Two deaths were recorded in Argentina on Saturday night as the national football team defeated Switzerland to reach the World Cup semifinals. In the capital, Buenos Aires, a 51-year-old man died of a heart attack while watching the quarter-final at home; hours later, in the city of San Francisco, Córdoba province, a 20-year-old man was shot dead in the street during post-match celebrations.

Buenos Aires emergency services (SAME) confirmed that the 51-year-old collapsed at his residence in the Caballito neighbourhood at 23:44 local time, shortly after Switzerland’s equaliser. Paramedics attempted resuscitation but were unable to revive him. SAME also reported that six other people were treated for cardiovascular or respiratory symptoms during and after the match, all of whom survived. Medical sources note that high-stakes football fixtures can trigger a roughly 20 per cent increase in cardiac emergencies.

In San Francisco, Matías Gerardo Ochonga was shot three times in the back at close range around 02:10 on Sunday morning, in the midst of a crowd celebrating on a central avenue. He died at the scene. Prosecutors in Córdoba say the attacker, who has been identified but remains at large, appeared to target Ochonga specifically and escaped in the confusion. The victim had been released on parole earlier in July and had two outstanding arrest warrants for robbery and other offences. Authorities are treating the killing as a probable settling of scores, not as random violence linked to the festivities.

In Buenos Aires, police made 14 arrests near the Obelisco for theft and resisting authority, and two officers were injured by thrown objects. The investigation into the Córdoba homicide is ongoing, with an arrest warrant issued for the suspect. No other injuries were reported from the shooting.