Kansas City (US), July 11 -- Argentina will carry South America's remaining hopes whenthe defending champion faces Switzerland in the World Cup quarterfinals on Saturday.
Lionel Scaloni's side became the last South American team standing after Brazil, Colombia and Paraguay exited in the round of 16. Argentina is now three victories away from becoming the first team to retain the trophy since Brazil in 1962.
Its progress has been anything but straightforward. Argentina needed extra time to overcome Cabo Verde 3-2 in the round of 32 before recovering from two goals down to beat Egypt by the same score on Tuesday.
Scaloni said those narrow escapes showed the resilience of a team seeking to add another title to the World Cup and two Copa Ame...