Enzo Fernández doesn’t just score goals. He scores historically significant ones in stoppage time while his team is supposed to be losing. The Argentina midfielder buried the 3,000th goal in men’s World Cup history on July 7, completing a jaw-dropping 3-2 comeback against Egypt in the Round of 16 and sending Argentina into the quarterfinals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The tournament, co-hosted by Canada, Mexico, and the United States, has now whittled its expanded 48-team field down to a final eight.
The comeback that made history
Argentina trailed 2-0 after 79 minutes. Then Cristian Romero pulled one back. Lionel Messi converted a penalty to equalize. And Fernández finished the job in stoppage time with the goal that pushed men’s World Cup history past the 3,000-goal mark.
The eight quarterfinalists are now set: Argentina, France, Morocco, England, Spain, Belgium, Norway, and Switzerland. Matches are scheduled between July 9 and 11, with the tournament’s final set for July 19.
