Angel Di Maria scored in the 118th minute as Argentina scraped past Switzerland and booked their place in the World Cup quarterfinals.
In a first half of few chances, Josip Drmic spurned the clearest opening after he was put through by Xherdan Shaqiri only to see his attempted lob easily gathered by goalkeeper Sergio Romero.
The second half brought a marked improvement, and Switzerland goalkeeper Diego Benaglio had to make smart saves from Marcos Rojo, Gonzalo Higuain and Lionel Messi as Alejandro Sabella's side sought to seize control, but the match went to extra time.
Fatigue was evident from that point on but Benaglio continued to impress, making strong saves from Ezequiel Garay and Di Maria, until the Real Madrid man slotted home in the dying moments from Messi's assist.
Blerim Dzemaili hit the post in injury time and then diverted the ball wide when it bounced back off his leg as Argentina held on to progress.
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