Kansas (US), July 11 -- Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni said his side expected a stern test against Switzerland in Saturday's World Cup quarterfinal, describing Murat Yakin's team as physically strong and deserving of deep respect.
Switzerland reached the last eight by beating Colombia 4-3 on penalties after a goalless 120 minutes in Vancouver.
Argentina has already endured two tense knockout games, edging Cabo Verde 3-2 after extra time before coming from two goals down to beat Egypt by the same score.
"There are no easy opponents at this stage. We know that," Scaloni told reporters on Friday.
"Switzerland has an excellent squad. They compete against the best national teams, they push forward, they have a long history at World Cups an...