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Argentina and Switzerland face each other this Saturday in the quarter‑finals of the 2026 World Cup, with Leo arriving as the top scorer up to this stage with 8 goals in 5 matches, and as the all‑time leading scorer in World Cup history with 21 goals. This will be the seventh meeting between the two sides, with Argentina holding 5 wins and 2 draws. Saturday’s match will be Leo’s third game against the European team: in the first he scored his first hat‑trick for Argentina, and in the second he provided an assist that sealed qualification for the quarter‑finals at Brazil 2014.

Leo scored and provided an assist to turn around Argentina’s round‑of‑16 tie against Egypt in a 3–2 win. The Argentine set up Cuti Romero in the 79th minute and then netted his eighth goal of the World Cup in the 83rd to level the match, before Enzo Fernández scored the winner in the 93rd. With this goal, Leo continues to make history with 21 World Cup goals and by scoring in nine consecutive World Cup matches — four in Qatar and five in the United States.

Leo will play this Tuesday in the Round of 16 of the 2026 World Cup with Argentina against Egypt. The Argentine arrives in Atlanta as the tournament’s top scorer with 7 goals, having scored in every match played so far. Argentina and Egypt have faced each other twice in history in friendly matches. The first time was in 1928 in Cairo, and the match ended 6–0 in favor of the current world champions. The second match took place in 2008, also with a victory for Argentina.

Leo found the net again for Argentina in the World Cup round of 32 clash, leading his team to a 3–2 victory over Cape Verde. The Argentine opened the scoring in Florida, raising his tally in the current tournament to seven goals in four matches and reaching a record total of 20 goals across all World Cups — a feat never achieved by any player before. With this win, Argentina moves on to face Egypt in the round of 16 next Tuesday, July 7, at 1:00 p.m. local time in Argentina.

Leo heads into Friday’s Round of 32 match of the 2026 World Cup against Cape Verde after Argentina topped its group with three wins out of three. The Argentine arrives as the team’s statistical focal point in this tournament, scoring 6 goals in 3 matches and directly contributing to 75% of Argentina’s goals — his best output in a World Cup. The national team closed the group stage with 8 goals scored and just 1 conceded.

Leo struck from a free kick in Argentina’s 3–1 win over Jordan, a goal that allowed him to break yet another record — his third in the three group‑stage matches played so far. With his sixth goal of the group stage, the Argentine becomes the first player ever to score in seven consecutive World Cup matches. Argentina finishes top of its group and will face Cape Verde in the round of 32 on July 3 at 7 pm (Argentina time).