Physical contests: Switzerland commit 12 fouls in the 1st half, 19 fouls combined by both teams

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Published 2026-07-12 10:02:13

On July 11th, the first half of the World Cup quarter-final between Argentina and Switzerland has ended. The first half was extremely intense, with the two teams committing a total of 19 fouls, while Switzerland received one yellow card.

In terms of fouls, Switzerland had already committed 12 by halftime, while Argentina had 7. As for yellow cards, the only booking came just before the end of the first half, when Embolo was shown a yellow card for a flying kick at Paredes.

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olivia_Hill 1282 👍

Today 12:49

When Argentina launches counterattacks, they pass sideways and backward too often—against a team like France, which excels at intercepting in midfield and defense, that would be fatal. The coaching strategy has consistently been flawed; this edition’s coach, Scaloni, is clearly overly conservative and risk-averse.

ava.H. 974 👍

Today 12:53

What if the third- and fourth-place teams face

HawkViper 648 👍

Today 12:50

In the previous match, Switzerland and Colombia committed 44 fouls—zero yellow cards—but nobody paid attention… That match took place on the same day as Argentina vs. Egypt.

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FrozenKnight266 350 👍

Today 12:38

Focusing on the match, Argentina deliberately relinquished possession to limit their opponents’ counterattacking opportunities—at the cost of sacrificing ball control—a strategy that somewhat alleviated their weakness in wing-based counterattacks.

Lone.Ninja 214 👍

Today 12:47

The fortunate step aside; the comfortable ones show off; the unaffiliated ones unite.

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Chris.W.

Today 12:47

The players’ abilities have declined.

Crazy-Dragon

Today 12:46

South American football features dirty play characterized by numerous subtle, deceptive fouls—most of which are too minor to warrant a card—whereas European players commit more obvious, forceful, or physically contorted fouls. These distinctions have evolved into distinct regional styles.