Completed 2026 World Cup · Round of 16

Argentina 3–2 Egypt: match result

Match 95 · Round of 16July 7, 2026

Argentina3

Cristian Romero79'
Lionel Messi83'
Enzo Fernández90'+2'

3–2

Argentina won in normal time

Egypt2

Yasser Ibrahim15'
Mostafa Zico67'

63.6%Possession36.4%

19Shots5

7On target2

Atlanta StadiumAtlantaFT

Attendance68,239

RefereeFrancois Letexier

ARG4-1-3-2

EGY4-4-2

Result statusFull time

Match intelligence

What separated the teams

01 · Finishing

Argentina had the scoring edge

15.8%Goal conversion40.0%

02 · Territory

Argentina controlled more of the ball

63.6%Possession36.4%

03 · Discipline

Argentina carried the lighter card load

0Cards (red counts double)4

Straight from the completed match report — no xG, tracking or player ratings.

Team comparison

Complete performance breakdown

ARGEGY

Attacking output

Volume, accuracy and finishing from the recorded attempts.

19Attempts5

7On target2

4Blocked shots1

36.8%Shot accuracy40.0%

15.8%Goal conversion40.0%

Goals divided by attempts

Possession & passing

Control, circulation and progression of the ball.

63.6%Possession36.4%

541Passes completed287

90%Pass accuracy80%

8Crosses completed2

18Long balls completed13

Defensive work

Interventions made without treating workload as quality by itself.

0Saves4

15Tackles won7

80%Tackle success40%

7Interceptions9

14Clearances44

Discipline & pressure

Fouls, cards, offsides and set-piece pressure.

13Fouls committed11

3Offsides0

0Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

6Corners1

Player leaders

Who led the recorded actions

Goals

Cristian Romero

Enzo Fernández

Lionel Messi

Assists

Lautaro Martínez

Gonzalo Montiel

Lionel Messi

Shots

Lionel Messi

On target

Lionel Messi

Fouls won

Mohamed Salah

Saves

Mostafa Shoubir

Minute by minute

Everything that happened, in order

Goals, cards, penalties and substitutions as recorded.

G Goal! CardP Penalty↕ Substitution

Argentina3 goals·0 cards·5 changes

Egypt2 goals·4 cards·4 changes

Key events

Goals, cards and penalties

15'
Yasser IbrahimGoal - Header
Header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner
Assist Marawan Attia · Marwan Attia with a cross following a corner
21'
Lionel MessiPenalty - Saved
Penalty saved. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner by Mostafa Shobeir (Egypt)
67'
Mostafa ZicoGoal
Right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal
Assist Haissem Hassan · following a fast break
79'
Cristian RomeroGoal - Header
Header from the centre of the box to the top right corner
Assist Lionel Messi · with a cross
83'
Lionel MessiGoal
Left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal
Assist Gonzalo Montiel ·
90'+2'
Enzo FernándezGoal - Header
Header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner
Assist Lautaro Martínez · with a cross following a fast break
90'+3'
Mostafa ShoubirYellow Card
Mostafa Shobeir (Egypt) is shown the yellow card
90'+4'
Hamdy FathyYellow Card
Hamdi Fathy (Egypt) is shown the yellow card
90'+8'
Marawan AttiaYellow Card
Marwan Attia (Egypt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul
90'+12'
Haissem HassanYellow Card
Is shown the yellow card

Lineup & influence

Argentina

4-1-3-2Lionel Scaloni

Confirmed XI

LowerHigher↑ Attacking

Emiliano Martínez

ARG · #23 · Goalkeeper

Starter

Involvement48%

0Saves

2Conceded

0Shots faced

0Fouls

0Yellow

Influence model uses assigned role plus real ESPN involvement, not fabricated tracking coordinates.

Impact changes

5 used

Tournament path

How both teams reached this match

Argentina

5W · 0D · 0L · 14–5

M19 · GroupALGW 3–0

M41 · GroupAUTW 2–0

M71 · GroupJORW 3–1

M87 · Round of 32CPVW 3–2

M95 · Round of 16EGYW 3–2

Egypt

1W · 3D · 1L · 8–7

M14 · GroupBELD 1–1

M40 · GroupNZLW 3–1

M65 · GroupIRND 1–1

M86 · Round of 32AUSD 1–1

M95 · Round of 16ARGL 2–3

All-time World Cup meetings

Argentina vs Egypt, across editions

1ARG wins

0Draws

0EGY wins

1meetings

3–2goal balance

1knockout meetings

2026Argentina 3–2 EgyptRound of 16

Source: ESPN completed match report, retrieved Aug 18, 2026. Derived percentages are calculated from the displayed source values; missing fields are omitted rather than estimated.

Adjacent archive results

Nearby matches

Match 94 · Round of 16USA 1–4 Belgium Match 96 · Round of 16Switzerland 0–0 Colombia

Archived match data: ESPN completed match report. Tournament context cross-checked against FIFA sources listed in the dataset.

Key events

Goals, cards and penalties

15'
Yasser IbrahimGoal - Header
Header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner
Assist Marawan Attia · Marwan Attia with a cross following a corner
21'
Lionel MessiPenalty - Saved
Penalty saved. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner by Mostafa Shobeir (Egypt)
67'
Mostafa ZicoGoal
Right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal
Assist Haissem Hassan · following a fast break
79'
Cristian RomeroGoal - Header
Header from the centre of the box to the top right corner
Assist Lionel Messi · with a cross
83'
Lionel MessiGoal
Left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal
Assist Gonzalo Montiel ·
90'+2'
Enzo FernándezGoal - Header
Header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner
Assist Lautaro Martínez · with a cross following a fast break
90'+3'
Mostafa ShoubirYellow Card
Mostafa Shobeir (Egypt) is shown the yellow card
90'+4'
Hamdy FathyYellow Card
Hamdi Fathy (Egypt) is shown the yellow card
90'+8'
Marawan AttiaYellow Card
Marwan Attia (Egypt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul
90'+12'
Haissem HassanYellow Card
Is shown the yellow card