Atlanta —
Argentina is through to the World Cup quarterfinals after one of the most remarkable comebacks, scoring three late unanswered goals to defeat Egypt 3-2 in a rollicking Round of 16 contest in Atlanta on Tuesday.
The defending world champion was not going to go quietly.
The shock of the tournament appeared to be in the 55th minute when Egypt broke away down the field and buried what appeared to be a second goal. However, the video assistant referee (VAR) flagged a foul in the buildup and waved the goal off, stripping the Egyptians of a commanding two-goal advantage and handing the world champions a massive reprieve.
Haissem Hassan had made a winding run down the Argentine right before finding Egypt star Mohamed Salah. The former Liverpool winger then picked out Mostafa Zico, who finished ably. But the play was ruled out for a foul by Marawan Attia on Lisandro Martínez at the other side of the pitch just as the Egyptians broke away.
