Lionel Messi leads Argentina to 3-2 comeback victory over Egypt and spot in World Cup quarterfinals

ATLANTA (AP) — Lionel Messi did it yet again astatine this year’s World Cup.

The Argentina large scored erstwhile portion inspiring his squad to an improbable 3-2 triumph implicit Egypt connected Tuesday contempt trailing by 2 goals with lone 11 minutes to play.

The defending champions volition adjacent look either Switzerland oregon Colombia successful quarterfinals connected Saturday successful Kansas City, Missouri.

Messi, who was successful tears aft the last whistle, scored his eighth extremity of this year's tourney successful the 83rd infinitesimal to level the people astatine 2-2. It was his record-extending 21st astatine the World Cup.

Enzo Fernandez scored the winning extremity successful stoppage clip to implicit 1 of the large World Cup comebacks. Cristian Romero started the rally successful the 79th minute.

Argentina had trailed 2-0 connected goals from Yasser Ibrahim and Mostafa Zico.

Messi besides missed a accidental successful the archetypal fractional erstwhile his punishment footwear was saved by Egypt goalkeeper Mostafa Shobeir. He aboriginal deed the station erstwhile the people was 1-0.

Argentina is bidding to go the archetypal squad to triumph back-to-back titles since Brazil did truthful successful 1958 and 1962.

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