kvkk) June 15, 2014

00:37: Shaqiri short corner and shot on target. Dominguez pulls off another save
00:36: Inler shot saved by Dominguez
00:33: Lichtsteiner in the box, good play by the swiss. Corner

Ecuador are dangerous from headers and they proved it...

00:25: Noboa blocks Shaqiri's shot

Enner Valencia takes Ecuador to a lead... #SUI 0-1 #ECU http://t.co/t7vcHGJxK1
— Krishnakanth K V (@kvkk) June 15, 2014

00:22: Goal - Enner Valencia heads in the Ayovi cross from a freekick
00:19: Rodriguez sees his effort pushed away by the keeper
00:18: A Valencia on target, Lichtsteiner makes a save
00:16: Shaqiri shot, Dominguez saves

Lineups

28 Matches - W09, D06, L14

Ottmar Hitzfeld, Germany

07 Matches - W03, D00, L04

Reinaldo Rueda, Colombia

Referee: Ravshan Irmatov, Uzbekistan

Head to Head: Switzerland 0-0-0 Ecuador

Goalkeepers:

Diego Benaglio (VfL Wolfsburg), Yann Sommer (FC Basel), Roman Buerki (Grasshoppers)

Defenders:

Johan Djourou (Hamburg SV), Michael Lang (Grasshoppers), Stephan Lichtsteiner (Juventus), Ricardo Rodriguez (VfL Wolfsburg), Fabian Schaer (FC Basel), Philippe Senderos (Valencia), Steve von Bergen (Young Boys), Reto Ziegler (Sassuolo)

Midfielders:

Tranquillo Barnetta (Eintracht Frankfurt), Valon Behrami (Napoli), Blerim Dzemaili (Napoli), Gelson Fernandes (Freiburg), Gokhan Inler (Napoli), Xherdan Shaqiri (Bayern Munich), Valentin Stocker (FC Basel), Granit Xhaka (Borussia Moenchengladbach)

Forwards:

Josip Drmic (Nuremberg), Mario Gavranovic (FC Zurich), Haris Seferovic (Real Socieded), Admir Mehmedi (Freiburg)

Reserves:

Marwin Hitz (Augsburg), Timm Klose (VfL Wolfsburg), Silvan Widmar (Udinese), Eren Derdiyok (Bayer Leverkusen), Fabian Frei (FC Basel), Pajtim Kasami (Fulham), Pirmin Schwegler(Eintracht Frankfurt)