Alvarez bends in a beauty to help Argentina beat 10-man Switzerland
Mumbai, July 13 -- A quick look up to scan the pitch. But Julian Alvarez was never looking to make a pass. It was more of a formality to double-check where the target was.
He then unleashed a thunderous strike from outside the box that curled, dipped and sailed into the top-right corner of the net.
Away from any Switzerland defender hoping to make a block. Away from the outstretched arm of the diving Swiss goalkeeper Gregor Kobel.
And just eight minutes away from a win that would take them into the semi-final of the World Cup.
Alvarez made it 2-1 for Argentina in the 112th minute, knocking the fight out of the 10-man Switzerland. In one of the final passages of play, Lautaro Martinez made it 3-1, sealing a final four spot for the seventh ti...
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