WC PROGNOSTICATION: Will Messi score AGAIN vs Swiss on Sat, moving ahead of Mbappe for Golden Boot?
94% of users predicted YES — the community missed this one. 31 predictions cast.
Lionel Messi did not score in Argentina's World Cup quarterfinal against Switzerland on Saturday, July 11, snapping a run of scoring in his previous appearances at the tournament. Messi provided an early assist -- Alexis Mac Allister headed home his corner in the 10th minute -- but did not add a goal himself as Argentina won 3-1 in extra time, with Julian Alvarez (112th minute) and Lautaro Martinez (120+1) also scoring. Switzerland's Ndoye had equalized in the 67th minute before Argentina pulled away.
Entering the match, Messi and Kylian Mbappe were tied for the tournament's goal-scoring lead at eight apiece, with Mbappe holding the tiebreaker on assists after scoring three days earlier in France's quarterfinal win over Morocco. Because Messi was held scoreless against Switzerland, he did not move ahead of Mbappe in the Golden Boot race.
Argentina advanced to face England in the semifinal.
The Predict Six community strongly expected Messi to score again and take the Golden Boot lead outright, with 94 percent predicting yes. The outcome resolved no, one of the larger gaps between community expectation and result among this week's questions.