Saturday , 18 July 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
29% 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+
12/1
■ 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' The game is set. Egypt kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Argentina is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Lionel Scaloni might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' Egypt is taking the lead after the goal scored by Yasser Ibrahim on 15.
  • 20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Argentina that had 30 games and scored 58 goals.
  • 25' Lionel Messi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 15 goals to his name this season.
  • 30' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 35' Argentina have won 58 goals from 30 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 45' Mohamed Hany has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
  • 46' A tactical swap from Egypt — Hamdy Fathy on, Emam Ashour off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 56' The 33-year-old Emiliano Martinez has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 58' GOAL! Mostafa Ziko scores on 58.
  • 61' Mostafa Ziko catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 61.
  • 66' A tactical swap from Argentina — Nicolas Gonzalez on, Nicolas Tagliafico off on 66 minutes.
  • 67' A stunning finish from Mostafa Ziko — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 72' Egypt come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 73' The crowd applauds Nahuel Molina as he leaves the pitch. Gonzalo Montiel steps in for Argentina.
  • 78' The travelling Egypt supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 79' What a strike from Christian Romero! The score is 1-3.
  • 80' The whistle greets Mostafa Ziko as he departs to be replaced by Omar Marmoush.
  • 83' Lionel Messi is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 15 goals this season for the .
  • 84' GOAL! Lionel Messi scores on 84.
  • 89' Argentina are deployed in a 4-1-3-2 today, looking to exploit space against Egypt's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 90' Hamdy Fathy picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' Another substitution for Argentina to replace Christian Romero by Nicolas Otamendi on 90 minute.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Argentina to claim maximum points.

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.