World Cup · Round of 16
Wednesday, 8 July 2026 · 00:00 · Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta · Referee: François Letexier, France
Argentina3 : 2
Full-time
EgyptHalf-time: 0-1
Match Events
- -5'Haissem HassanYellow Card
- 15'Y. Ibrahim (assist: M. Attia)Normal Goal
- 21'Lionel MessiMissed Penalty
- 46'E. Ashour (assist: H. Fathy)Substitution 1
- 59'Mostafa ZikoGoal cancelled
- 66'N. Tagliafico (assist: N. Gonzalez)Substitution 1
- 66'R. de Paul (assist: L. Martinez)Substitution 2
- 67'M. Ziko (assist: H. Hassan)Normal Goal
- 73'N. Molina (assist: G. Montiel)Substitution 3
- 73'H. Hassan (assist: Trezeguet)Substitution 2
- 79'C. Romero (assist: L. Messi)Normal Goal
- 80'M. Ziko (assist: O. Marmoush)Substitution 3
- 83'L. Messi (assist: G. Montiel)Normal Goal
- 90'E. Fernandez (assist: L. Martinez)Normal Goal
- 90+3'Mostafa ShobeirYellow Card
- 90+4'Hamdy FathyYellow Card
- 90+5'C. Romero (assist: N. Otamendi)Substitution 4
- 90+5'J. Alvarez (assist: F. Medina)Substitution 5
- 90+6'M. Lasheen (assist: Zizo)Substitution 4
- 90+8'Marwan AttiaYellow Card
Statistics
7Shots on Goal2
8Shots off Goal3
19Total Shots5
4Blocked Shots1
11Shots insidebox4
8Shots outsidebox1
13Fouls11
6Corner Kicks1
3Offsides0
64%Ball Possession36%
0Yellow Cards4
-Red Cards-
0Goalkeeper Saves4
602Total passes349
541Passes accurate287
90%Passes %82%
2.84expected_goals0.89
-0.34goals_prevented-0.34
Argentina4-1-3-2
Starting XI
- 23E. Martinez(G)
- 26N. Molina(D)
- 13C. Romero(D)
- 6L. Martinez(D)
- 3N. Tagliafico(D)
- 5L. Paredes(M)
- 7R. de Paul(M)
- 20A. Mac Allister(M)
- 24E. Fernandez(M)
- 10L. Messi(F)
- 9J. Alvarez(F)
Substitutes
- 12G. Rulli(G)
- 1J. Musso(G)
- 19N. Otamendi(D)
- 14E. Palacios(M)
- 4G. Montiel(D)
- 15N. Gonzalez(F)
- 17G. Simeone(F)
- 11G. Lo Celso(M)
- 22L. Martinez(F)
- 2M. Senesi(D)
- 25F. Medina(D)
- 16T. Almada(M)
- 21J. Lopez(F)
- 8V. Barco(M)
- 18N. Paz(F)
Egypt4-4-2
Starting XI
- 23M. Shobeir(G)
- 3M. Hany(D)
- 2Y. Ibrahim(D)
- 5R. Rabia(D)
- 15K. Hafez(D)
- 12H. Hassan(M)
- 17M. Lasheen(M)
- 19M. Attia(M)
- 8E. Ashour(M)
- 10M. Salah(F)
- 11M. Ziko(F)
Substitutes
- 26M. Alaa
- 1M. El Shenawy(G)
- 16E. M. Soliman(G)
- 7Trezeguet(F)
- 20I. Adel(F)
- 21M. Saber(M)
- 24T. Alaa(D)
- 9H. Abdelkarim(F)
- 25Zizo(F)
- 14H. Fathy(M)
- 22O. Marmoush(F)
- 18N. Dunga(M)
- 4H. Abdelmaguid(D)
Head-to-Head
- Argentina 3 - 2 EgyptWednesday, 8 July 2026
Argentina — recent form
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Egypt — recent form
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League Standings Context
| Rank | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 3 | 7 | 9 |
| 2 | Egypt | 3 | 2 | 5 |