Argentina’s men’s soccer team produced one of the greatest comebacks in recent memory against Egypt in their Round of 16 World Cup showdown on July 7. While it’s hard to fathom that the defending World Cup champions would ever be underdogs to Egypt,

Lionel Messi starts for Argentina today as their World Cup defence continues with a last-16 tie against Mohamed Salah’s Egypt. Argentina survived an almighty scare last time out, defeating Cape Verde 3-2 after extra time in one of the best games of the tournament.

Argentina great Lionel Messi sheds tears as they fight back to beat Egypt and reach the World Cup quarter-finals.

ATLANTA (AP) — Lionel Messi scored his eighth goal of this year's World Cup on Tuesday against Egypt, extending his scoring streak to nine consecutive games for Argentina and moving to the top of a tight Golden Boot race.

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Lionel Messi was overcome with emotion after helping Argentina rally from the brink of elimination against Egypt in the World Cup round of 16.

The Lionel Messi World Cup obits were starting to be written. It’s a good bet that some were finalized. Egypt led Argentina 2-0 in a World Cup quarterfinal Tuesday afternoon, in

The inevitable Lionel Messi delivered again, leading Argentina to an improbable comeback, keeping its World Cup title defense alive.

Lautaro Martinez told a visibly emotional Lionel Messi to enjoy the moment following Argentina's 3-2 triumph over Egypt on Tuesday to qualify for the quarterfinals of the FIFA World Cup.