RemontadaIt's not over until the final whistle

Remontada Argentina vs Egypt in FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup Tue 7/7·19:00
Argentina
3-2 FT
Egypt
  • Romero79'
  • Messi83'
  • Fernandez90+2'
  • Ibrahim15'
  • Ziko67'
Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta)68,239 spectatorsReferee: Francois Letexier
Historic remontada
Difficulty
100

Argentina trailed by 2 goals, then came back to win

  1. 67'Trailed by 2 goals
  2. 83'Equaliser
  3. 90+2'Winner

Why they came back

Drawn from the match data

Pressure after falling behind

From minute 67 to the final whistle: Argentina had 8 shots (3 on target), Egypt only 3.

Changes by coach Scaloni

Martinez came on for De Paul (66') and assisted, Montiel came on for Molina (73') and assisted, Gonzalez came on for Tagliafico (66').

The last 15 minutes

3 goals by Argentina came after the 75th minute. It's not over until the final whistle.

Fan predictions

Before kick-off, 45% of fans backed Argentina to win, but they fell behind by 2 goals first.

The match in one curve

The line runs with the minutes from left to right, from Argentina's point of view
Ahead by 2 goalsAhead by one goalLevelBehind by one goalBehind by 2 goals0153045607590HT15'67'79'83'90+2'Substitution 66'Substitution 66'Substitution 73'Substitution 90+5'Substitution 90+5'Lowest pointTurnaround
BehindLevelAheadArgentina goal Egypt goalSubstitution Red card

Who pressed more?

Each bar is 5 minutes. Above the line: Argentina chances, below: Egypt. Bar height shows how dangerous the shots were
ArgentinaEgypt04590

Match story

Every goal and what it changed
  1. 15'

    Ibrahim opened the scoring for Egypt, assisted by Ateya, putting Egypt ahead 1-0.

  2. 21'

    Messi missed a penalty for Argentina

  3. 67'

    Ziko extended the lead for Egypt, assisted by Hassan, putting Egypt ahead 2-0.

  4. 79'

    Romero pulled one back for Argentina, assisted by Messi, Egypt still lead 2-1.

  5. 83'

    Messi equalised for Argentina, assisted by Montiel, to make it 2-2.

  6. 90+2'

    Fernandez completed the turnaround for Argentina, assisted by Martinez, putting Argentina ahead 3-2.

The match in numbers

ArgentinaEgypt
64%Possession36%
2.84Chance quality (xG)0.89
19Shots5
7On target2
6Big chances2
6Corners1
602Passes349

Top players

1
MessiArgentina · Right Forward
8.7
2
IbrahimEgypt · Centre Back
7.7
3
ZikoEgypt · Left Forward
7.6
Rating out of 10 based on each player's performance

Fan predictions before kick-off

Argentina 45%Draw 7%Egypt 48%
from 493,924 votes

Line-ups

Egypt4-4-2
5.6 Martinez 6.8 Tagliafico 7.0 Martinez 7.4 Romero 6.5 Molina 6.9 Paredes 7.1 Fernandez 6.0 MacAllister 6.8 De Paul 6.0 Alvarez 8.7 Messi 7.5 Oufa 6.5 Hafez 6.5 Rabia 7.7 Ibrahim 6.2 Hany 6.2 Ashour 6.5 Ateya 6.4 Lasheen 6.0 Hassan 7.6 Ziko 6.4 Salah
Argentina4-1-3-2
Argentina coach: Scaloni Egypt coach: Hassan

Match events

ArgentinaEgypt
  1. IbrahimGoal · assist: Ateya
    15'
  2. MessiMissed penalty
    21'
  3. FathySubstitution · for Ashour
    46'
  4. ZikoVAR
    59'
  5. MartinezSubstitution · for De Paul
    66'
  6. GonzalezSubstitution · for Tagliafico
    66'
  7. ZikoGoal · assist: Hassan
    67'
  8. MontielSubstitution · for Molina
    73'
  9. TrezeguetSubstitution · for Hassan
    73'
  10. RomeroGoal · assist: Messi
    79'
  11. MarmoushSubstitution · for Ziko
    80'
  12. MessiGoal · assist: Montiel
    83'
  13. FernandezGoal · assist: Martinez
    90+2'
  14. OufaYellow card
    90+3'
  15. FathyYellow card
    90+4'
  16. OtamendiSubstitution · for Romero
    90+5'
  17. MedinaSubstitution · for Alvarez
    90+5'
  18. ZizoSubstitution · for Lasheen
    90+6'
  19. AteyaYellow card
    90+8'
  20. HassanYellow card
    90+12'