Published on
07/07/2026 - 23:00 GMT+2
The day after Cristiano Ronaldo’s World Cup farewell, Lionel Messi’s Argentina were pushed to the limit by a fearless Egypt side that came close to producing what would have been the biggest shock of the tournament so far.
In the first ever meeting between the two countries at a World Cup, it was the Egyptians who took the lead on 15 minutes, with Yasser Ibrahim heading home.
Argentina had a golden opportunity to draw level shortly after, but Egyptian goalkeeper Mostafa Shobeir saved a Messi penalty, with the Argentine wasting his second spot-kick of the tournament. The star forward also struck the woodwork before the interval, but Lionel Scaloni’s men went into halftime behind.
