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Switzerland - Argentina 1:3

29 FEB 2012, Friendly

Goals

0:1 Lionel Messi 20', 1:1 Xherdan Shaqiri 49', 1:2 Lionel Messi 88', 1:3 Lionel Messi 90+3' [penalty]

Switzerland (Ottmar Hitzfeld)

Diego Benaglio (46' Marco Wölfli), Francois Affolter, Philippe Senderos, Ricardo Rodríguez, Stephan Lichtsteiner (58' Reto Ziegler), Blerim Dzemaili (66' Valentin Stocker), Fabian Frei (46' Eren Derdiyok), Gokhan Inler, Granit Xhaka, Xherdan Shaqiri, Admir Mehmedi (81' Innocent Emeghara)

Argentina (Alejandro Sabella)

Sergio Romero, Hugo Campagnaro, Federico Fernández, Ezequiel Garay, Pablo Zabaleta, Javier Mascherano, Rodrigo Braña (46' Fernando Gago), José Sosa (82' Gonzalo Higuaín), Maxi Rodríguez (71' Eduardo Salvio), Sergio Agüero, Lionel Messi

Cards

Gokhan Inler 73' (yellow card)

Venue

Stadion Wankdorf, Bern

Trivia

Referee: Florian Meyer (Germany).

Attendance: 30250.

Player Details

NameCapClub
Sergio Romero26Sampdoria
Hugo Campagnaro1Napoli
Federico Fernández6Napoli
Ezequiel Garay4Benfica
Pablo Zabaleta22Manchester City
Javier Mascherano79Barcelona
Rodrigo Braña4Estudiantes LP
Fernando Gago36Roma
José Sosa14Metalist Kharkiv
Gonzalo Higuaín23Real Madrid
Maxi Rodríguez42Liverpool
Eduardo Salvio4Atlético Madrid
Sergio Agüero35Manchester City
Lionel Messi68Barcelona

Earlier matches

DateGroundOpponentScoreCompetition
28 SEP 2011AwayBrazil0:2Friendly
07 OCT 2011HomeChile4:1World Cup Quals
11 OCT 2011AwayVenezuela0:1World Cup Quals
11 NOV 2011HomeBolivia1:1World Cup Quals
15 NOV 2011AwayColombia2:1World Cup Quals

Later matches

DateGroundOpponentScoreCompetition
02 JUN 2012HomeEcuador4:0World Cup Quals
09 JUN 2012Brazil4:3Friendly
15 AUG 2012AwayGermany3:1Friendly
07 SEP 2012HomeParaguay3:1World Cup Quals
11 SEP 2012AwayPeru1:1World Cup Quals

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