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.
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.
More from this competition: World Cup 2026 fixtures, results and table.