Argentina beat Egypt 3-2 in the round of 16 match of the 2026 World Cup played on JUL 7 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, USA), with a capacity of 68 239. Goals from Y. Ibrahim (15′), M. Ziko (67′), C. Romero (79′), L. Messi (83′), E. Fernandez (90′). The VAR disallowed a goal to M. Ziko for a foul (58′). Lionel Messi was named player of the match (rating 9.0).
⚽ Goalscorers
- 15'Y. Ibrahim· assist M. Attia
- 67'M. Ziko· assist H. Hassan
- 79'C. Romero· assist L. Messi
- 83'L. Messi· assist G. Montiel
- 90+2'E. Fernandez· assist L. Martinez
🟨 Cards
- 90+3'M. Shobeir
- 90+4'H. Fathy
- 90+8'M. Attia
- 90+9'H. Hassan
- 90+12'H. Hassan
📺 VAR
- 58'Goal Disallowed - Foul · M. Ziko
Line-ups
Argentina4-1-3-2
Coach: Lionel Scaloni
- 23Emiliano MartínezG
- 26Nahuel MolinaD
- 13Cristian RomeroD
- 6Lisandro MartínezD
- 3Nicolás TagliaficoD
- 5Leandro ParedesM
- 7Rodrigo De PaulM
- 20Alexis Mac AllisterM
- 24Enzo FernándezM
- 10Lionel MessiF
- 9Julián AlvarezF
Substitutes
15 Nicolás González · 22 Lautaro Martínez · 4 Gonzalo Montiel · 19 Nicolás Otamendi · 25 Facundo Medina · 12 Gerónimo Rulli · 1 Juan Musso · 2 Marcos Senesi · 8 Valentín Barco · 11 Giovani Lo Celso · 14 Exequiel Palacios · 16 Thiago Almada · 17 Giuliano Simeone · 18 Nico Paz · 21 José Manuel López
Egypt4-4-2
Coach: Hossam Hassan
- 23Mostafa ShobeirG
- 3Mohamed HanyD
- 2Yasser IbrahimD
- 5Rami RabiaD
- 15Karim HafezD
- 12Haissem HassanM
- 17Mohanad LasheenM
- 19Marwan AttiaM
- 8Emam AshourM
- 10Mohamed SalahF
- 11Mostafa ZikoF
Substitutes
14 Hamdy Fathy · 7 Mahmoud Trézéguet · 22 Omar Marmoush · 25 Zizo · 1 Mohamed El-Shenawy · 26 Mohamed Alaa · 16 Mahdi Soliman · 24 Tarek Alaa · 4 Hossam Abdelmaguid · 20 Ibrahim Adel · 21 Mahmoud Saber · 18 Nabil Donga · 9 Hamza Abdelkarim
Match stats
ArgentinaEgypt
- 64%Possession36%
- 19Total shots5
- 7Shots on target2
- 6Corners1
- 13Fouls11
- 3Offsides0
- 0Saves4
- 90%Pass accuracy83%
- 2.90Expected goals (xG)0.97