Argentina v Egypt, 07 July 2026

Score3-2 to Argentina
RefereeFrançois Letexier
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Finals - Round of 16
VenueMercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta GA
Attendance68,239

View Argentina v Egypt head to head

Kick-off: 12.00pm local . FIFA World Ranking: Argentina 1st, Egypt 29th . The only previous meeting at ‘A’ international level was Argentina’s 2-0 win in an international friendly in Cairo in March 2008.

3 Argentina

Manager: Lionel Scaloni

2 Egypt

Manager: Hossam Hassan

Goals:

Cristian Romero 79 G
Lionel Messi 83 G
Enzo Fernández 90+2 G

Goals:

Yasser Ibrahim 15 G
Mostafa Zico 67 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Lisandro Martínez
Defender Cristian Romero
Defender Nicolás Tagliafico
Defender/Midfielder Nahuel Molina
Midfielder Rodrigo De Paul
Midfielder Enzo Fernández
Midfielder Alexis Mac Allister
Midfielder Leandro Paredes
Midfielder/Forward Julián Alvarez
Midfielder/Forward Lionel Messi (captain)

Starting lineup:

Mostafa Shobeir Goalkeeper
Karim Hafez Defender
Mohamed Hany Defender
Yasser Ibrahim Defender
Marwan Attia Defender/Midfielder
Ramy Rabia Defender/Midfielder
Mohanad Lasheen Midfielder
Emam Ashour Midfielder/Forward
Mohamed Salah Midfielder/Forward (captain)
Mostafa Zico Midfielder/Forward
Haissem Hassan Forward

Substitutions:

Nico González for Nicolás Tagliafico 66
Lautaro Martínez for Rodrigo De Paul 66
Gonzalo Montiel for Nahuel Molina 73
Facundo Medina for Julián Alvarez 90+5
Nicolás Otamendi for Cristian Romero 90+5

Substitutions:

Hamdy Fathy for Emam Ashour 46
Trézéguet for Haissem Hassan 73
Omar Marmoush for Mostafa Zico 80
Zizo for Mohanad Lasheen 90+6

Cards:

Cards:

Hamdy Fathy 90+4 Y
Mostafa Shobeir 90+5 Y
Marwan Attia 90+8 Y
Haissem Hassan 90+12 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Juan Musso
Goalkeeper Gerónimo Rulli
Defender Facundo Medina
Defender Gonzalo Montiel
Defender Nicolás Otamendi
Defender Marcos Senesi
Defender/Midfielder Valentín Barco
Defender/Midfielder Nico González
Midfielder Thiago Almada
Midfielder Giovani Lo Celso
Midfielder Exequiel Palacios
Midfielder Nico Paz
Forward José Manuel López
Forward Lautaro Martínez
Forward Giuliano Simeone

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mohammed Alaa
Goalkeeper Mohamed El Shenawy
Goalkeeper El Mahdi Soliman
Defender Hossam Abdelmaguid
Defender/Midfielder Tarek Alaa
Defender/Midfielder Hamdy Fathy
Midfielder Ibrahim Adel
Midfielder Nabil Dunga
Midfielder Maumoud Saber
Midfielder Trézéguet
Midfielder/Forward Zizo
Forward Hamza Abdelkarim
Forward Omar Marmoush

Comments:

Having reached the Quarter-finals for the fifth time in the last six editions, Argentina now remained unbeaten in 11 consecutive games at FIFA World Cup tournaments for the first time (won eight). . La Albiceleste had now become the first-ever nation to trail by two goals after 78 or more minutes of a game in the knockout phase of a FIFA World Cup finals before recovering to win within normal time. . Lionel Messi's penalty in the 21st minute was saved. Excluding shoot-outs, he had now become the first-ever player to miss two or more penalties with the same edition of a FIFA World Cup tournament. Later in this game, he became the first-ever player to score in six consecutive games in the knockout phase of FIFA World Cup tournaments.

Comments:

In their fourth participation at a FIFA World Cup tournament, Egypt failed in their attempt to reach the Quarter-finals for the first time. . The Pharaohs scored eight goals at this FIFA World Cup finals: three more than in total at their three all-time participations (1934, 1990 and 2018). . In saving Lionel Messi’s penalty, excluding shoot-outs, Mostafa Shobeir had now become the first goalkeeper to save two or penalties within the same edition of a FIFA World Cup tournament since Wojciech Szczęsny of Poland in 2022 in Qatar, which included one by Lionel Messi. . Egypt named 13 of a possible 15 substitutes. Ahmed El Fetouh and Mohamed Abdelmoneim were unavailable due to injury. . Mostafa Zico scored in the 58th minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to a foul.

3 Argentina

Manager: Lionel Scaloni

Goals:

Cristian Romero 79 G
Lionel Messi 83 G
Enzo Fernández 90+2 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Lisandro Martínez
Defender Cristian Romero
Defender Nicolás Tagliafico
Defender/Midfielder Nahuel Molina
Midfielder Rodrigo De Paul
Midfielder Enzo Fernández
Midfielder Alexis Mac Allister
Midfielder Leandro Paredes
Midfielder/Forward Julián Alvarez
Midfielder/Forward Lionel Messi (captain)

Substitutions:

Nico González for Nicolás Tagliafico 66
Lautaro Martínez for Rodrigo De Paul 66
Gonzalo Montiel for Nahuel Molina 73
Facundo Medina for Julián Alvarez 90+5
Nicolás Otamendi for Cristian Romero 90+5

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Juan Musso
Goalkeeper Gerónimo Rulli
Defender Facundo Medina
Defender Gonzalo Montiel
Defender Nicolás Otamendi
Defender Marcos Senesi
Defender/Midfielder Valentín Barco
Defender/Midfielder Nico González
Midfielder Thiago Almada
Midfielder Giovani Lo Celso
Midfielder Exequiel Palacios
Midfielder Nico Paz
Forward José Manuel López
Forward Lautaro Martínez
Forward Giuliano Simeone

Comments:

Having reached the Quarter-finals for the fifth time in the last six editions, Argentina now remained unbeaten in 11 consecutive games at FIFA World Cup tournaments for the first time (won eight). . La Albiceleste had now become the first-ever nation to trail by two goals after 78 or more minutes of a game in the knockout phase of a FIFA World Cup finals before recovering to win within normal time. . Lionel Messi's penalty in the 21st minute was saved. Excluding shoot-outs, he had now become the first-ever player to miss two or more penalties with the same edition of a FIFA World Cup tournament. Later in this game, he became the first-ever player to score in six consecutive games in the knockout phase of FIFA World Cup tournaments.

2 Egypt

Manager: Hossam Hassan

Goals:

Yasser Ibrahim 15 G
Mostafa Zico 67 G

Starting lineup:

Mostafa Shobeir Goalkeeper
Karim Hafez Defender
Mohamed Hany Defender
Yasser Ibrahim Defender
Marwan Attia Defender/Midfielder
Ramy Rabia Defender/Midfielder
Mohanad Lasheen Midfielder
Emam Ashour Midfielder/Forward
Mohamed Salah Midfielder/Forward (captain)
Mostafa Zico Midfielder/Forward
Haissem Hassan Forward

Substitutions:

Hamdy Fathy for Emam Ashour 46
Trézéguet for Haissem Hassan 73
Omar Marmoush for Mostafa Zico 80
Zizo for Mohanad Lasheen 90+6

Cards:

Hamdy Fathy 90+4 Y
Mostafa Shobeir 90+5 Y
Marwan Attia 90+8 Y
Haissem Hassan 90+12 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mohammed Alaa
Goalkeeper Mohamed El Shenawy
Goalkeeper El Mahdi Soliman
Defender Hossam Abdelmaguid
Defender/Midfielder Tarek Alaa
Defender/Midfielder Hamdy Fathy
Midfielder Ibrahim Adel
Midfielder Nabil Dunga
Midfielder Maumoud Saber
Midfielder Trézéguet
Midfielder/Forward Zizo
Forward Hamza Abdelkarim
Forward Omar Marmoush

Comments:

In their fourth participation at a FIFA World Cup tournament, Egypt failed in their attempt to reach the Quarter-finals for the first time. . The Pharaohs scored eight goals at this FIFA World Cup finals: three more than in total at their three all-time participations (1934, 1990 and 2018). . In saving Lionel Messi’s penalty, excluding shoot-outs, Mostafa Shobeir had now become the first goalkeeper to save two or penalties within the same edition of a FIFA World Cup tournament since Wojciech Szczęsny of Poland in 2022 in Qatar, which included one by Lionel Messi. . Egypt named 13 of a possible 15 substitutes. Ahmed El Fetouh and Mohamed Abdelmoneim were unavailable due to injury. . Mostafa Zico scored in the 58th minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to a foul.