Argentina 2–2 Egypt · 2026 FIFA World Cup

2026 FIFA World Cup · Round of 16 · Match 400021528

Argentina

—

Egypt

Atlanta Stadium

7 July 2026 · 16:00 UTC

Attendance 68,239

· Draw

FIFA — Argentina needed to dig deep to progress to the Round of 16 and now face an Egypt side determined to be competitive on their debut at this stage of the competit
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    Continental heavyweights collide as Argentina face Egypt — Argentina needed to dig deep to progress to the Round of 16 and now face an Egypt side determined to be competitive on their debut at this stage of the competition.
  

Match Goals

Argentina 2–2 Egypt

Goal positions — Argentina attacks right

Argentina

Goal Cristian ROMERO

79' · Regular goal

Goal Lionel MESSI

83' · Regular goal

Egypt

Goal YASSER IBRAHIM

15' · Regular goal

Goal MOSTAFA ZICO

67' · Regular goal

Match Timeline

Key events

15'

Goal YASSER IBRAHIM

Egypt

66'

Sub Argentina

↑ Lautaro MARTINEZ ↓ Rodrigo DE PAUL

66'

Sub Argentina

↑ Nico GONZALEZ ↓ Nicolas TAGLIAFICO

67'

Goal MOSTAFA ZICO

Egypt

73'

Sub Argentina

↑ Gonzalo MONTIEL ↓ Nahuel MOLINA

73'

Sub Egypt

↑ TREZEGUET ↓ Haissem HASSAN

79'

Goal Cristian ROMERO

Argentina

80'

Sub Egypt

↑ OMAR MARMOUSH ↓ MOSTAFA ZICO

83'

Goal Lionel MESSI

Argentina

Team Statistics

Head-to-head metrics

Argentina

Possession56.0%

Passes590

Pass Accuracy88.8%

Shots18

Shots on Target6

Corners6

Yellow Cards0

Offsides3

Defensive Pressures—

Forced Turnovers15

Linebreaks (Att/Comp)— / —

Egypt

Possession34.0%

Passes337

Pass Accuracy80.1%

Shots4

Shots on Target2

Corners1

Yellow Cards1

Offsides0

Defensive Pressures—

Forced Turnovers22

Linebreaks (Att/Comp)— / —

Comparative

ARG 56.0%PossessionEGY 34.0%

ARG 590PassesEGY 337

ARG 18ShotsEGY 4

ARG 6Shots on TargetEGY 2

ARG 0Def. PressuresEGY 0

ARG 7Counter-PressEGY 5

Phase Analytics

Tactical phase aggregates

Argentina · 4-1-3-2

High Press

10.5

Counter-Press

7.4

Mid Block

18.0

Low Block

12.8

Att. Transition

6.7

Final Third

25.1

High Block

8.8

Turnovers

15.0

Egypt · 4-2-3-1

High Press

3.8

Counter-Press

5.2

Mid Block

15.3

Low Block

46.7

Att. Transition

10.0

Final Third

9.8

High Block

3.7

Turnovers

22.0

Temporal Analytics

Pressing Intelligence & Performance Rates

    These metrics are sourced from temporal team analytics reports generated at intervals throughout the match. Comparing early-match and late-match snapshots reveals how each team's intensity and tactical shape evolved.
  

Argentina — Pressing Profile

Counter-Press Intensity (score: 7.42 / 20)

High Press (score: 10.47 / 20)

Mid Block (score: 17.98 / 50)

Low Block (score: 12.81 / 50)

High Press

Egypt — Pressing Profile

Counter-Press Intensity (score: 5.25 / 20)

High Press (score: 3.81 / 20)

Mid Block (score: 15.31 / 50)

Low Block (score: 46.71 / 50)

Deep Block / Low Block

Argentina Phase Intensity Over Match Time

Phase aggregate values interpolated from temporal analytics snapshots · Goal events shown as vertical markers

Formations & Tactics

Lineups

Argentina · 4-1-3-2

Goalkeeper

23Emiliano MARTINEZ

Defender

3Nicolas TAGLIAFICO ↓66'

6Lisandro MARTINEZ

13Cristian ROMERO ⚽79'

26Nahuel MOLINA ↓73'

Midfield

5Leandro PAREDES

7Rodrigo DE PAUL ↓66'

20Alexis MAC ALLISTER

24Enzo FERNANDEZ

Attack

9Julian ALVAREZ

10Lionel MESSI (C) ⚽83'

Substitutions

1Juan MUSSO

2Marcos SENESI

4Gonzalo MONTIEL ↑73'

15Nico GONZALEZ ↑66'

22Lautaro MARTINEZ ↑66'

Coach

Assistant Coaches

Egypt · 4-2-3-1

Goalkeeper

23MOSTAFA SHOUBIR

Defender

2YASSER IBRAHIM ⚽15'

Midfield

11MOSTAFA ZICO ⚽67' · ↓80'

17MOHANAD LASHIN

19MARAWAN ATTIA

Attack

10MOHAMED SALAH (C)

12Haissem HASSAN ↓73'

Substitutions

7TREZEGUET ↑73'

22OMAR MARMOUSH ↑80'

25ZIZO

Coach

Hossam Hassan Hussein

Assistant Coaches

MOHAMED ABDELWAHED

TAREK SOLIMAN

Post-Match Intelligence

Core Players & Final Team Stats

Argentina — Final Stats

Possession56.0%

Passes / Completed590 / 524

Pass Accuracy88.8%

Shots / On Target18 / 6

Corners6

Yellow Cards0

Offsides3

Def. Pressures—

Forced Turnovers15

Linebreaks (Att / Comp)— / —

Counter-Press Score7.42

Egypt — Final Stats

Possession34.0%

Passes / Completed337 / 270

Pass Accuracy80.1%

Shots / On Target4 / 2

Corners1

Yellow Cards1

Offsides0

Def. Pressures—

Forced Turnovers22

Linebreaks (Att / Comp)— / —

Counter-Press Score5.25

Head-to-Head Comparison

ARG 56.0%PossessionEGY 34.0%

ARG 590PassesEGY 337

ARG 18ShotsEGY 4

ARG 6Shots on TargetEGY 2

ARG 0Def. PressuresEGY 0

ARG 7Counter-PressEGY 5

Distance & Speed Comparison

ARG 98,673Total Distance (m)EGY 105,231

ARG 0Total SprintsEGY 0

ARG 32.7Max Top Speed (km/h)EGY 32.8

ARG 28.6Avg Top Speed (km/h)EGY 28.2

Argentina — Core Performers

Player	Dist m	Pass	Spr	km/h	Highlight
Enzo FERNANDEZ	10,604	80	—	32.7
Julian ALVAREZ	10,191	33	—	30.4
Alexis MAC ALLISTER	10,105	38	—	29.9
Leandro PAREDES	9,364	113	—	30.1
Lisandro MARTINEZ	8,747	51	—	29.0
Nahuel MOLINA	8,098	37	—	30.4
Cristian ROMERO	8,047	62	—	31.3	⚽
Nicolas TAGLIAFICO	7,773	28	—	29.2

Egypt — Core Performers

Player	Dist m	Pass	Spr	km/h	Highlight
MARAWAN ATTIA	10,823	45	—	32.7	🎯
MOSTAFA ZICO	10,667	9	—	30.6	⚽
MOHAMED SALAH	10,172	23	—	31.8
MOHANAD LASHIN	10,140	33	—	30.7
KARIM HAFEZ	9,828	44	—	28.6
MOHAMED HANY	9,171	41	—	29.6
Haissem HASSAN	9,074	12	—	32.8	🎯
YASSER IBRAHIM	8,964	36	—	27.8	⚽

Player Physical & Goal Metrics

All player analytics from the post-match snapshot

SPARQL · Player Analytics

PREFIX fifa: 
PREFIX rdfs: 
PREFIX xsd: 

SELECT ?playerName ?teamName ?goals ?assists ?totalDistance ?passes ?sprints ?topSpeed ?timePlayed
FROM 
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WHERE {
  ?m a fifa:Match ; fifa:matchId "400021528" .
  ?m fifa:hasPlayerAnalyticsReport ?report .
  ?report fifa:player ?player .
  ?player rdfs:label ?playerName .
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:team ?team . ?team rdfs:label ?teamName }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:goals ?goals }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:assists ?assists }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:totalDistance ?totalDistance }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:passes ?passes }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:sprints ?sprints }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:topSpeed ?topSpeed }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:timePlayed ?timePlayed }
}
ORDER BY ?teamName DESC(?totalDistance)

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SPARQL Queries

Knowledge graph exploration

Match Overview

Argentina vs Egypt — core match metadata

SPARQL · Match Overview

PREFIX fifa: 
PREFIX rdfs: 

SELECT ?homeTeam ?awayTeam ?homeScore ?awayScore ?date ?stadium ?attendance
FROM 
WHERE {
  ?match a fifa:Match ; fifa:matchId "400021528" .
  ?match fifa:homeTeam ?ht ; fifa:awayTeam ?at ;
         fifa:homeTeamScore ?homeScore ; fifa:awayTeamScore ?awayScore ;
         fifa:date ?date ; fifa:stadium ?s ; fifa:attendance ?attendance .
  ?ht rdfs:label ?homeTeam . ?at rdfs:label ?awayTeam . ?s rdfs:label ?stadium .
}

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Goals

All goal events with scorer and assist

SPARQL · Goals

PREFIX fifa: 
PREFIX rdfs: 

SELECT ?minute ?playerName ?teamName ?goalType ?assistName
FROM 
WHERE {
  ?m a fifa:Match ; fifa:matchId "400021528" .
  ?m fifa:hasGoal ?goal .
  ?goal fifa:goalMinute ?minute .
  OPTIONAL { ?goal fifa:player ?p . ?p rdfs:label ?playerName }
  OPTIONAL { ?goal fifa:team ?t . ?t rdfs:label ?teamName }
  OPTIONAL { ?goal fifa:goalType ?gt . ?gt rdfs:label ?goalType }
  OPTIONAL { ?goal fifa:assistPlayer ?a . ?a rdfs:label ?assistName }
}
ORDER BY xsd:integer(?minute)

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Team Analytics + Pressing Phases

Full tactical phase breakdown for both teams

SPARQL · Team Analytics

PREFIX fifa: 
PREFIX rdfs: 

SELECT ?teamName ?possession ?passes ?passesCompleted ?goals ?shots ?shotsOnTarget
       ?corners ?yellowCards ?offsides ?defPress ?turnovers ?highPress ?counterPress
FROM 
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WHERE {
  ?m a fifa:Match ; fifa:matchId "400021528" .
  ?m fifa:hasTeamAnalyticsReport ?report .
  ?report fifa:team ?team .
  ?team rdfs:label ?teamName .
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:possession ?possession }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:passes ?passes }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:passesCompleted ?passesCompleted }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:goals ?goals }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:attemptAtGoal ?shots }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:attemptAtGoalOnTarget ?shotsOnTarget }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:corners ?corners }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:yellowCards ?yellowCards }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:offsides ?offsides }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:defensivePressuresApplied ?defPress }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:forcedTurnovers ?turnovers }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:phaseAggregateHighPress ?highPress }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:phaseAggregateCounterPress ?counterPress }
}
ORDER BY ?teamName

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