Life comes at you fast, as the saying goes — and so do the defending World Cup champions.
On Tuesday afternoon Argentina erased a 2-0 deficit against Egypt in the Round of 16 in impressive speed, scoring three goals in the 79th minute or later to turn a potential upset defeat into a thrilling win.
Lionel Messi assisted the Cristian Romero‘s goal to start the comeback, then scored the equalizer four minutes later, before Lisandro Martínez found Enzo Fernández for the go-ahead goal in extra time.
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It’s the second straight dramatic victory for Argentina, who survived a pair of Cape Verde equalizers en route to its Round of 32 win, also by a 3-2 scoreline.
A number of notable names from the sports world took to social media as the exciting comeback unfolded. Here’s what Patrick Mahomes, Jalen Brunson and more had to say as Argentina surged on to the quarterfinals.
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— Patrick Mahomes II (@PatrickMahomes) July 7, 2026
Wowwwwwww 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
— Jalen Brunson (@jalenbrunson1) July 7, 2026
Yeah so that might top 28-3 🤯
— Tom Brady (@TomBrady) July 7, 2026
Argentina is so cold 🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷
— Josh Hart (@joshhart) July 7, 2026
Messi has ended the GOAT conversation.
— Josh Hart (@joshhart) July 7, 2026
Argentina oh my goodness 🤯🤯
— George Kittle (@gkittle46) July 7, 2026
That was a great game!! Never quit!
— Budda Baker (@Buddabaker3) July 7, 2026
I feel like every match is the match of the tournament 😂
— Precious Achiuwa (@PreciousAchiuwa) July 7, 2026
