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Who are the referees for Argentina vs Switzerland World Cup quarter-final?

Who are the referees for Argentina vs Switzerland World Cup quarter-final?

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5 min readJul 11, 2026 10:00 PM IST Argentina vs Switzerland, FIFA World Cup 2026 quarter-final: Defending champions Argentina are set to take on a highly defensive unit in the form of Switzerland in the quarter-finals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup at the Kansas City Stadium on Saturday night. It has been confirmed by FIFA that Portuguese official João Pinheiro will take charge of the match, a decision that hasn’t sat well with the Argentine fans because of the referee’s controversial history in major international competitions. ALSO READ | World Cup 2026: Why substitutes keep deciding matches in the final 20 minutes Argentina enter the contest on the back of a sensational 3-2 comeback win against Egypt in the Round of 16. Being 2-0 down till the 78th minute, goals from Cristian Romero, Lionel Messi and Enzo Fernandez within a space of 14 minutes secured Argentina’s place in the quarter-finals. Meanwhile, Switzerland defeated Colombia on penalties (4-3) to reach the quarter-finals of the World Cup for the first time since 1954. The officials selected by FIFA …

How France are reacting to all-Argentine referee lineup for World Cup quarterfinal

How France are reacting to all-Argentine referee lineup for World Cup quarterfinal

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At the exact moment world champions Argentina kicked off their high-octane FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 16 clash against Egypt on Tuesday evening, world football body FIFA announced the refereeing line-up for the first quarter-final between France and Morocco. For the first time at this edition of the tournament, through 96 matches, all five officials appointed for a game belonged to the same country: Argentina. FIFA have previously deployed on-field referees from the same nation during the tournament, but none of the previous 96 matches featured a five-member officiating crew from a single country. The announcement immediately sparked debate on social media, with an all-Argentine refereeing team assigned to a quarter-final involving France, who have faced Argentina in each of the past two World Cup knockout stages. Kylian Mbappe and Co. famously beat Argentina 4-3 in a thrilling Round of 16 contest at the 2018 World Cup. Four years later, however, Lionel Messi’s side prevailed in the final, winning 4-2 on penalties after a 3-3 draw. The match officials for @FIFAWorldCup match 97 have …

‘Easy mistakes cost me the match’

‘Easy mistakes cost me the match’

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Delhi: It was an hour-long battle and usually PV Sindhu comes out on top in such battles but it was a different story this time around as Gregoria Mariska Tunjung took four consecutive points in the final game to silence the partisan crowd at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Delhi on Friday. Returning to action for the first time in 2025, Sindhu fought hard against Tunjung and looked sharp but her mistakes at the crucial juncture sin the game cost her a semi-final spot in the 2025 India Open Super 750 tournament. Sindhu lost in three games 9-21, 21-19, 17-21. The game started with Sindhu losing five points in the early exchanges as Tunjung looked sharp with her slices and drops across the court. While Sindhu tried to make a brief comeback, Tunjung’s big lead proved crucial and she won the first game 21-9. Sindhu started the second game on the back foot, trailing 3-9 but won six consecutive points to make it 9-9. Sindhu took the lead in the game and kept it beyond …

Adapting to a new coaching style, Sindhu dominates at India Open 2025

Adapting to a new coaching style, Sindhu dominates at India Open 2025

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Delhi: The crowd was on its feet throughout the 46 minutes that PV Sindhu played on the court one of the India Open Super 750 tournament on Thursday at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi. The India came out on top against her Japanese opponent Manami Suizu winning 21-15, 21-13. With this win, Sindhu booked her berth in the quarter-final against Olympic medalist Gregoria Mariska Tunjung of Indonesia. It was a solid show from the former World Champion who was more attacking in her approach to the game and used quick pushes and flat smashes to dominate Suizu. Talking to reporters about her dominance in the win, Sindhu said, “Good to be back dominating matches. Yeah, I’m very happy playing with her because it was our first time, and I think I was prepared for the long rallies.” “I am coming after a long break and what I liked about my game today was my movement and my attacks were working well. Moving forward, I need to be ready for anything because matches …

Manika Batra loses to world number 5 in quarter-final

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World number five Hina Hayata of Japan ended the giant-killing run of Manika Batra in the Saudi Smash 2024 after defeating her 3-1 in the quarter-finals on Thursday. In a match that went for 39 minutes, Hayata came back after losing the first game to win four straight games ending Manika’s journey in the tournament. Manika lost 1-4 (11-7, 6-11, 11-13, 2-11). Might be the little tap of the ball tumbling down on Manika’s head or Hina Hayata’s smile of victory even before the win. It’s the end of an incredible sojourn of Manika Batra at #SaudiSmash. The Japanese wrapped up the QF 4️⃣-1️⃣ ending Manika’s stay at the dunes. 🏓 pic.twitter.com/hZO21XKcjQ — The Bridge (@the_bridge_in) May 9, 2024 The Indian paddler started well after winning the first game but was clueless once Hina found her rhythm back. The Indian entered the quarterfinals, backing herself to put it past Hayata as she had upset the Japanese to win a historic bronze in the Asia Cup back in 2022. But the result did not go in …

India takes on China in tight quarterfinals- Blog, Scores, Updates

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Thomas Cup LIVE: Defending champions India will take on China in the quarter-final of Thomas Cup 2024 after finishing second in Group C after losing 1-4 against Indonesia. In an interesting team selection, the Indian team is fielding Kiran George in the third men’s single instead of higher-ranked Kidambi Srikanth. Fixtures of the match- 2:30 PM IST MS1- HS Prannoy v Shi Yu Qi MD1- Satwik-Chirag v Liang-Wang MS2- Lakshya Sen v Li Shi Feng MD2- Dhruv/Pratheek v He/Ren MS3- Kiran George v Lu Guang Zu Stay tuned for updates. Source link

Kiran George reaches quarters, Lakshya, Priyanshu out

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Indian youngster Kiran George continued his good run in the Indonesia Masters after defeating world number 18 Lu Guang Zu of China to enter the quarter-finals on Thursday. While Kiran continued his good run, Lakshya Sen and Priyanshu Rajawat lost their respective matches to end their run in the tournament. Kiran defeated Lu Guang Zu in three games 21-11, 13-21, 21-18 in a match that went on for 64 minutes. Kiran started the match with a comfortable win in the first game. But Lu came back stronger in the second game to force a decider. In the final game, Kiran was behind 9-12 but forced Lu into committing errors and won the match 21-18. He will now face reigning world champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn in the quarterfinal. Kiran has been on a good run in the tournament after winning two matches in the qualifiers to make it to the main draw and then defeating higher-ranked Toma Popov Junior in the first round. In other men’s singles matches, Lakshya Sen and Priyanshu Rajawat lost to Anders Antonsen …