Argentina and Switzerland head to extra time with World Cup quarterfinal tied at 1-1

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Argentina and Switzerland headed to extra time with their World Cup quarterfinal tied at 1-1 on Saturday night, though the Swiss were playing a man short after losing Breel Embolo a red card late in the second half.

Alexis Mac Allister scored in the 10th minute off a corner kick from Lionel Messi for the reigning champion. Dan Ndoye equalized for Switzerland in the second half, keeping alive its hopes of finally making a World Cup semifinal.

The winner will play England on Wednesday in Atlanta. The Three Lions beat Norway 2-1 earlier Saturday.

The Swiss had just tied the game when Leandro Paredes was shown a yellow card for a tackle on Embolo, but video showed that the Swiss player was falling before the Argentina midfielder made contact with him. Because Embolo received a yellow card earlier in the match, he was given a red card, leaving the Swiss trying to defend with 10 players.

It’s the second time a yellow card has been overturned using the “mistaken identity” protocol at the World Cup. The rule allows the video assistant referee to intervene when an incorrect player is shown a yellow or red card.

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Switzerland's Breel Embolo (7) battles for the ball with Argentina's Leandro Paredes (5) during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Argentina and Switzerland in Kansas City, Mo., Saturday, July 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)

Switzerland's Breel Embolo (7) reacts as he dives in a challenge from Argentina's Leandro Paredes (5) for which he got a second yellow card during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Argentina and Switzerland in Kansas City, Mo., Saturday, July 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Switzerland's Dan Ndoye (11) scores his team's first goal during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Argentina and Switzerland in Kansas City, Mo., Saturday, July 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez (23) punches the ball clear of the goal during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Argentina and Switzerland in Kansas City, Mo., Saturday, July 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Argentina's Alexis Mac Allister (20) celebrates with teammate Lionel Messi (10) after scoring his side's opening goal during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Argentina and Switzerland in Kansas City, Mo., Saturday, July 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)

Argentina's Lionel Messi, left, talks to referee Joao Pinheiro, of Portugal, during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match against Switzerland in Kansas City, Mo., Saturday, July 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Argentina's Alexis Mac Allister, center, celebrates after scoring his side's opening goal with teammates Argentina's Lionel Messi, left, and Argentina's Enzo Fernandez during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Argentina and Switzerland in Kansas City, Mo., Saturday, July 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)

Argentina's Alexis Mac Allister, center, celebrates scoring their first goal with Lionel Messi during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Argentina and Switzerland in Kansas City, Mo., Saturday, July 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Players of Argentina warm up prior to the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match against Switzerland in Kansas City, Mo., Saturday, July 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Switzerland's Ricardo Rodriguez (13) warms up prior to the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Argentina and Switzerland in Kansas City, Mo., Saturday, July 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States attacked Iran early Sunday morning over an Iranian attack on a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, setting the container ship ablaze and forcing its crew to abandon it. Iran apparently responded with strikes targeting Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.

The new crossfire in the Persian Gulf comes after U.S. President Donald Trump suggested an interim deal and ceasefire in the Iran war was “over.”

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wrote online: “Iran made a poor choice. Now they pay.”

The United Arab Emirates warned the public Sunday of an incoming missile and drone attack as explosions could be heard in nearby Qatar. A missile alert sounded in Qatar shortly after the blasts. Qatar's military said in a statement it intercepted the incoming Iranian fire.

Meanwhile, missile alerts sounded in Bahrain, an island kingdom in the Persian Gulf home to the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet.

It wasn’t immediately clear what locations were under attack in the UAE, which so far hadn’t been targeted in the latest round of attacks by Iran.

In the Strait of Hormuz attack, a Cyprus-flagged container ship was hit by Iran and suffered “significant engineroom damage” and a civilian crew member is missing, U.S. Central Command said.

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center, overseen by the British military, said the ship had been traveling in a route hugging the shoreline of Oman. That's been the way ships have gotten in and out of the Persian Gulf while avoiding Iranian territorial waters. The ship's crew abandoned the vessel as it was ablaze, the center said.

Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said multiple vessels “disregarded our warnings and instructions to correct their course and proceed along the approved route.” One of them “was struck by a warning shot and brought to a stop.”

Iran said that the strait would remain closed “until further notice” and said it would consider targeting “additional enemy bases in the region” if it faced more attacks.

Weissert reported from Washington.

A pro-government demonstrator waves an Iranian flag in a gathering commemorating the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at a square in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, July 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)