Sunday , 23 August 2026

Argentina vs Egypt, Worldcup 2026 LAST 16

FIFA World Cup · 2026
Argentina
3 – 2
Full Time
Egypt
Tue 7 Jul 2026 · 16:00 UTC Mercedes-Benz Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 15' Yasser Ibrahim
0–2 67' Mostafa Ziko
Christian Romero 79' 1–2
Lionel Messi 83' 2–2
Enzo Fernandez 90+2' 3–2
Y 61' Mostafa Ziko
Y 90' Hamdy Fathy
Y 90' Oufa Shobeir
Y 90' Marwan Attia

Overview

Match Preview

Argentina vs Egypt — Worldcup at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

  • Argentina 3 games · 9 pts (2026/26)
  • Egypt 3 games · 5 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Francois Letexier
  • Assistant 1 Cyril Mugnier
  • Assistant 2 Mehdi Rahmouni
19 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 6.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
Argentina 1 games · Avg 5.0 goals Egypt
Last 5 meetings
2026-07-07 Argentina 3–2 Egypt

Recent Form

Argentina
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Jul Egypt H 3–2 W
03 Jul Cape Verde Islands H 3–2 W
28 Jun Jordan A 3–1 W
22 Jun Austria H 2–0 W
17 Jun Algeria H 3–0 W
18 Dec France H 7–5 W
Egypt
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Jul Argentina A 2–3 L
03 Jul Australia A 5–3 W
27 Jun Iran H 1–1 D
22 Jun New Zealand A 3–1 W
15 Jun Belgium A 1–1 D
25 Jun Saudi Arabia A 1–2 L

Season Stats

Argentina Egypt
#37 Position #26
9 Points 5
3 Played 3
3 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 2 / 0
8 Scored 5
1 Conceded 3
+7 GD +2
3.00 PPG 1.67
100% Win % 33%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Argentina this season
0% Clean Sheets
Egypt this season

Argentina are 37th (9 pts). Egypt are 26th (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Argentina
0-15
1/1
16-30
3/–
31-45
2/–
46-60
1/3
61-75
–/2
76+
12/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Egypt
0-15
3/2
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
2/–
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Argentina
Lionel Messi 8 G 4 A
Lautaro Martinez 3 G 1 A
Egypt
Mostafa Ziko 2 G 1 A
Emam Ashour 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Argentina vs Egypt — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Yasser Ibrahim suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' Magnificent from Yasser Ibrahim! That is 1 goals in 5 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 20' Trezeguet has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 25' A quiet spell here at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Egypt seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 30' Argentina are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Egypt backline.
  • 35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 40' The energy levels are beginning to show. Hossam Hassan might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 45' It looks surprising Argentina does not make any changes. Emiliano Martinez has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Hamdy Fathy. He replaces Emam Ashour on 46 minute.
  • 51' Over 51 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 56' named a 4-1-3-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 58' Goal! Mostafa Ziko scores his 2 goal in 9 matches.
  • 61' That looks like a foul for a card for Mostafa Ziko.
  • 66' Another substitution for Argentina to replace Nicolas Tagliafico by Nicolas Gonzalez on 66 minute.
  • 67' The Egypt Mostafa Ziko breaks the deadlock on 67 minutes. 0-3!
  • 72' It’s high time Hossam Hassan made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 73' Gonzalo Montiel is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nahuel Molina at the 73 minute mark.
  • 78' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 79' Assisted by Lionel Messi with the perfectly-timed delivery and Christian Romero makes no mistake. 1-3!
  • 80' A change in the Egypt ranks — Mostafa Ziko exits the field as Omar Marmoush enters on 80.
  • 83' Lionel Messi adds to his 15 season tally! Argentina lead 2-3 — and this changes everything.
  • 84' Goal! Lionel Messi scores his 241 goal in 513 matches.
  • 89' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 90' Hamdy Fathy catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
  • 90' It is a substitution in Argentina team. Christian Romero is replaced by Nicolas Otamendi on 90 minute.
  • 3-2 the final result. Egypt will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Argentina Lineups

4-1-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lionel Scaloni

Egypt Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hossam Hassan

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.52 Argentina xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.28 Egypt xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Argentina62% Draw20% Egypt18%
Actual: Argentina win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.8
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 72%
28%
± 3.5 51%
49%
± 4.5 33%
67%

Double Chance

Argentina or Draw
82%
Draw or Egypt
38%
Argentina or Egypt
80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Argentina47% Draw37% Egypt16%
Actual: Egypt win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 1
8%
3 – 1
7.3%
2 – 0
7.2%
3 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
5.6%
1 – 0
5.4%
3 – 2
Actual
4 – 1
4.6%
1 – 2
4.5%
4 – 0
3.7%
0 – 0
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Argentina

Handicap Argentina covers Push Egypt covers
-2.5 24% — 76%
-2 24% 18% 57%
-1.5 43% — 57%
-1 43% 20% 37%
-0.5 63% — 37%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 10% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Argentina keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Egypt keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.