Lionel Messi's Argentina will face Switzerland in a World Cup quarterfinal in Kansas City on Sunday morning, with the game scheduled to kick off at 7:00 am in Bangladesh time.

When an athlete reaches the age of 39, romance alone does not assure a World Cup pedigree. As much as football fans love the narrative of a seasoned veteran willing his team to glory purely on heart and nostalgia, the reality of the 2026 tournament in North America is far more clinical.

Argentina and Lionel Messi face Murat Yakin's Switzerland in what promises to be a sterner test for the defending champions than any they have encountered so far in the tournament.