{"id":918339,"date":"2026-07-08T14:13:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T19:13:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/08\/lionel-messi-spurs-epic-argentina-world-cup-comeback-mlssoccer-com\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T14:13:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T19:13:27","slug":"lionel-messi-spurs-epic-argentina-world-cup-comeback-mlssoccer-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/08\/lionel-messi-spurs-epic-argentina-world-cup-comeback-mlssoccer-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Lionel Messi spurs EPIC Argentina World Cup comeback | MLSSoccer.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer <\/p>\n<div role=\"main\" id=\"main-content\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Page main content\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">\n<div data-bucket-name=\"main-content-before-middle-adv\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/lionel-messi\/\">Lionel Messi<\/a> orchestrated a stunning comeback, guiding Argentina to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/matches\/argvsegy-07-07-2026\/\">3-2 victory<\/a> over Egypt\u00a0in the 2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/fifa-world-cup\/\">FIFA World Cup<\/a> Round of 16 at Atlanta Stadium on Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>La Albiceleste will play Switzerland in Saturday&#8217;s quarterfinal at Kansas City Stadium (9 pm ET | FOX, Telemundo, Peacock).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Trailing 2-0 in the 79th minute, Messi sparked the rally, assisting on Cristian Romero&#8217;s headed goal. Then the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/inter-miami-cf\/\">Inter Miami CF<\/a> star dramatically leveled the match four minutes later, hammering home his tournament-leading eighth goal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The comeback was complete in the 92nd minute with Enzo Fern\u00e1ndez heading in Lautaro Mart\u00ednez&#8217;s cross.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Egypt put the defending champions on their heels in the 15th minute when Yasser Ibrahim latched onto Marwan Ateya&#8217;s service and powered in his header from the edge of the six-yard box.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On a quick counter, Mostafa Ziko doubled Egypt&#8217;s lead in the 67th minute with a first-time finish off a Haissem Hassan cross.<\/p>\n<p>But Messi squashed any thoughts of a shocking upset, ensuring Argentina advance to the quarterfinals.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><h3>Goals<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>15&#8242; &#8211; EGY &#8211; Yasser Ibrahim | <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FOXSports\/status\/2074528336517210232\">WATCH<\/a><\/li>\n<li>67&#8242; &#8211; EGY &#8211; Mostafa Ziko | <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FOXSports\/status\/2074547254405271842\">WATCH<\/a><\/li>\n<li>79&#8242; &#8211; ARG &#8211; Cristian Romero | <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FOXSports\/status\/2074550176627183754\">WATCH<\/a><\/li>\n<li>83&#8242; &#8211; ARG &#8211; Lionel Messi | <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FOXSports\/status\/2074551164243231214\">WATCH<\/a><\/li>\n<li>90+2&#8242; &#8211; ARG &#8211; Enzo Fern\u00e1ndez | <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FOXSports\/status\/2074553685749719150\">WATCH<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n                                <iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XO3x8vm0Ijc?feature=oembed\" allowfullscreen title=\"Argentina vs Egypt Highlights \ud83c\udf0e\ud83c\udfc6 2026 FIFA World Cup\u2122 | Round of 16\"><\/iframe>\n                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><h3>Three Things<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>THE BIG PICTURE:<\/strong> Lionel Messi never fails to amaze. Just when you think Egypt would dethrone the reigning champions, the GOAT rewrites the script and authors a comeback for the ages.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>MOMENT OF THE MATCH:<\/strong> Messi did much of the heavy lifting to get Argentina back in the match, and then Enzo Fern\u00e1ndez headed home the dramatic dagger.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>INCREDIBLE! ARGENTINA TAKES THE LEAD IN STOPPAGE TIME \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf7<\/p>\n<p>After being down 2-0, Enzo Fern\u00e1ndez scores to make it 3-2! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/u1ISEUKK2G\">pic.twitter.com\/u1ISEUKK2G<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 FOX Sports (@FOXSports) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FOXSports\/status\/2074553685749719150?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 7, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>MAN OF THE MATCH:<\/strong> Messi is not human. The GOAT put Argentina on his back and delivered yet another unforgettable moment. Take it away, Andr\u00e9s Cantor.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<div lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>\u00a1\u00a1\u00a1GOLAAAAAZO DE ARGENTINA!!! \u00a1\u00a1\u00a1GOLAAAZO DE LIONEL ANDR\u00c9S MESSI!!! \u00a1\u00a1\u00a1APARECI\u00d3 EL 10!!! <\/p>\n<p>\u00a1TREMENDO GOLAZO! Firma un zurdazo dentro del \u00e1rea para empatar el duelo ante Egipto. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ioUY9KoDkB\">pic.twitter.com\/ioUY9KoDkB<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Telemundo Deportes (@TelemundoSports) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TelemundoSports\/status\/2074551737952940536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 7, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><h3>Next Up<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>ARG:<\/strong> Saturday, July 11 vs. Switzerland &#8211; 9 pm ET | Quarterfinals<\/li>\n<li><strong>EGY:<\/strong> End of tournament<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div data-toggle data-layout-name=\"grid_4-4-4\" data-bucket-name=\"main-content-after-middle-adv\">\n<div>\n<p>Get the latest from MLS: league news, must-see matches, kit drops, premium offers for the World\u2019s biggest event, and more!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/fifa-world-cup\/news\/lionel-messi-spurs-epic-argentina-world-cup-comeback\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a>Elroy Block<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer Lionel Messi orchestrated a stunning comeback, guiding Argentina to a 3-2 victory over Egypt\u00a0in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 at Atlanta Stadium on Tuesday afternoon. La Albiceleste will play Switzerland in Saturday&#8217;s quarterfinal at Kansas City Stadium (9 pm ET | FOX, Telemundo, Peacock).\u00a0 Trailing 2-0 in the 79th minute, Messi [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":918340,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22672,22673,2005],"tags":[82301,42860],"class_list":["post-918339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-lionel","category-messi","category-soccer","tag-lionel","tag-messi"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/918339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=918339"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/918339\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/918340"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=918339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=918339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=918339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}