Argentina defeats Egypt in World Cup while Switzerland stuns Colombia in penalty kicks
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Argentina defeated Egypt 3-2 in their Round of 16 match, while Switzerland stunned Colombia 4-3 in penalty kicks to advance to the quarterfinals in the World Cup.
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ATLANTA (AP) — Lionel Messi did it yet again at this year’s World Cup. The Argentina great scored another goal — his eighth of the tournament — and led his team to an improbable 3-2 victory over Egypt on Tuesday despite trailing by two with only 11 minutes of regulation time to play.
ATLANTA (AP) — Enzo Fernandez scored in stoppage time to give Argentina an incredible 3-2 win over Egypt and a spot in the World Cup quarterfinals on Tuesday. The defending champions had trailed 2-0 after goals from Yasser Ibrahim and and Mostafa Zico at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — Argentina is through to the World Cup quarterfinals after one of the most remarkable comebacks, scoring three late unanswered goals to defeat Egypt 3-2 in a rollicking Round of 16 contest in Atlanta on Tuesday.
ATLANTA (AP) — Enzo Fernandez scored in stoppage time to give Argentina an incredible 3-2 win over Egypt and a spot in the World Cup quarterfinals on Tuesday. The defending champions had trailed 2-0 after goals from Yasser Ibrahim and and Mostafa Zico at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Enzo Fernandez scored in stoppage time to give Argentina an incredible 3-2 win over Egypt and a spot in the World Cup quarterfinals on Tuesday. The defending champions had trailed 2-0 after goals from Yasser Ibrahim and and Mostafa Zico at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Defending champion Argentina scored three times after the 78th minute, fueling a ferocious comeback in a 3-2 win over Egypt in the round of 16 World Cup match on Tuesday afternoon in Atlanta.
The Argentina great scored another goal — his eighth of the tournament — and led his team to victory despite trailing by two with only 11 minutes of regulation time to play.
Egypt was leading late, up 2-0. The Argentinians looked beaten. But they fought and fought and fought. Scoring one goal, then another to equalize. And, finally, a third to advance to the quarterfinal.
Lionel Messi helped Argentina avoid a major upset, scoring one of three second-half goals to rally past Egypt on Tuesday in the World Cup's Round of 16.
ATLANTA >> Lionel Messi inspired Argentina to a remarkable World Cup comeback as they came from two goals down to beat Egypt 3-2 in a dramatic last-16 game today.
Argentina survive an almighty scare before delivering a scarcely believable second-half comeback to break Egypt hearts and reach the quarter-finals of the 2026 World Cup.
