Argentina survive huge World Cup scare to beat Egypt in five-goal thriller

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleArgentina staged a remarkable comeback in their World Cup last-16 match against Egypt, overturning a two-goal deficit to secure a 3-2 victory in Atlanta. Egypt initially took a shock 2-0 lead with goals from Yasser Ibrahim and Zico, despite Lionel Messi missing a penalty for Argentina earlier in the game. Lionel Messi played a pivotal role in inspiring the champions' recovery, scoring the equaliser after Cristian Romero had pulled one back with a bullet header. The dramatic winning goal came in stoppage time when Enzo Fernandez headed home from a cross by Lautaro Martinez, sealing Argentina's progression. With this thrilling win, Argentina have advanced to the quarter-finals of the World Cup, where they will face either Switzerland or Colombia. In fullArgentina v Egypt LIVE: Lionel Messi in tears after historic comeback salvages World Cup hopes in thrilling last 16 tieMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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