“We know Argentina has many great qualities. Very few people talk about Swiss qualities,” Xhaka said. “(Saturday) we will talk on the pitch, and show what we can do, and everything else doesn’t matter.”
Switzerland will be without productive midfielder Johann Mzambi, who had three goals and two assists in his first four games of the tournament, for the second consecutive match due to a knee injury.
Swiss coach Murat Yakin said, “We tried everything possible to get him back to peak form.” “The momentum was in his favor, and he was a great joy when he played, and his teammates were with him. Everything has gone very well for him so far.”
The winner of Saturday’s match will play Norway or England in Atlanta on Wednesday for a berth in the World Cup final in East Rutherford, NJ, on July 19.