Alvarez: We are fighting to the end in the World Cup… and we are ready to challenge England

Argentina booked their place in the semi-finals of the 2026 World Cup with a 3-1 extra-time win over Switzerland in the quarter-finals on Saturday night thanks to a decisive goal from Julián Alvarez, who confirmed it was a huge relief to score his first goal of the tournament.

And he said Argentina national team forward Julian Alvarez His extra-time killer goal to give Tango victory over Switzerland was a great emotional release after he scored his first goal at the 2026 World Cup.

Alvarez managed to break the deadlock in the 112th minute with a superb long-range shot that found its way into the corner to give Argentina the lead.

Alvarez said after the game“It was a huge release of emotion. I am very happy. We continued to press until the end, even though we were playing with a numerical advantage. We knew the goal would come and we are very happy.”

“The most important thing is that we won. As a striker I always want to help the team by scoring goals, but we also have to defend, run and work together. As long as the team wins, we’re all happy. I feel that my level in the World Cup has gradually increased from one game to another and I hope to be even better in the final stage of the tournament.”

The striker of “Atletico” Madrid, who until this match could not score a goal in the tournament, although the World Cup 2022 held in Qatar.

Saturday’s clash saw Argentina win a World Cup 2026 qualifier after extra time for the second time, having previously beaten Cape Verde in the same way before beating Switzerland.

In total, Argentina became the team with the most extra time matches in World Cup history with 13 matches, overtaking Germany who played 12 matches.

Alvarez continued. “We see that all World Cup matches are difficult in this way. It happens to us and it happens to our competitors too.”

He continued. “There are a lot of overtimes and that’s how things go, but we know we’re fighting until the end. We give everything we have and we score in the last moments, so as long as we win it’s all positive.”

“We are very proud to be among the top four teams in the world. We know that England have very special players. They are a big team who are doing well in this tournament, but now we have to regain our fitness and prepare for the match.”