Argentina miraculously saved themselves and reached the quarterfinals of the World Cup!

2026-07-07 21:08 © ZUMAPRESS.com

In the World Football Championship, the matches of the Round of 16 took place.

In one of them, Argentina faced the national team of Egypt.

The match was won by the Argentinians with a score of 3:2.

In the 15th minute, the Egyptians took the lead with Yasser Ibrahim.

In the 67th minute, the score was doubled for the Africans by Mostafa Ziko.

In the 79th minute, the world champions narrowed the score with Christian Romero.

In the 83rd minute, Lionel Messi equalized the score.

L. Messi scored his eighth goal in this tournament and is the leading scorer of the World Championship.

He also marked nine consecutive matches in this tournament.

In the 90+3 minute, the victory for the Argentine national team was secured by Enzo Fernández.

Argentina will meet the winner of the Switzerland and Colombia match in the quarterfinals.