Lionel Messi’s Argentina meet Mohamed Salah’s Egypt in the World Cup round of 16 with a place in the quarter-finals at stake.Argentina overcame surprise package Cape Verde 3-2 in extra-time in

Messi and Argentina face Egypt in win-or-go-home World Cup match in Atlanta. Follow for live updates

Follow live updates and coverage on the 2026 World Cup games as Lionel Messi looks to lead Argentina to the quarterfinals and keep up his record goal-scoring streak.

The small coffee house in Cairo was turned Tuesday into a tiny stadium.Several hundred people, mostly men and boys as young as 7, gathered around wall-mounted screens ahead of the kickoff whistle.The scene played out across the soccer-mad nation as Egypt faced the defending World Cup champion in the round-of-16 fixture in Atlanta.

Egypt's Round of 16 appearance was the deepest run in the national team's World Cup history after three previous appearances ended in the group stage.

Egypt thought it had scored a beautiful goal, only to see the referee sent to the video monitor for a foul before the attacking move.

Egypt’s national team manager was involved in a heated altercation with a Dallas police officer while at their hotel on Thursday, July 2, the night before the team’s knockout match against Australia,

Egypt national team manager Ibrahim Hassan was involved in a brief altercation with hotel security in the United States.

Egypt national team director Ibrahim Hassan says the Pharaohs are not afraid of Lionel Messi and Argentina ahead of their FIFA World Cup Round of 16 clash, insisting Mohamed Salah can inspire another historic result.