Switzerland v Argentina, 29 February 2012
| Score | 3-1 to Argentina |
| Referee | Florian Meyer |
| Competition | International Friendly |
| Venue | Stade de Suisse, Berne |
| Attendance | 30,250 |
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1
Switzerland
Manager: Ottmar Hitzfeld
Goals:
| Xherdan Shaqiri | 49 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Diego Benaglio
Defender
Francois Affolter
Defender
Stefan Lichtsteiner
Defender/Centre back
Philippe Senderos
Defender/Midfielder
Fabian Frei
Defender/Midfielder
Ricardo Rodríguez
Defender/Midfielder
Granit Xhaka
Midfielder
Blerim Dzemaili
Midfielder
Gokhan Inler
Midfielder/Forward
Xherdan Shaqiri
Forward
Admir Mehmedi
Substitutions:
| Eren Derdiyok for Fabian Frei | 46 |
| Marco Wolfli for Diego Benaglio | 46 |
| Reto Ziegler for Stefan Lichtsteiner | 57 |
| Valentin Stocker for Blerim Dzemaili | 65 |
| Innocent Emeghara for Admir Mehmedi | 80 |
| Matias Vitkieviez for Eren Derdiyok | 86 |
Cards:
| Gokhan Inler | 72 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Yann Sommer
Goalkeeper
Marco Wolfli
Defender
Alain Nef
Defender/Midfielder
Reto Ziegler
Midfielder
Gelson Fernandes
Midfielder
Valentin Stocker
Midfielder
Matias Vitkieviez
Forward
Eren Derdiyok
Forward
Innocent Emeghara
3
Argentina
Manager: Alejandro Sabella
Goals:
| Lionel Messi | 19 |
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| Lionel Messi | 87 |
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| Lionel Messi | penalty | 90 |
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Starting lineup:
Sergio Romero
Goalkeeper
Hugo Campagnaro
Defender
Federico Fernández
Defender
Ezequiel Garay
Defender
Pablo Zabaleta
Defender
Javier Mascherano
Defender/Midfielder
Rodrigo Braña
Midfielder
Maxi Rodriguez
Midfielder
José Sosa
Midfielder
Lionel Messi
Midfielder/Forward
Sergio Agüero
Forward
Substitutions:
| Fernando Gago for Rodrigo Braña | 46 |
| Eduardo Salvio for Maxi Rodriguez | 70 |
| Gonzalo Higuaín for Sergio Agüero | 81 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Mariano Andújar
Defender
Fabián Monzón
Midfielder
Fernando Gago
Midfielder
Érik Lamela
Midfielder
Eduardo Salvio
Forward
Gonzalo Higuaín