Tom Brady compares Argentina’s dramatic World Cup rally to Patriots’ Super Bowl comeback
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Goal YASSER IBRAHIM (Egypt) scores!!
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Yellow card SAAFAN ELSAGHIR (Staff) (Egypt) is booked
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Goal MOSTAFA ZICO (Egypt) scores!!
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Goal Cristian ROMERO (Argentina) scores!!
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Goal Lionel MESSI (Argentina) scores!!
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Goal Enzo FERNANDEZ (Argentina) scores!!
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Yellow card HAMDY FATHY (Egypt) is booked by
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Argentina squad
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3 Nicolas TAGLIAFICO Defender
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5 Leandro PAREDES Midfielder
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6 Lisandro MARTINEZ Defender
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7 Rodrigo DE PAUL Midfielder
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9 Julian ALVAREZ Forward
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10 Lionel MESSI C Forward
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13 Cristian ROMERO Defender
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20 Alexis MAC ALLISTER Midfielder
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23 Emiliano MARTINEZ Goalkeeper
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24 Enzo FERNANDEZ Midfielder
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26 Nahuel MOLINA Defender
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1 Juan MUSSO Goalkeeper
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2 Marcos SENESI Defender
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4 Gonzalo MONTIEL Defender
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8 Valentin BARCO Midfielder
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11 Giovani Lo Celso Midfielder
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12 Geronimo RULLI Goalkeeper
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14 Exequiel PALACIOS Midfielder
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15 Nico GONZALEZ Midfielder
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16 Thiago ALMADA Forward
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17 Giuliano SIMEONE Forward
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18 Nico PAZ Forward
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19 Nicolas OTAMENDI Defender
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21 Jose Manuel LOPEZ Forward
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22 Lautaro MARTINEZ Forward
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25 Facundo MEDINA Defender
Egypt squad
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2 YASSER IBRAHIM Defender
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3 MOHAMED HANY Defender
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5 RAMY RABIA Defender
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8 EMAM ASHOUR Midfielder
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10 MOHAMED SALAH C Forward
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11 MOSTAFA ZICO Midfielder
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12 Haissem HASSAN Forward
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15 KARIM HAFEZ Defender
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17 MOHANAD LASHIN Midfielder
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19 MARAWAN ATTIA Midfielder
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23 MOSTAFA SHOUBIR Goalkeeper
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1 MOHAMED ELSHENAWY Goalkeeper
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4 HOSSAM ABDELMAGUID Defender
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7 TREZEGUET Forward
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9 HAMZA ABDELKARIM Forward
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14 HAMDY FATHY Midfielder
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16 MAHDY SOLIMAN Goalkeeper
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18 NABIL DONGA Midfielder
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20 IBRAHIM ADEL Forward
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21 MAHMOUD SABER Midfielder
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22 OMAR MARMOUSH Forward
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24 TAREK ALAA Defender
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25 ZIZO Forward
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26 MOHAMED ALAA Goalkeeper
- Full squad
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6 MOHAMED ABDELMONEIM Defender
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13 AHMED FATOUH Defender
During a FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 16 match in Atlanta on 7 July 2026, Argentina overturned a 2-0 deficit to beat Egypt 3-2, booking a place in the quarter-finals. The dramatic rally prompted former NFL quarterback Tom Brady to compare it on social media to his New England Patriots' famous recovery from 28-3 against the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl LI, writing that Argentina's effort "might top 28-3".
Egypt led through Yasser Ibrahim's 15th-minute goal and a second from Mostafa Zico in the 67th, before Lionel Messi equalised in the 83rd minute and Enzo Fernández headed the winner late on. The match was played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, temporarily renamed Atlanta Stadium for the tournament, which is also home to the Falcons. Argentina, the reigning champions, will next face the winner of Switzerland versus Colombia on Saturday in Kansas City.