Argentina vs Egypt match stats & report

3–2 Full time

World Cup · Round of 16 · Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia · Ref François Letexier, France

Argentina stats & fixtures · Egypt stats & fixtures

Argentina beat Egypt 3–2 in the World Cup (Round of 16) on 7 July 2026. Expected goals finished 2.84–0.89. Argentina had 64% of the ball.

Argentina vs Egypt match statistics

ArgentinaEgypt

64% Ball possession 36%
2.84 Expected goals (xG) 0.89
19 Total shots 5
7 Shots on target 2
8 Shots off target 3
4 Blocked shots 1
11 Shots inside the box 4
6 Corners 1
13 Fouls 11
3 Offsides 0
0 Yellow cards 4
602 Passes 349
90% Pass accuracy 82%
0 Goalkeeper saves 4

Goals and cards

-5' Yellow card H. Hassan Egypt
15' Goal Yasser Ibrahim (assist Marwan Attia) Egypt
21' Penalty missed L. Messi Argentina
67' Goal Mostafa Ziko (assist H. Hassan) Egypt
79' Goal C. Romero (assist L. Messi) Argentina
83' Goal L. Messi (assist G. Montiel) Argentina
90' Goal E. Fernandez (assist L. Martinez) Argentina
90+3' Yellow card Mostafa Shobeir Egypt
90+4' Yellow card Hamdi Fathy Egypt
90+8' Yellow card Marwan Attia Egypt

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Argentina

Confirmed 4-1-3-2 Lionel Scaloni

23 E. Martinez

3 N. Tagliafico 6 Lisandro Martínez 13 C. Romero 26 N. Molina

5 L. Paredes

24 E. Fernandez 20 A. Mac Allister 7 R. de Paul

9 J. Alvarez 10 L. Messi

Bench G. Rulli , J. Musso , N. Otamendi , E. Palacios , G. Montiel , N. González , G. Simeone , G. Lo Celso , L. Martinez , M. Senesi , F. Medina , T. Almada , J. Lopez , V. Barco , N. Paz

Egypt

Confirmed 4-4-2 Hossam Hassan

23 Mostafa Shobeir

15 Karim Hafez 5 Rami Rabia 2 Yasser Ibrahim 3 Mohamed Hany

8 Emam Ashour 19 Marwan Attia 17 Mohanad Lasheen 12 H. Hassan

11 Mostafa Ziko 10 Mohamed Salah

Bench M. Alaa , Mohamed El Shenawy , Al Mahdi Soliman , Trézéguet , Ibrahim Adel , Mahmoud Saber , Tarek Alaa , H. Abdelkarim , Zizo , Hamdi Fathy , Omar Marmoush , Nabil Emad Dunga , Hossam Abdelmaguid

Out and doubtful

Ahmed Abou El Fotouh Egypt Out — Hamstring Muscle Injury
Mohamed Abdelmonem Egypt Out — Ankle Problems

Only confirmed absences move the numbers. Doubts are listed so you can judge them yourself.

Form guide

Argentina at home

8–2–0 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.9 per game
Conceded: 0.4 per game
Clean sheets: 7 / 10
Corners: 4.6 per game
Shots on target: 7.4 per game

28% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Egypt away

3–3–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.6 per game
Conceded: 1.0 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 2.4 per game
Shots on target: 4.0 per game

19% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.