Defending champions Argentina secured a dramatic 3-2 victory over Egypt in the Round of 16 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup to qualify for the quarter-finals.
The match, played in Atlanta, saw Argentina produce a remarkable comeback after falling two goals behind.
Yasser Ibrahim opened the scoring for Egypt in the first half to give his team an early lead.
Argentina were awarded a penalty during the match, but captain Lionel Messi failed to score as Egyptian goalkeeper Mostafa Shobeir produced an impressive save.
Mostafa Ziko later found the net for Egypt, but the goal was disallowed by the referee for a foul.
Shortly afterwards, Ziko scored another impressive goal to extend Egypt’s lead to 2-0.
Argentina scored their first goal in the 80th minute of the second half before Lionel Messi equalised just three minutes later to make it 2-2.
In the closing moments of the match, Argentina scored a third goal to complete a dramatic 3-2 comeback victory.
Romero, Lionel Messi and Fernandez scored for Argentina, while Yasser Ibrahim and Mostafa Ziko found the net for Egypt.
Argentina will face the winner of the Colombia-Switzerland match in the quarter-finals.
During the match, Egypt head coach Hossam Hassan was shown a yellow card after strongly protesting and arguing with the referee.
Hossam Hassan objected to several refereeing decisions before being warned and booked by the match official.
