Argentina Defeats Egypt 3-2 After Trailing by Two Goals

Argentina defeated Egypt 3-2 on July 8 after trailing 2-0 with 11 minutes remaining. Cristian Romero headed in a cross from Lionel Messi to make the score 2-1. Messi then scored the equalizer less than five minutes later, and Enzo Fernández netted the winner in the first minute of stoppage time.

Egypt had taken the lead through goals by Yasser Ibrahim and Mostafa Ziko. A first-half penalty by Messi was saved. Egypt had a goal disallowed after VAR ruled that Marwan Attia fouled Lisandro Martínez.

Argentina had never previously overcome a two-goal deficit in a World Cup match. Egypt coach Hossam Hassan accused the referee of bias after the match. He stated that his team had suffered injustice and suggested pressures from the Argentina side influenced the outcome.

Hossam Hassan was booked by the referee for crossing his arms in front of his face, the FIFA signal for reporting a racist incident. " In the other round-of-16 match, Switzerland advanced to the quarterfinals by beating Colombia 4-3 on penalties after a 0-0 draw following 120 minutes. Rubén Vargas scored the decisive penalty for Switzerland.

Cucho Hernández's penalty was saved by goalkeeper Kobel, and Davinson Sánchez hit the crossbar. Argentina will face Switzerland in the quarterfinals on July 12 at 11:00am AEST in Kansas City. France plays Morocco on July 10, Spain faces Belgium on July 11, and Norway meets England on July 12.