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Manchester United legend Roy Keane has described Argentina’s dramatic 3-2 comeback win against Egypt at the FIFA World Cup 2026 round of 16 as an absolutely amazing thriller.
The holders looked down and out when goals from Yasser Ibrahim and Mostafa Ziko, either side of Messi having a penalty saved, put the Pharaohs in sight of a historic victory in Atlanta.
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However, Cristian Romero’s header sparked the comeback as Argentina struck three times in the final 11 minutes plus stoppage time.
Messi smashed home the equalizer to score for a ninth consecutive World Cup game and retake the lead for the Golden Boot with eight goals this tournament.
Enzo Fernandez completed the turnaround with a superb header two minutes into stoppage time.
Reacting after the game, Keane, in a chat with ITV, contrasted Cristiano Ronaldo’s tears after Portugal’s exit with happy tears from Lionel Messi while also acknowledging that the bigger teams sometimes benefit from refereeing decisions.
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“Yesterday we saw sad tears from Ronaldo. Today we see happy tears from Messi.
“Lionel Messi was minutes away from seeing his World Cup career end. But when Argentina needed their leader most, he responded.
“Sometimes the bigger teams do seem to get the benefit of the decisions.”
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I still can’t understand why African teams can’t hold on to the final whistle after 2 goals up. Senegal first and then Egypt. Only Morocco. France is a hard team. I tip them to take the cup home. FIFA should investigate why Africa is falling apart after such a number of goals ahead.
It is not new, Nigeria lost to Italy after leading for most part of the game in USA 94
What’s happening to complete sport football debaters. It used to be lively but now it is always empty
Some debaters not respecting other people’s opinion which then degenerates to insults
You are so right.
@digitale, yuh har so left. kmt
@Djch, it can be livelier than this, fans here a sore pained about the missing out of se in this world cup.
Naturally you have seen Deo analysing se game if we were in the show.
You would have seen Dr drey alone against the world because He must have something to say about Chelle tactics even if we win every of our games.
You would have seen monkey post write up, because Osihme has snatch that one wife and He is not ready to rest on osihme matter.
Finally you would have seen yabi iwobi and Ndidi because even we qualify those two guys surely would have cost us something in one of the games.
But with se absence moral was low.
I wike says our se players are wiked for missing out on world cup despite the life line caf gave them. They are awesomely wiked, wikedsomely wiked and wikedestly wiked. I
But with se absence those
@Wike, you are wealthy and wise.
@wiked, yuh har unhealthy, unwealthy and unwise – yuh nor uderstand? kuli kuli sellers lmaoo
@parara climbing, too be a wiked ees to be a wiled – yuh har pararambulatingly wiked. Robbish