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⚽ MATCH RESULT

FULL TIME
ARGENTINA
3 2
EGYPT
📍 VENUE: Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta ✦ REFEREE: François Letexier
▶ GOALS & CARDS
  • 2' 🟨 Yasser Ibrahim
  • 15' Yasser Ibrahim Header from a cross
  • 20' Lionel Messi Saved by goalkeeper Mostafa Shobeir
  • 45'
  • 58' Egypt goal (Zico) disallowed after VAR review for a foul in the build-up
  • 66'
  • 66'
  • 67' Mostafa Zico Counter-attack
  • 73'
  • 73'
  • 79' Cristian Romero Header from a Messi cross
  • 80'
  • 83' Lionel Messi
  • 90' Enzo Fernández Header from a Lautaro Martínez cross; the winner
  • 90'
  • 90'
  • 90'
  • 90' 🟨 Marwan Attia
▶ MATCH STATS
ARG 64% POSSESSION 36% EGY
ARG 19 SHOTS 5 EGY
ARG 7 SHOTS ON TARGET 2 EGY
ARG 13 FOULS 11 EGY
ARG 0 SAVES 4 EGY
ARG 0 RED CARDS 0 EGY
▶ LINE-UPS
ARGENTINA
STARTING XI
  1. GKEmiliano Martínez
  2. RBNahuel Molina
  3. CBCristian Romero
  4. CBLisandro Martínez
  5. LBNicolás Tagliafico
  6. DMLeandro Paredes
  7. CMRodrigo De Paul
  8. CMAlexis Mac Allister
  9. CMEnzo Fernández
  10. FWLionel Messi
  11. FWJulián Álvarez
SUBSTITUTES
  • Nicolás González▲ 66'
  • Lautaro Martínez▲ 66'
  • Gonzalo Montiel▲ 73'
  • Facundo Medina▲ 90'
  • Nicolás Otamendi▲ 90'
EGYPT
STARTING XI
  1. GKMostafa Shobeir
  2. RBYasser Ibrahim⚽🟨
  3. CBRamy Rabia
  4. CBMohamed Hany
  5. LBKarim Hafez
  6. MFMohanad Lasheen
  7. MFMarwan Attia🟨
  8. MFEmam Ashour
  9. MFHaissem Hassan
  10. FWMostafa Zico
  11. FWMohamed Salah
SUBSTITUTES
  • Hamdy Fathy▲ 45'
  • Trézéguet▲ 73'
  • Omar Marmoush▲ 80'
  • Zizo▲ 90'

⚔ HEAD-TO-HEAD ARCHIVE

ARGENTINA
La Albiceleste
EST. 1893
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2—0
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2
EGYPT
The Pharaohs
EST. 1921
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