Egypt. Matthew Howarth BBC Sport. Argentina survived another almighty scare before delivering a scarcely believable second-half comeback to break Egypt hearts an

On the cusp of upsetting the defending World Cup champion, the Pharaohs squandered a two-goal lead late in the game and fell to Lionel Messi and Argentina 3-2 in the round of 16 on Tuesday. The winning tally came two minutes into stoppage time and set off a wild scene in front of the Egyptian bench.

After getting all they could handle in the 2026 World Cup from Cinderella story Cape Verde, Lionel Messi and Argentina will play the role of heavy favorite once again in today's round of 16 match against Egypt.

Egypt have alleged bias in favour of Argentina and favouritism towards their star player, Lionel Messi. Is this fair?

Argentina defeats Egypt in a classic Round of 16 match and will play in the quarterfinals of the 2026 World Cup on Saturday.

Lionel Messi and Argentina advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup with a 3-2 comeback win over Egypt on Tuesday.

The Argentinians looked beaten. But they fought and fought and fought. Scoring one goal, then another to equalize. And, finally, a third to advance to the quarterfinal.