Argentina Stages Comeback to Defeat Egypt in World Cup
In a thrilling World Cup match, Argentina rallied from a two-goal deficit to eliminate Egypt. Yasser Ibrahim opened the scoring for Egypt in the 15th minute with a powerful header from Marwan Attia's cross.
Argentina was awarded a penalty after a foul on Nicola Tagliafico, but Lionel Messi's spot-kick was expertly saved by Egypt's goalkeeper Mostafa Shobeir. Egypt doubled their lead with Mostafa Zico's goal, which was confirmed after a VAR review.
Argentina mounted a comeback, scoring twice in four minutes with Christian Romero heading in Messi's cross in the 79th minute, followed by Messi equalizing with a half-volley in the 83rd minute. Enzo Fernandez then scored the winning goal with a header in stoppage time, securing Argentina's place in the quarter-finals, where they will face either Colombia or Switzerland.
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