The Argentina national football team booked a ticket to the quarter-finals of the 2026 World Cup, after coming from behind to win a thrilling 3-2 victory against the Egypt national football team, in the confrontation that was held at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in the round of 16 competitions, setting up a date with the winner of the match between Switzerland and Colombia.
The first minutes of the match witnessed mutual caution, with greater possession by the Argentine team, but the Egyptian team took advantage of its first real opportunity and succeeded. At the opening of the scoring, after Marwan Attia sent a perfect cross, Yasser Ibrahim rose to it and converted it with a powerful header into the net.
The Argentine national team responded quickly in search of an equaliser, and were awarded a penalty kick in the 21st minute after a violation the referee awarded against Haitham Hassan, but Mostafa Shobier continued his brilliance and brilliantly blocked Lionel Messi’s shot, to maintain the national team’s lead. Egypt.
The tango attempts continued during the remainder of the first half, as Schubert saved a dangerous header from Alexis Mac Allister, before a free kick executed by Messi hit the post. Then the Egyptian goalkeeper returned to prevent an achieved goal by blocking a powerful shot from Julián Álvarez, so the first half ended with the Pharaohs leading by one goal for nothing.
With the start of the second half, the Argentine team continued its offensive pressure, and Leandro almost Paredes managed to equalize with a shot that passed near the post, before Mostafa Zico scored a second goal for Egypt in the 58th minute, but the referee canceled it after returning to the violation committed by Marwan Attia at the beginning of the attack.
The Egyptian team did not delay in increasing its lead, as Mostafa Zico returned in the 67th minute to score the second goal correctly, after Mohamed Salah led a quick counterattack, during which he passed the ball to Haitham Hassan, who sent A perfect cross was met by Zico with a direct shot into the goal.
The Argentine national team refused to give up, and succeeded in reducing the difference in the 79th minute, when Cristian Romero took advantage of Messi's cross and converted it with a strong header into the net, before Lautaro Martínez wasted an equalizing opportunity after his header went past the goal.
In the 84th minute, Messi was able to bring Argentina back into the atmosphere of the match by scoring the equalizer with a powerful shot inside the area. Penalty, before the Tango team snatched the winning goal in stoppage time, after Lautaro Martinez led a counterattack and sent a perfect cross, which Enzo Fernández met with a perfect header into the net, giving his country an exciting victory and a ticket to the quarter-finals.