Argentina pull off one of greatest World Cup comebacks ever to avoid massive upset against Egypt

Miracles beryllium successful the World Cup too.

Down 2-0 precocious successful the 2nd half, Argentina scored 3 goals successful little than 15 minutes to travel distant with an improbable comeback triumph to support its back-to-back hopes alive.

Argentina had galore opportunities successful the aboriginal going, including a Lionel Messi punishment footwear successful the archetypal half, but thing could find the backmost of the net. Egypt, connected the different hand, scored doubly connected conscionable 3 shots.

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Lionel Messi of Argentina celebrates the team's 3rd extremity scored by Enzo Fernandez (not pictured) during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 16 lucifer betwixt Argentina and Egypt astatine Atlanta Stadium connected July 7, 2026 successful Atlanta, Georgia. (Elsa/Getty Images)

Yasser Ibrahim officially enactment the defending champs connected upset alert by scoring successful the 15th infinitesimal connected a header disconnected a beauteous cross, marking the archetypal clip Argentina had trailed successful this World Cup.

Nearly six minutes later, Messi's left-footed punishment footwear was stopped by goalkeeper Mostafa Shobeir, who made plentifulness of different large saves passim the archetypal half. Messi besides had a escaped footwear from conscionable extracurricular the container successful the 31st minute, but it went disconnected the post.

In the 58th minute, Egypt recovered the backmost of the nett again, but it was called backmost owed to a foul. However, "ball don't lie," and 9 minutes later, Mostafa Ziko scored connected an violative push, putting Egypt up 2-0.

Apparently, that was precisely wherever Argentina wanted Egypt.

Enzo Fernandez (24) of Argentina celebrates scoring his team's 3rd extremity during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 16 lucifer betwixt Argentina and Egypt astatine Atlanta Stadium connected July 7, 2026 successful Atlanta, Georgia. (Patrick Smith/FIFA via Getty Images)

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Cristian Romero scored successful the 79th infinitesimal connected a walk from Messi. Five minutes later, Messi recovered the backmost of the nett himself aft Argentina came distant with a escaped shot successful beforehand of Egypt's net, putting the squad successful a frenzy and making him the archetypal idiosyncratic to people successful 9 consecutive World Cup games.

In stoppage time, Lautaro Martinez recovered Enzo Fernández, who scored with an unsavable header, giving Argentina a 3-2 lead. Egypt's players and unit were not blessed from the bench, and galore cards were handed out.

It's the 2nd clip successful arsenic galore games Argentina avoided a monolithic upset, arsenic it took other clip to squeak by Cape Verde successful the Round of 32.

Argentina's Lionel Messi celebrates scoring his sides 2nd extremity of the crippled during the FIFA World Cup 2026 circular of 16 lucifer astatine the Atlanta Stadium. Picture date: Tuesday July 7, 2026. (Martin Rickett/PA Images via Getty Images)

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Argentina volition present look the victor of Colombia and Switzerland, which kicks disconnected astatine 4 p.m. ET.

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