Argentina vs Egypt delivered one of the Round of 16's most dramatic finishes, with Argentina overturning a 2-0 deficit to win 3-2, scoring three times in the final eleven minutes through Cristian Romero, Lionel Messi and Enzo Fernandez. Messi's goal was his record-extending 21st World Cup finals strike. Egypt had reached the last 16 by beating Australia on penalties for their first-ever World Cup knockout win, after finishing second in Group G behind Belgium. The two nations had met once before at a World Cup, in the 2018 group stage, when Argentina won 1-0. Follow Argentina vs Egypt for the full story of that comeback, with lineups, scoring and match statistics from the game.
Player statistic
| 15' |  |
Yasser Ibrahim (Assist: Marwan Ateya) | ||
| Lionel Messi |  |
21' | ||
| 67' | |
Mostafa Ziko (Assist: Haissem Hassan) | ||
| Cristian Romero (Assist: Lionel Messi) |
|
79' | ||
| Lionel Messi (Assist: Gonzalo Montiel) |
|
84' | ||
| Enzo Fernández (Assist: Lautaro Martínez) |
|
90+2' | ||
| 90+3' |  |
Oufa Shobeir | ||
| 90+4' | |
Hamdy Fathy | ||
| 90+8' | |
Marwan Ateya | ||
| 90+12' | |
Haissem Hassan |
Match statistic
64
Possession
36
19
Total shots
5
7
Shots on target
2
8
Shots off target
3
4
Blocked shots
6
Corners
1
3
Offsides
13
Fouls
11
Additional information
Attendance
68239
Argentina
Egypt
