Tearful Messi inspires Argentina’s great escape in World Cup thriller with Egpyt
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Key context: <p></p><p>The golden rule of football? Never write off Lionel Messi. Just when it looked like his dream of leading Argentina to the <em>bicampeonato</em> was in tatters, the 39-year-old came to his country’s rescue for the umpteenth time in spectacular fashion.</p><p>With 11 minutes to play and still reeling from Yasser Ibrahim’s early header and a second from Mostafa Ziko – named after the Brazil legend – Lionel Scaloni’s side were heading for the mother of all upsets against Egypt. Mostafa Shobair, whose father,Ahmed was the Pharaohs’ goalkeeper at the 1990 World Cup and whose time-wasting tactics against the Republic of Ireland resulted in the introduction of the back-pass rule two years later, seemed set to write a more positive chapter in his family’s history after a brilliant performance that saw him repel everything that the world champions could throw at them.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jul/07/argentina-egypt-world-cup-2026-last-16-match-report">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
The golden rule of football? Never write off Lionel Messi. Just when it looked like his dream of leading Argentina to the bicampeonato was in tatters, the 39-year-old came to his country’s rescue for the umpteenth time in spectacular fashion.With 11 minutes to play and still reeling from Yasser Ibrahim’s early header and a second from Mostafa Ziko – named after the Brazil legend – Lionel Scaloni’s side were heading for the mother of all upsets against Egypt. Mostafa Shobair, whose father,Ahmed was the Pharaohs’ goalkeeper at the 1990 World Cup and whose time-wasting tactics against the Republic of Ireland resulted in the introduction of the back-pass rule two years later, seemed set to write a more positive chapter in his family’s history after a brilliant performance that saw him repel everything that the world champions could throw at them. Continue reading...
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