Argentina Overcomes 2-0 Deficit to Beat Egypt 3-2 in World Cup Last 16

Argentina defeated Egypt 3-2 in a World Cup last-16 match in Atlanta after trailing by two goals. Egypt scored first through Yasser Ibrahim and Mostafa Zico. Cristian Romero pulled one back for Argentina 11 minutes from the end of regulation time.

Lionel Messi equalized five minutes after Romero's goal. Enzo Fernandez scored the winner two minutes into injury time. The referee was French official Francois Letexier. Argentina will face Switzerland in the quarter-finals on Sunday.

Egypt's goals came in the first half, while all three Argentine goals arrived late. The Egyptian Football Association asked FIFA to ban the referee and his team from the tournament, alleging bias. " Hassan added: "Perhaps they wanted to keep the world champion in the competition.

He also said the world champion received support at every level and there seemed to be pressures from the Argentina side on the outcome. Emails sent from the Argentine Football Association's official account stated "Argentina did not win" and the result was due to "corrupt refereeing decisions," while praising Egypt's performance.

AFA sources indicated the emails were sent by a group of Egyptian-origin hackers.

The Argentine Football Association issued a statement saying it detected the possible unauthorized sending of emails from one of its institutional accounts. The statement asked the public to dismiss any recent unusual messages from its account, especially those containing links, attachments, or requests for personal information.

"There is a possibility that our account has been subject to unauthorised access, so we are working to clarify what happened and adopt the necessary security measures," the AFA added.