Argentina vs Egypt — World Cup
3-2
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
Going into the match, Argentina had won 7, drawn 3, lost 0 in their previous 10, scoring 1.7 goals a game; Egypt had won 3, drawn 5, lost 2 in 10, scoring 1.1.
Match report
Home form going in: Argentina
Last 10 completed: won 7, drawn 3, lost 0 (D W W W D). 1.7 scored per game, 0.3 conceded, 20% over 2.5 goals, 30% both teams scored, 70% clean sheets.
- D 1-1 vs Cape Verde Islands · 3 Jul 2026
- W 1-3 at Jordan · 28 Jun 2026
- W 2-0 vs Austria · 22 Jun 2026
- W 3-0 vs Algeria · 17 Jun 2026
- D 0-0 vs Colombia · 15 Jul 2024
- W 2-0 vs Canada · 10 Jul 2024
Away form going in: Egypt
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 5, lost 2 (D L W D D). 1.1 scored per game, 0.9 conceded, 30% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- D 1-1 at Australia · 3 Jul 2026
- L 1-2 vs Iran · 27 Jun 2026
- W 1-3 at New Zealand · 22 Jun 2026
- D 1-1 at Belgium · 15 Jun 2026
- D 0-0 vs Nigeria · 17 Jan 2026
- L 1-0 at Senegal · 14 Jan 2026
How it unfolded
- 15' Normal Goal — Y. Ibrahim (Egypt)
- 15' Normal Goal — Yasser Ibrahim Hanafi (Egypt)
- 21' Missed Penalty — L. Messi (Argentina)
- 21' Missed Penalty — Lionel Messi (Argentina)
- 58' Normal Goal — M. Ziko (Egypt)
- 79' Normal Goal — C. Romero (Argentina)
- 92' Normal Goal — E. Fernandez (Argentina)
Match statistics
| Argentina | Metric | Egypt |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Goals | 3 |
| 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 | Attempts inside box | 4 |
| 8 | Attempts outside box | 1 |
| 6 | Corner kicks | 1 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 602 | Total passes | 349 |
| 541 | Accurate passes | 287 |
| 90 | Pass accuracy | 82 |
| 0 | Goalkeeper saves | 4 |
| -0.34 | Goals prevented | -0.34 |
World Cup table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |