Argentina 3-2 Egypt — World Cup 2026, 7 Jul 2026
Argentina beat Egypt 3-2 in the World Cup 2026 Round of 16 on 7 July 2026 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta. Lionel Messi, Cristian Romero and Enzo Fernández scored for Argentina; Y. Ibrahim and M. Ziko for Egypt. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below.
· kickoff·Mercedes-Benz Stadium · Atlanta·Match Finished
Match timeline
- -5'Argument
- 0-115'assist: M. Attia
- 21'Missed Penalty
- Half-time0-1
- 46'
- 59'VARGoal cancelled
- 66'
- 66'
- 0-267'assist: Haissem Hassan
- 73'
- 73'
- 1-279'assist: Lionel Messi
- 80'out: O. Marmoush
- 2-283'assist: Gonzalo Montiel
- 3-290'assist: L. Martinez
- 90+3'Argument
- 90+4'Argument
- 90+5'
- 90+5'
- 90+6'out: Zizo
- 90+8'Foul
- Full-time3-2
Player ratings
9.2
Top rated
Argentina
- 9.2Lionel MessiF
- 8.2Leandro ParedesM
- 8.0Enzo FernándezM
- 7.6Cristian RomeroD
- 7.2Lautaro MartínezF
- 7.0Lisandro MartínezD
- 6.9Gonzalo MontielD
- 6.9Julián ÁlvarezF
- 6.6Nicolás GonzálezF
- 6.6Rodrigo De PaulM
- 6.5Nicolás TagliaficoD
- 6.5Alexis Mac AllisterM
- 6.3Nahuel MolinaD
- 6.0Emiliano MartínezG
Egypt
- 7.7Mostafa ZikoF
- 7.5Mostafa ShobeirG
- 7.2Yasser IbrahimD
- 6.9Rami RabiaD
- 6.9Mohamed SalahF
- 6.7Marwan AttiaM
- 6.7Mohanad LasheenM
- 6.6Haissem HassanM
- 6.5Mahmoud TrézéguetF
- 6.5Emam AshourM
- 6.3Hamdy FathyM
- 6.3Karim HafezD
- 6.3Omar MarmoushF
- 5.6Mohamed HanyD
Line-ups
Substitutes
Substitutes
- 22L. Martinez66'F7.2
- 19Nicolás Otamendi90+5'D
- 11Giovani Lo CelsoM
- 1Juan MussoG
- 4Gonzalo Montiel73'D6.9
- 14Exequiel PalaciosM
- 16Thiago AlmadaM
- 25Facundo Medina90+5'D
- 2Marcos SenesiD
- 15Nicolás González66'F6.6
- 12Gerónimo RulliG
- 21José LópezF
- 8Valentín BarcoM
- 17Giuliano SimeoneF
- 18Nicolás PazF
Substitutes
- 18N. DungaM
- 7Trezeguet73'F6.5
- 1M. El ShenawyG
- 14H. Fathy46'M6.3
- 16E. M. SolimanG
- 25Zizo90+6'F
- 21M. SaberM
- 20I. AdelF
- 22O. Marmoush80'F6.3
- 4H. AbdelmaguidD
- 24T. AlaaD
- 26M. Alaa
- 9H. AbdelkarimF
Team statistics
Argentina
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lionel Messi | 90 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 9.2 |
| Leandro Paredes | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 8.2 |
| Enzo Fernández | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | 8.0 |
| Cristian Romero | 89 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 7.6 |
| Lautaro Martínez | 24 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Lisandro Martínez | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 4 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Gonzalo Montiel | 17 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Julián Álvarez | 89 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Nicolás González | 24 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Rodrigo De Paul | 66 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Nicolás Tagliafico | 66 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Alexis Mac Allister | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | – | 6.5 |
| Nahuel Molina | 73 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 6.3 |
| Emiliano Martínez | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.0 |
Egypt
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mostafa Ziko | 80 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.7 |
| Mostafa Shobeir | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.5 |
| Yasser Ibrahim | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Rami Rabia | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | – | 6.9 |
| Mohamed Salah | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 6.9 |
| Marwan Attia | 90 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Mohanad Lasheen | 89 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Haissem Hassan | 73 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6.6 |
| Mahmoud Trézéguet | 17 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Emam Ashour | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Hamdy Fathy | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | – | 6.3 |
| Karim Hafez | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 6.3 |
| Omar Marmoush | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Mohamed Hany | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5.6 |
Before and after
Argentina
- Previous: Argentina 3-2 Cape Verde Islands, 3 Jul 2026 · World Cup 2026
- Next: Argentina 3-1 Switzerland, 12 Jul 2026 · World Cup 2026
Egypt
- Previous: Australia 1-1 Egypt, 3 Jul 2026 · World Cup 2026
Data updated