{"id":15231,"date":"2026-07-08T01:57:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T01:57:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=15231"},"modified":"2026-07-08T01:57:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T01:57:07","slug":"messi-and-fernandez-score-in-argentina-comeback-vs-egypt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=15231","title":{"rendered":"Messi and Fernandez score in Argentina comeback vs Egypt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>Lionel Messi celebrates scoring for Argentina vs Egypt (Photo by Buda Mendes\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lionel Messi and Enzo Fernandez have scored two late goals to turn this crazy game between Argentina and Egypt completely on its head!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Messi fired in a powerful effort to make it 2-2 with just a few minutes left, before Chelsea midfielder Fernandez popped up with a header in stoppage time to complete a stunning late comeback from two goals down.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CAUGHTOFFSIDE APP FOR ALL THE LATEST &#038; BREAKING UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON <span role=\"presentation\"><u>APPLE<\/u><\/span> &#038; <span role=\"presentation\"><u>GOOGLE PLAY<\/u><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mostafa Ziko had made it 2-0 to Egypt in the 67th minute for what looked like being a huge shock, with the African nation on the brink of knocking out the reigning World Cup holders.<\/p>\n<p>But three goals in the space of just 13 minutes have turned the game on its head, with just minutes remaining now.<\/p>\n<h2>Lionel Messi saves Argentina with special strike<\/h2>\n<p>First, Messi made up for his penalty miss earlier in the game with an emphatic finish that nestled in off the bar\u2026<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-lazy tweet-img lazyload\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Messi saves Argentina! ??<\/p>\n<p>And what a goal to make things equal in Atlanta <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/x6EmMoiaF7\">pic.twitter.com\/x6EmMoiaF7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ITV Football (@itvfootball) July 7, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The 39-year-old has had a superb tournament so far, with this now his 8th goal so far as he extends his lead as the competition\u2019s all-time leading scorer.<\/p>\n<h2>Enzo Fernandez heads in to put Argentina 3-2 up<\/h2>\n<p>Fernandez now looks to have produced the moment to win the game for Argentina, directing his header superbly from a peach of a cross by Lautaro Martinez\u2026<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-lazy tweet-img lazyload\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WHAT. A. RECOVERY! ?<\/p>\n<p>Enzo Fern\u00e1ndez heads Argentina into the lead in stoppage time ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zreRbzAsq3\">pic.twitter.com\/zreRbzAsq3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ITV Football (@itvfootball) July 7, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><b><i>Want more CaughtOffside coverage? Add us as a <\/i><\/b><b><i><span draggable=\"true\">preferred source on Google<\/span><\/i><\/b><b><i>  to your favourites list for news you can trust<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>What a game! Does this show Argentina can go all the way or is it a sign of worrying issues with Lionel Scaloni\u2019s side? 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