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Argentina 3-2 Egypt · World Cup 2026

Argentina beat Egypt 3-2 in the World Cup 2026. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Argentina and Egypt met in the World Cup 2026 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Tuesday, 7 July 2026.

Goalscorers

Argentina: C. Romero 79'; L. Messi 83'; E. Fernández 90'. Egypt: Y. Ibrahim 15'; M. Ziko 67'.

How the match went

Argentina saw more of the ball, 64% of it. Argentina had 19 shots with 7 on target, Egypt 5 with 2 on target. There were 7 corners in total, 6 to Argentina and 1 to Egypt. Argentina conceded 13 fouls, Egypt 11. The referee showed 5 yellow cards (0 for Argentina, 5 for Egypt).

Line-ups

Argentina started in a 4-1-3-2: Emiliano Martínez, Nahuel Molina, Cristian Romero, Lisandro Martínez, Nicolás Tagliafico, Leandro Paredes, Rodrigo De Paul, Alexis Mac Allister, Enzo Fernández, Lionel Messi, Julián Alvarez.

Egypt started in a 4-4-2: Mostafa Shobeir, Mohamed Hany, Yasser Ibrahim, Rami Rabia, Karim Hafez, Haissem Hassan, Mohanad Lasheen, Marwan Attia, Emam Ashour, Mohamed Salah, Mostafa Ziko.

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Minute by minute

  1. 15'Goal! Argentina 0-1 Egypt. Y. Ibrahim (Egypt) scores, assisted by M. Attia.
  2. 21'Penalty missed! L. Messi (Argentina), saved.
  3. 45'Half-time. Argentina 0-1 Egypt.
  4. 59'VAR check complete: the goal for Egypt stands.
  5. 67'Goal! Argentina 0-2 Egypt. M. Ziko (Egypt) scores, assisted by H. Hassan.
  6. 79'Goal! Argentina 1-2 Egypt. C. Romero (Argentina) scores, assisted by L. Messi.
  7. 83'Goal! Argentina 2-2 Egypt. L. Messi (Argentina) scores, assisted by G. Montiel.
  8. 90+2'Goal! Argentina 3-2 Egypt. E. Fernández (Argentina) scores, assisted by L. Martínez.
  9. 90'Full-time. Argentina 3-2 Egypt.
Full commentary (44 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Argentina vs Egypt.
  2. 15'Goal! Argentina 0-1 Egypt. Y. Ibrahim (Egypt) scores, assisted by M. Attia.
  3. 21'Penalty missed! L. Messi (Argentina), saved.
  4. 28'Attempt saved. A. Mac Allister (Argentina), header. xG 0.23.
  5. 29'Attempt blocked. E. Fernández (Argentina), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  6. 31'Off the woodwork! L. Messi (Argentina), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.04.
  7. 35'Attempt missed. K. Hafez (Egypt), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  8. 38'Attempt missed. L. Messi (Argentina), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  9. 39'Attempt saved. J. Álvarez (Argentina), left-footed shot. xG 0.29.
  10. 43'Attempt missed. J. Álvarez (Argentina), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  11. 45'5 minutes of added time.
  12. 45'Half-time. Argentina 0-1 Egypt.
  13. 46'The second half is under way.
  14. 46'Substitution, Egypt: H. Fathy comes on for E. Ashour.
  15. 47'Attempt saved. R. De Paul (Argentina), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  16. 53'Attempt missed. L. Paredes (Argentina), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.01.
  17. 58'Attempt blocked. L. Paredes (Argentina), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  18. 59'VAR check complete: the goal for Egypt stands.
  19. 61'Attempt missed. A. Mac Allister (Argentina), header from a set piece. xG 0.10.
  20. 66'Substitution, Argentina: L. Martínez comes on for R. De Paul.
  21. 66'Substitution, Argentina: N. González comes on for N. Tagliafico.
  22. 67'Goal! Argentina 0-2 Egypt. M. Ziko (Egypt) scores, assisted by H. Hassan.
  23. 70'Attempt missed. L. Martínez (Argentina), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  24. 73'Substitution, Egypt: M. Trézéguet comes on for H. Hassan.
  25. 73'Substitution, Argentina: G. Montiel comes on for N. Molina.
  26. 74'Attempt blocked. L. Martínez (Argentina), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.14.
  27. 75'Attempt missed. L. Martínez (Argentina), right-footed shot. xG 0.17.
  28. 77'Attempt missed. M. Trézéguet (Egypt), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  29. 78'Attempt blocked. L. Messi (Argentina), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  30. 79'Goal! Argentina 1-2 Egypt. C. Romero (Argentina) scores, assisted by L. Messi.
  31. 80'Substitution, Egypt: O. Marmoush comes on for M. Ziko.
  32. 82'Attempt missed. L. Martínez (Argentina), header. xG 0.14.
  33. 83'Goal! Argentina 2-2 Egypt. L. Messi (Argentina) scores, assisted by G. Montiel.
  34. 90'Yellow card for H. Hassan (Egypt) for argument.
  35. 90'7 minutes of added time.
  36. 90+2'Goal! Argentina 3-2 Egypt. E. Fernández (Argentina) scores, assisted by L. Martínez.
  37. 90+2'Attempt missed. M. Trézéguet (Egypt), header. xG 0.09.
  38. 90+3'Yellow card for M. Shobeir (Egypt) for argument.
  39. 90+4'Yellow card for H. Fathy (Egypt) for argument.
  40. 90+5'Substitution, Argentina: N. Otamendi comes on for C. Romero.
  41. 90+5'Substitution, Argentina: F. Medina comes on for J. Álvarez.
  42. 90+6'Substitution, Egypt: Zizo comes on for M. Lasheen.
  43. 90+8'Yellow card for M. Attia (Egypt) for foul.
  44. 90'Full-time. Argentina 3-2 Egypt.
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