Overview
- Argentina recovered from a two-goal deficit to beat Egypt 3–2 and advance to the World Cup quarterfinals after the match in Atlanta on Tuesday.
- Lionel Messi missed an early penalty, provided the assist for Cristian Romero’s comeback header, and scored the 2–2 volley that was his 21st World Cup goal before becoming visibly emotional after the final whistle.
- Enzo Fernández scored the winner in stoppage time (90+2') to complete the turnaround that began with Romero’s goal in the 79th minute.
- Egypt has publicly and formally protested the officiating, accusing referee François Letexier and the VAR team of failing to act on an alleged shirt-pull on Alex Mac Allister before the decisive goal.
- The result reinforces Argentina’s late-game resilience but keeps questions about the team’s defensive lapses in focus, and international media hailed the match as one of the tournament’s most dramatic knockout games.