Argentina v Egypt: World Cup 2026 last 16 – live

<p>⚽️ World Cup kick-off time: 12pm EDT/5pm BST, 2am AEST<br>⚽️ <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2026/jun/04/world-cup-2026-complete-player-guide">Player guide</a> | <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2026/jun/04/bracketology-predict-a-path-to-world-cup-victory">Bracketology</a>| <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2026/jun/04/golden-boot-world-cup-2026-top-goalscorers-winner">Golden Boot</a> | <a href="mailto:scott.murray.casual@theguardian.com">Email Scott</a></p><p><strong>Messi versus Salah is an awfully reductive way of framing this match.</strong> But it <em>is</em> Messi versus Salah. But while you’d expect Messi’s Argentina to have too much for Salah’s Egypt … <em><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jul/04/cape-verde-argentina-world-cup">that</a></em><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jul/04/cape-verde-argentina-world-cup"> Cape Verde match</a> proved nothing is nailed-on. Also …</p><p>… <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/may/07/liverpool-barcelona-champions-league-semi-final-second-leg-match-report">and he wasn’t even on the pitch</a>. But the underdog vibes of that day are the same. So you never know. Chances are, Argentina will set up a quarter-final match with either Switzerland or Colombia. But … well … <em>that</em> t-shirt, and <em>that</em> outcome, shows why we’re going to have to go through more than the motions. <strong>Kick-off is at 12pm EDT/5pm BST.</strong> It’s on!</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2026/jul/07/argentina-v-egypt-world-cup-2026-last-16-live">Continue reading...</a>