Argentina

Egypt

3–2

Atlanta Stadium · Atlanta · 71,000 seats — Mercedes-Benz Stadium — closed roof, indoor pitch

Goals

Cristian Romero 79'

Lionel Messi 83'

Enzo Fernández 90+2'

Yasser Ibrahim 15'

Mostafa Mohamed Zaki Abdelraouf 67'

Timeline

15' ⚽ Yasser Ibrahim · Marwan Ateya
21' ❌ Lionel Messi
59' VAR Goal disallowed
67' ⚽ Mostafa Mohamed Zaki Abdelraouf · Haissem Hassan
79' ⚽ Cristian Romero · Lionel Messi
83' ⚽ Lionel Messi · Gonzalo Montiel
90+2' ⚽ Enzo Fernández · Lautaro Martínez
90+3' 🟨 Oufa Shobeir
90+4' 🟨 Hamdy Fathy
90+8' 🟨 Marwan Ateya
90+9' 🟨 Hossam Hassan
90+12' 🟨 Haissem Hassan

GolVolt Recap

Argentina survived a massive Round of 16 scare in Atlanta, breaking Egyptian hearts 3-2. Yasser Ibrahim shocked the South Americans on 15 minutes, and panic deepened when Lionel Messi missed a 21st-minute penalty. Mostafa Mohamed doubled Egypt's advantage at 67 minutes. Facing elimination, Argentina unleashed a brutal late blitz. Cristian Romero struck at 79 minutes, Messi redeemed himself with an 83rd-minute equalizer, and Enzo Fernández snatched the 90+2' winner. Egypt completely lost their discipline in the aftermath, collecting five stoppage-time yellow cards to end in chaos.

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