Argentina v Egypt - World Cup 2026 result as Enzo Fernandez scores dramatic late winner after Lionel Messi equaliser in comeback thriller

Now Egypt do have their second goal!

It's another goal on the counter as Salah drives forward excellently before slipping the ball for Hassan on the right to deliver the ball into the box, as the arriving Ziko pops up again to slam the ball past Martinez and double Egypt's advantage!

Argentina have now trailed for 50 minutes and are yet to find a response.

This is unfamiliar territory for the South Americans, who had not trailed a World Cup game at half-time for 16 YEARS!

The goal is rightfully chalked off, and it remains 1-0.

That is a major warning to Argentina, though. Egypt are dangerous on the counter!

This could be overturned...

There's a tug on Alvarez's shirt in the build-up to the goal, and the referee is heading over to the monitor.

Hassan races forward for Egypt and evades multiple challenges before laying the ball to Salah, who slips through to Mostafa Ziko to finish excellently.

A big mountain for the World Champions.

Egypt have doubled their lead and Argentina are in HUGE trouble!

Lionel Scaloni has Lautaro Martinez on the bench to call on, who has scored one goal in four games at the tournament.

Salah is through on goal as he races into the Argentina half, but the referee blows the whistle and pulls back play for a foul!

That could have been a huge moment and it was a huge decision, but it was probably the right one by referee Francois Letexier.

De Paul takes aim from just outside the box and his shot skims across the surface before it's comfortably saved by the Egypt goalkeeper.

The dangerous Ashour pciked up an injury and has been replaced.

A blow for the leaders!

We're back underway in Atlanta!

Egypt lead the World Champions at the halfway stage, while Messi missed another penalty!

We're in for a thrilling second 45 minutes, but there is plenty of time for the South Americans to continue their bid for back-to-back World Cup trophies.

Remember, no team has done so since Brazil in 1958 and 1962!

Nope, they can't - and Egypt lead the World Champions at the break!

Lionel Messi and co. will have 45 minutes to save their World Cup... the second half is set to be a belter!

According to ITV, the last time Argentina were losing a World Cup match at half-time was in 2010 (the quarter-final against France).

Let's see if they can find a goal in the next two minutes to keep that streak going.

We're into added time at the end of the first half.

Alvarez blasts an effort goal-bound from outside the box and gets it all wrong as the ball sails over the bar.

Argentina can afford to keep their cool for now; there's still a lot of football to be played.

Tagliafico races down the left and finds Alvarez with a low cross, whose effort at the near post is miraculously kept out by Mostafa Ahmed Shobeir!

He skies an effort from just outside the box.