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World Cup 2026 — Egypt 2-3 Argentina (Full-Time Result)
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Round of 16, Atlanta. Egypt led 2-0 into the final 15 minutes — Yasser Ibrahim header (15'), Mostafa Shobeir saved a Messi penalty plus two more first-half chances, Mostafa Ziko doubled the lead (67'). Argentina's high line after going 2-0 down cut off Egypt's wing outlets once substitutions removed their pace. Cristian Romero (78'), Messi (82') and Enzo Fernandez (90+2', header off an instant counter) completed the comeback. Final: Egypt 2-3 Argentina. Reigning champions advance.
Egypt 2-3 Argentina. Round of 16, Atlanta.
For 75 minutes, this looked like the World Cup's first great upset. Egypt controlled the game tactically, took a deserved lead through Yasser Ibrahim's 15th-minute header, and watched goalkeeper Mostafa Shobeir deliver a first-half masterclass — saving a Messi penalty and two further chances from Mac Allister and Álvarez. Mostafa Ziko's 67th-minute finish made it 2-0 and Egypt looked in control.
Then Lionel Scaloni's substitutions changed the geometry of the game. Argentina pushed their lines high, and once Egypt lost their pace on the wings, they could not retain the ball or build clean transitions out of their own half. The pressure told: Cristian Romero pulled one back in the 78th minute, Messi leveled it in the 82nd after Egypt failed to clear their lines, and Enzo Fernández headed home the winner in the second minute of stoppage time, off an instant counter.
Final score 2-3. The reigning champions advance, but the story of this match is Egypt's collapse in the final quarter-hour — a reminder of how quickly a well-executed game plan can unravel under sustained pressure without fresh legs to hold the shape.
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⚽😱 2-0 UP WITH 15 TO GO. THEN IT ALL FELL APART.
Egypt vs Argentina, Round of 16, Atlanta — one of the wildest finishes of the tournament so far.
🟢 15' — Yasser Ibrahim header. Egypt 1-0.
🧤 HT — Shobeir saves a Messi PENALTY plus two more first-half chances.
🟢 67' — Mostafa Ziko doubles it. Egypt 2-0.
🔴 78' — Cristian Romero pulls one back.
🔴 82' — Messi levels it, 2-2.
🔴 90+2' — Enzo Fernández heads home the winner off an instant counter.
Final: Egypt 2-3 Argentina. Reigning champions survive a scare for the ages. 🐐🇦🇷
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Well... that happened. 😳
Egypt were 2-0 up on Argentina with 15 minutes to go in Atlanta. TWO GOALS UP against the reigning world champions. Their keeper Mostafa Shobeir had already saved a Messi penalty in the first half for good measure.
Then Argentina went all-in — pushed their lines up, trapped Egypt in their own half, and scored three times in 12 minutes plus stoppage. Romero, then Messi, then Enzo Fernández with a header in the 92nd minute to complete the comeback.
Final score: Egypt 2-3 Argentina.
Be honest — if you were the Egypt manager, what's the one substitution you'd have made differently in that final quarter-hour? Drop your take below. 👇