Argentina completed a stunning comeback from 2-0 down to defeat Egypt 3-2 in extra time in the World Cup round of 16, with Lionel Messi scoring and assisting, according to Israeli sports journalist Ben Goldfriend (N12).
Argentina completed a stunning comeback from 2-0 down to defeat Egypt 3-2 in extra time in Tuesday's World Cup round of 16, advancing to the quarterfinals. Lionel Messi scored and assisted in the victory, according to Israeli sports journalist Ben Goldfriend (N12). The result caps a dramatic sequence of events that The Zioneer tracked live.
At 16:30 Jerusalem, The Zioneer first published the match schedule. Subsequent updates, all at 16:30 Jerusalem, charted the match's flow: Egypt took the lead and Messi missed a penalty (version 2, citing ynet); Egypt extended to 2-0 (version 3, citing The Zioneer); Argentina cut the deficit to 2-1 (version 4, match reports); Argentina equalized to 2-2 (version 5, match reports); Argentina took a 3-2 lead in extra time (version 6, match reports); and finally, Argentina secured the 3-2 win (version 7, citing ynet). The source base broadened from initial single-outlet reports to multiple match reports.
Messi's performance continues his record-setting tournament. As The Zioneer reported, he earlier broke the all-time World Cup scoring record with 18 goals against Austria (Mon Jun 22, 22:02 Jerusalem) and later extended it to 19 goals against Jordan (Sun Jun 28, 08:55 Jerusalem). Argentina now await their quarterfinal opponent.
No further details on the quarterfinal opponent or match timing have been reported.
8 developments
- StrongArgentina beats Austria 2-0; Messi breaks World Cup scoring record with 18 goals
- DevelopingMessi scores 19th World Cup goal as Argentina beats Jordan 3-1
- StrongLionel Messi scores hat-trick as Argentina beats Algeria 3-0 in World Cup opener
- DevelopingAustria and Algeria draw 3-3; Messi extends World Cup scoring record
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