2026 FIFA World Cup : Argentina Survives Egypt Scare, Qualify For Quarter – Finals
By Ifeanyi Eduzor
Reigning World Cup holders, Argentina were on the brink at 2-0 down, but three late goals which could be described as one of the great world cup comebacks took them through into the quarter-finals of the ongoing FIFA World Cup.
Yasser Ibrahim and Mostafa Zico had put the Pharaohs in front but late goals form Christian Romero, Lionel Messi and Enzo Fernandez transformed and changed the outcome tom ensure that the South Americans triumphed on 3-2.
The match, saw Egyptian goalkeeper save a Lionel Messi penalty, which Nicolas Tagliafico had craftily earned, and made superb stops from Alexis Mac Allister and Julian Alvarez.
Egypt thought they had made it two just before the hour. Haissem Hassan made an imperial dash down the right and fed Salah, who enabled Zizo to ripple the net. The goal was however, ruled out for a foul in the build-up.
It merely delayed the Al Ahly player doubling the lead, though, as he finished off a rapid counter-attack involving Salah and Hassan. It left Egypt on the road to victory, but after Christian Romero pulled one back, Messi’s brilliant finish equaliszed and Fernandez completed an epic survival story.
