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⚽ Football World Cup Round of 16

Argentina

Full Time
3 : 2

Mercedes-Benz Stadium · Atlanta

Egypt

The story

What happened

Ninety minutes on the pitch — goals scored, cards shown, subs that turn the game, and the moments that decide it.

By the numbers

Stats that matter

7 Shots on Goal 2
8 Shots off Goal 3
19 Total Shots 5
4 Blocked Shots 1
11 Shots insidebox 4
8 Shots outsidebox 1
13 Fouls 11
6 Corner Kicks 1
3 Offsides 0
64% Ball Possession 36%
0 Yellow Cards 4
- Red Cards -
0 Goalkeeper Saves 4
602 Total passes 349
541 Passes accurate 287
90% Passes % 82%
2.84 expected_goals 0.89
-0.34 goals_prevented -0.34
Team sheets

Lineups

Argentina 4-1-3-2 · Lionel Scaloni

Substitutes

Egypt 4-4-2 · Hossam Hassan

Substitutes

Discipline

Cards (4)

-5' Yellow Card
Haissem Hassan Egypt
90+8' Yellow Card
Marwan Attia Egypt
90+4' Yellow Card
Hamdy Fathy Egypt
90+3' Yellow Card
Mostafa Shobeir Egypt
How it unfolded

Match timeline

-5'
Yellow Card

Egypt · Haissem Hassan

15'
Goal

Egypt · Y. Ibrahim (assist: M. Attia)

21'
Missed Penalty

Argentina · Lionel Messi

46'
Substitution

Egypt: H. Fathy → E. Ashour

59'
Goal cancelled

Egypt · Mostafa Ziko

66'
Substitution

Argentina: N. Gonzalez → N. Tagliafico

66'
Substitution

Argentina: L. Martinez → R. de Paul

67'
Goal

Egypt · M. Ziko (assist: H. Hassan)

73'
Substitution

Argentina: G. Montiel → N. Molina

73'
Substitution

Egypt: Trezeguet → H. Hassan

79'
Goal

Argentina · C. Romero (assist: L. Messi)

80'
Substitution

Egypt: O. Marmoush → M. Ziko

83'
Goal

Argentina · L. Messi (assist: G. Montiel)

90+8'
Yellow Card

Egypt · Marwan Attia

90+4'
Yellow Card

Egypt · Hamdy Fathy

90+3'
Yellow Card

Egypt · Mostafa Shobeir

90+5'
Substitution

Argentina: N. Otamendi → C. Romero

90+5'
Substitution

Argentina: F. Medina → J. Alvarez

90+6'
Substitution

Egypt: Zizo → M. Lasheen

90'
Goal

Argentina · E. Fernandez (assist: L. Martinez)