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Argentina makes a miracle in extra time! Egypt's dream of advancing to the World Cup ends
Argentina pulls off a second-half miracle against Egypt. The World Champions defeat Egypt 3-2 and book their place in the quarterfinals.
Egypt took the lead in the 15th minute. After a cross from Marwan Atia into the area, Yaser Ibrahim broke free of Lisandro Martinez and with a precise header sent the ball into the net.
Just three minutes later, Argentina had the perfect chance to equalize. After a foul by Haisem Hasan on Nicolas Tagliafico, the referee awarded a penalty, but Lionel Messi was stopped by goalkeeper Mostafa Shobeir, who spectacularly saved the Argentine captain's shot.
Shobeir became the protagonist again in the 39th minute, when he made another decisive save, stopping Julian Alvarez from close range. The first half ended with a minimal 1-0 advantage for Egypt.
At the start of the second half, Egypt thought they had doubled their lead. In the 58th minute, Mostafa Zico sent the ball into the net after a well-constructed move and an assist from Mohamed Salah, but after a VAR review, the referee disallowed the goal for a foul by Marwan Atia on Lisandro Martinez during the action.
However, the "Pharaohs" did not give up. In the 68th minute, after a quick counterattack and an assist from Haisem Hasan, Mostafa Zico scored again, this time with a goal from close range, giving Egypt a 2-0 lead.
Argentina responded in the final quarter of the match. In the 79th minute, Cristian Romero narrowed the gap with a header from a Lionel Messi cross.
Four minutes later, it was Messi himself who restored parity. The Argentine striker made it 2-2 with a precise left-footed shot from inside the area.
Thus, Messi becomes the first footballer to miss two consecutive penalties in the same World Cup edition, and here the lottery of the penalty shootout after extra time is excluded.
But not only that, the Argentine has reached the quota of 4 missed penalties in world championships, where in this case we are dealing with a negative record as in this case he is the first footballer to achieve something like this.
As the game headed into extra time, Argentina struck again. In the second minute of extra time, Lautaro Martinez crossed perfectly, and Enzo Fernandez headed in the winning goal. The Egyptians protested, claiming a foul on Mohamed Salah at the start of the action, but the referee ruled the goal legal and sent off a member of the Egyptian coaching staff for protesting.
With this dramatic 3-2 victory, Argentina advances to the quarterfinals, where they will face the winner of the Switzerland-Colombia match.
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