Lionel Messi’s Argentina regarded out of the 2026 World Cup for lengthy stretches, trailing Egypt 2-0 with ten minutes to go earlier than an unbelievable late rally sealed a 3-2 comeback win, to safe a spot within the quarterfinals.
Cristian Romero pulled one again, Messi leveled it at 2-2 with a objective that additionally matched Guillermo Stabile’s 96-year-old Argentina file of eight objectives in a single World Cup, and Enzo Fernandez accomplished the turnaround in stoppage time to ship Argentina by way of to the quarterfinals.
Talking with TyC Sports activities after the match, Messi mirrored on the problem of the comeback and the character of the squad. “I’m joyful we made it by way of and with the best way we did it. We knew it was going to be powerful. We suffered once more, however that is the World Cup. Each recreation is like this as a result of every thing is so evenly matched. It isn’t straightforward to come back again from 2-0 down, however as I all the time say, this crew by no means offers up. We hold preventing till the very finish,” Messi mentioned.
“We had been lucky to get Cuti’s objective early within the second half. There was nonetheless loads of time, and we managed to show it round earlier than the ultimate whistle. What this crew did on this knockout match is unbelievable. I’m very joyful that our followers can hold having fun with this journey and what we’re doing. Hopefully we will hold going,” he added.
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