Argentine footballers advanced to the World Cup quarterfinals on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, defeating Egypt 3:2 in the round of 16 in Atlanta. The defending champions were trailing 0:2, but scored three goals in the final thirteen minutes of the match and stayed in contention for another title. STVR (Spravy) ↗
Egypt took the lead in the 15th minute following a short corner kick. After a subsequent cross to the far post, Ibrahim scored with a header. Argentina later came close to elimination, with their opponent leading by two goals. The turnaround began in the 79th minute with a goal from Cristian Romero. Lionel Messi, who had earlier missed a penalty, was involved in the decisive phase of the match and, according to available information, was credited with an assist on Romero's goal. hnonline.sk ↗
Argentina ultimately turned the result around to 3:2, and according to one source, this was the latest comeback from a two-goal deficit in World Cup history, not counting extra time. When Egypt led 2:0, Argentina's chances of winning were reportedly only 0.6 percent. The match was also watched as a duel between teams led by prominent figures, Lionel Messi and Mohamed Salah. sport.sk ↗
Argentina's advancement means that the complete lineup of the 2026 World Cup quarterfinals is now known. However, according to pre-match assessments, the defending champion needs to improve its performance if it wants to avoid another upset and continue its effort to win another world title. sport.sk ↗
Argentina advances to World Cup quarterfinals after comeback against Egypt
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Argentína otočila duel s Egyptom a postúpila
teraz.sk
| 20:20 07.07.
Zloženie štvrťfinále je známe! Čakajú nás aj vypäté európske šlágre
sport.sk
| 01:13 08.07.
Argentínski futbalisti sa postarali o dokonalý obrat, Egypt premrhal dvojgólové vedenie
STVR (Spravy)
| 20:16 07.07.
Argentína vstala z mŕtvych a je stále v hre. Messi a spol. sa postarali o veľký obrat proti Egyptu
hnonline.sk
| 20:12 07.07.
Dokonalá otočka Argentíny. Bola už na pokraji vypadnutia, no Messi odčinil nepremenenú penaltu
sme.sk
| 20:05 07.07.
Argentína sa musí zlepšiť, pokiaľ nechce pripustiť ďalšie prekvapenie. Súboj Messiho so Salahom bude pamätný
SITA
| 12:15 07.07.
Šanca na triumf bola len 0,6 percenta. Argentína sa svojím obratom zapísala do histórie
sport.sk
| 22:56 07.07.
Obrovský škrt pre Švajčiarsko! Európanom bude proti Kolumbii chýbať najlepší strelec
sport.sk
| 21:41 07.07.
Lionel Messi nemá limity, proti Egyptu prekonal ďalší rekord. Také číslo nemal ani Maradona
sport.sk
| 21:15 07.07.
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