With 15 minutes left in the match. If Messi hadn’t missed a penalty in the 21st minute, Argentina would have been level at half-time.
In the round of 16 of the FIFA World Cup, Lionel Messi scored a goal in the 73rd minute against Egypt, which kept Argentina alive in the match.
Since Cristian Romero opened the scoring, Argentina got a 2-2 draw. And so the team’s perfect record of 4-0-0 was maintained. And the historic consecutive Argentina got a chance to win the World Cup.
*Argentina’s bad time in the match
When the football match was going on between Argentina and Egypt. Then in the first hour, Argentina could not make a single call. Egypt had already scored a goal at that time. This time was not good for Argentina.
*Second phase of the match
A lot of excitement is seen in the second phase of the match. Because in this, four Egyptian players keep Lionel Messi in check for a long time. And at that time Messi cannot score a goal for his team. The Egyptian team and its fans are very happy.
*Key points to win the match
Argentina’s next match will be against the winner of the round of 16 between Switzerland and Colombia. | Photo credit: Reuters
Argentina scored three goals in less than 14 minutes to win 3-2 against Egypt and qualify for the quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup 2026.
*Key points.
Messi returned in the 79th minute by setting up a header for Cristian Romero. Messi then scored his own goal four minutes later. And that made his team equalize the score 2-2.
The defending champions then scored a goal in injury time to win the match.
Argentina won this match (defeating Egypt) and reached the quarter-finals.
