Argentina: Messi talks about "the madness" against Egypt

07.07.26 FT World Cup

Argentina

3

:

Egypt

2

Tuesday night delivered a truly insane finish between Argentina and Egypt.

Despite trailing by two goals up until the 79th minute, Argentina found the strength to turn the game around against Egypt (3-2) in the Round of 16 at this 2026 World Cup. The Argentine players struggled to find the right words to describe this unbelievable comeback.

"We feel immense joy at making it to the next round, especially the way we did it. It's an incredible feeling to come back from 2-0 down. We suffered a lot, but this is the World Cup—every match is tough. It was a huge relief for everyone. It's not easy to turn around a situation like that, but this group never gives up. We were lucky that Romero scored quickly, which gave us enough time to come back. What this group did tonight is pure madness," said Lionel Messi.

Joshua SOSSOU

Editorfr, en, ar

As a sports fan, and particularly a football fan, I've been putting my writing talent to good use for a number of years now to promote African talent and the continent's football in general. On Foot Africa, enjoy reading each of my lines.

Related teams and leagues

Argentina

Egypt

World Cup