Match at a glance
ARG / EGY19Attempts5
7On target2
63.6%Possession36.4%
89.9%Pass accuracy82.2%
13Fouls committed11
0Yellow cards4
0Red cards0
6Corners1
Argentina 3–2 Egypt: 2026 World Cup match result
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Argentina won in normal time
- Cristian Romero79'
- Lionel Messi83'
- Enzo Fernández90'+2'
- Yasser Ibrahim15'
- Mostafa Zico67'
Match in one glance
ArgentinaEgyptGoalCard
Argentina
Egypt
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
How the lead moved
ARG EGY- 15'
Yasser Ibrahim1 EGY - 67'Mostafa Zico2 EGY
- 79'
Cristian Romero1 EGY - 83'Lionel Messilevel
- 92'Enzo Fernández1 ARG
Argentina led for the closing passage. Plotted from recorded goal times only — per-minute pressure is not in the source data.
Recorded standouts
Source actions, no ratings- 1
Lionel Messi 1 goal · 1 assist - 2
Enzo Fernández 1 goal · 1 on target - 3
Cristian Romero 1 goal · 1 on target - 4MZMostafa Zico 1 goal · 1 on target
- 5YIYasser Ibrahim 1 goal · 1 on target
What separated the teams
Finishing
Argentina had the scoring edge
15.8%Goal conversion40.0%
Territory
Argentina controlled more of the ball
63.6%Possession36.4%
Discipline
Argentina carried the lighter card load
0Cards (red counts double)4
Straight from the completed match report — no xG, tracking or player ratings.
Complete match timeline
ArgentinaEgyptGoalCardSubstitution
Argentina
Egypt
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
17 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′0 – 1Y. Ibrahim 15'
Second half
45′–90′2 – 1M. Zico 67' · C. Romero 79' · L. Messi 83'
Argentina
4-1-3-2
23
26Nahuel Molina
3Nicolás Tagliafico
5Leandro Paredes13Cristian RomeroLM
6Lisandro Martínez
7
20
9Listed formation · positions are schematic
Egypt
4-4-2MS
23Mostafa ShoubirMH
3Mohamed HanyKH
15Karim HafezYI
2Yasser IbrahimRR
5Ramy RabiaML
17Mohanad LashinHH
12Haissem HassanMA
19Marawan AttiaEA
8Emam AshourMZ
11Mostafa Zico
10Listed formation · positions are schematic
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Attendance68,239
RefereeFrancois Letexier
ARG4-1-3-2
EGY4-4-2
Result statusFull time
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
89.9%Pass accuracy82.2%
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
What separated the teams
Finishing
Argentina had the scoring edge
15.8%Goal conversion40.0%
Territory
Argentina controlled more of the ball
63.6%Possession36.4%
Discipline
Argentina carried the lighter card load
0Cards (red counts double)4
Straight from the completed match report — no xG, tracking or player ratings.
Recorded standouts
Source actions, no ratings- 1Lionel Messi 1 goal · 1 assist
- 2Enzo Fernández 1 goal · 1 on target
- 3Cristian Romero 1 goal · 1 on target
- 4MZMostafa Zico 1 goal · 1 on target
- 5YIYasser Ibrahim 1 goal · 1 on target
- 6
Lautaro Martínez 1 assist · 2 fouls won - 7HHHaissem Hassan 1 assist · 2 fouls won
- 8
Gonzalo Montiel 1 assist - 9MAMarawan Attia 1 assist
- 10MSMostafa Shoubir 4 saves · 1 fouls won
Player leaders
Who led the recorded actions
Decisive moments
5 eventsTournament path
How both teams reached this match
All-time World Cup meetings
Argentina vs Egypt, across editions
1ARG wins
0Draws
0EGY wins
1meetings
3–2goal balance
1knockout meetings
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.
Source: ESPN completed match report. Tournament context cross-checked against FIFA sources listed in the dataset.