First Time In FIFA World Cup, Argentina Win A Match After..

Published 7 July 2026 · sports

First Time In FIFA World Cup, Argentina Win A Match After... Published By, Last Updated: July 08, 2026, 02:29 IST The 3-2 win over Egypt

First Time In FIFA World Cup, Argentina Win A Match After... Published By, Last Updated: July 08, 2026, 02:29 IST The 3-2 win over Egypt on Tuesday was Argentina's first-ever victory in a FIFA World Cup match after trailing at half-time. First time in FIFA World Cup, Argentina win a match after trailing at half-time. (Picture Credit: AP) Argentina faced Egypt in their FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 16 match on Tuesday (July 7) at Atlanta Stadium and secured a 3-2 victory. The South American giants were trailing 0-2 until the 78th minute of the match but scored three goals over the next 14 minutes to complete a remarkable comeback and book their place in the quarterfinals. Cristian Romero scored a header in the 79th minute to open the scoring for Argentina, and Lionel Messi then scored his eighth goal of the FIFA World Cup 2026 in the 83rd minute to level the scores. Enzo Fernandez completed the comeback by scoring in the 92nd minute of the match in Atlanta. The 3-2 win over Egypt on Tuesday was Argentina’s first-ever victory in a FIFA World Cup match after trailing at half-time. 1/9 – Argentina nunca ganó un partido de la Copa Mundial de la FIFA en el que se fue en desventaja al entretiempo (1E 9D).

Sin embargo, en su único empate terminó pasando de fase (ante Italia en semifinales de Italia 1990). Mufar. pic.twitter.com/HKUDOqK0Ke— OptaJavier (@OptaJavier) July 7, 2026 In the previous 10 FIFA World Cup matches in which they went into the break behind, Argentina had managed just one draw and suffered nine defeats. Results of Argentina’s FIFA World Cup matches when they were trailing at half-time AGAINST SCORE AT HALF-TIME FULL-TIME SCORE RESULT VENUE DATE West Germany 1-2 1-3 Loss Malmö Stadion, Malmö June 8, 1958 Czechoslovakia 0-3 1-6 Loss Olympiastadion, Helsingborg June 15, 1958 England 0-2 1-3 Loss Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua June 2, 1962 Poland 0-2 2-3 Loss Neckarstadion, Stuttgart June 15, 1974 Netherlands 0-2 0-4 Loss Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen June 26, 1974 Brazil 0-1 1-3 Loss Sarrià Stadium, Barcelona July 2, 1982 Italy 0-1 1-1 Won (4-3) in penalty shootout Stadio San Paolo, Naples July 3, 1990 Romania 1-2 2-3 Loss Rose Bowl, Pasadena July 3, 1994 England 0-1 0-1 Loss Sapporo Dome, Sapporo June 7, 2002 Germany 0-1 0-4 Loss Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town July 3, 2010 Egypt 0-1 3-2 Win Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta July 7, 2026 The 3-2 victory over Egypt also marked the first time in FIFA World Cup history that Argentina had won a match after falling 0-2 behind.

In the previous nine FIFA World Cup matches in which they conceded the opening two goals, Argentina had gone on to lose every time. Argentina were 2-0 down and heading out. They have lost all 13 of their previous World Cup games when trailing by at least two goals.Then Lionel Messi took charge. He now has the most assists in World Cup history (9) and extended his record goal total (21) to make it 2-2. pic.twitter.com/Y2pOois9jL — Opta Analyst (@OptaAnalyst) July 7, 2026 Results of Argentina’s FIFA World Cup matches when they conceded the first two goals of a match AGAINST SCORELINE RESULT VENUE DATE Czechoslovakia 1-6 Loss Olympiastadion, Helsingborg June 15, 1958 England 1-3 Loss Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua June 2, 1962 Poland 2-3 Loss Neckarstadion, Stuttgart June 15, 1974 Netherlands 0-4 Loss Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen June 26, 1974 Italy 1-2 Loss Sarrià Stadium, Barcelona June 29, 1982 Brazil 1-3 Loss Sarrià Stadium, Barcelona July 2, 1982 Bulgaria 0-2 Loss Cotton Bowl, Dallas June 30, 1994 Germany 0-4 Loss Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town July 3, 2010 Croatia 0-3 Loss Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod June 21, 2018 Egypt 3-2 Win Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta July 7, 2026 Messi breaks Maradona’s record In Argentina’s 3-2 win over Egypt, Messi scored one goal and provided one assist.