Enzo Fernandez scored in stoppage time to give Argentina an incredible 3-2 win over Egypt and a spot in the World Cup quarterfinals on Tuesday in Atlanta.
Defending champs avoid massive upset by scoring 3 late goals
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Enzo Fernandez scored in stoppage time to give Argentina an incredible 3-2 win over Egypt and a spot in the World Cup quarterfinals on Tuesday in Atlanta.
The defending champions had trailed 2-0 after goals from Yasser Ibrahim and and Mostafa Zico at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. But Argentina got two late goals in four minutes from Cristian Romero and Lionel Messi to get back in the game.
Messi also missed a chance in the first half when his penalty was saved by Egypt goalkeeper Mostafa Shobeir. He also hit the post when the score was 1-0.
It was Messi’s eighth goal of this World Cup tourney – which has him in the lead for the Golden Boot – and his 21st career World Cup goal.
Messi has now scored in a record nine consecutive World Cup matches, dating back to Argentina’s title run in 2022.
The goal gave Messi a two-goal lead over Mbappe on the all-time World Cup goal leaderboard.
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