Argentina rallied from a 2-0 deficit to defeat Egypt 3-2 on Tuesday at the World Cup, with Lionel Messi scoring his record-extending 21st World Cup goal in the 83rd minute to level the score at 2-2. The comeback began in the 79th minute when Cristian Romero scored, and Enzo Fernandez netted the winning goal in stoppage time to complete the rally with only 11 minutes of regulation time remaining when the comeback started. Messi, 39, was in tears after the final whistle. The defending champions will next face either Switzerland or Colombia in the quarterfinals on Saturday in Kansas City, Missouri.
Egypt took a surprising lead in the 15th minute when Yasser Ibrahim got ahead of Lisandro Martinez to meet Marwan Attia's cross and head the ball into the bottom corner. Messi missed a penalty kick in the first half when his shot was saved by Egypt goalkeeper Mostafa Shobeir, marking his second penalty miss of the tournament after also failing from the spot against Austria in the group stage. He later hit the post when the score was 1-0. Mostafa Zico scored Egypt's second goal in the 67th minute from a sweeping attack. Argentina is bidding to become the first team to win back-to-back titles since Brazil did so in 1958 and 1962.