Messi saves Argentina in historic World Cup rally past Egypt
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Key Points:
- Lionel Messi scored in a record sixth consecutive World Cup knockout match, assisting Cristian Romero and then scoring himself to help Argentina come back from 2-0 down to beat Egypt 3-2 in Atlanta.
- Enzo Fernández scored the winning goal in stoppage time, marking the first time in World Cup history a team won a knockout match in regulation after trailing by two goals at the 75th minute.
- Argentina will face either Colombia or Switzerland in the quarterfinals, aiming to become the first back-to-back World Cup champions since Brazil in 1962.
- Despite missing a penalty and hitting the post earlier, Messi's late heroics extended his record to nine consecutive World Cup matches with a goal and put him ahead in the Golden Boot race with eight goals.
- Egypt, making history by reaching the round of 16 for the first time, led for much of the match but ultimately could not hold on against the defending champions.
