{"id":191127,"date":"2026-07-07T12:49:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T18:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=191127"},"modified":"2026-07-07T12:49:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T18:19:40","slug":"what-happened-in-the-first-half-of-the-argentina-vs-egypt-world-cup-match-world-cup-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=191127","title":{"rendered":"What happened in the first half of the Argentina vs Egypt World Cup match? | World Cup 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div class=\"post-label post-label--large\"><a class=\"post-label__link\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/fifa-world-cup-2026\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-label__image\" height=\"22.5\" width=\"222.75\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Post-Label-Image-Option-1-1780213226.png?fit=396%2C40&amp;quality=80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"World Cup 2026 post label\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Egypt score a goal and then save a Messi penalty to keep the reigning champions at bay in Atlanta.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"byline byline--single-avatar\">\n<div class=\"avatars-container\"><a class=\"avatar\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/author\/anushe-engineer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/9CCFACC4-9AF1-4DF1-A8A0-5BF6FAF35DA7-1771152681.jpeg?resize=96%2C96&amp;quality=80 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 96px) 96px, 96px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 7 Jul 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">7 Jul 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">Yasser Ibrahim\u2019s glorious header in the 15th minute has given Egypt the lead over Argentina in the first half of their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/liveblog\/2026\/7\/7\/argentina-vs-egypt-live-fifa-world-cup-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">round of 16 match<\/a>, as the reigning world champions trail for the first time in the FIFA World Cup 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Ibrahim scored from Marwan Attia\u2019s corner, making it just his second international goal, which left holders Argentina in shock at Atlanta Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>The world champions were denied a chance to go back on level terms when Egypt goalkeeper Mostafa Shobeir saved Messi\u2019s left-footed penalty shot in the bottom right corner.<\/p>\n<p>It was Messi\u2019s second penalty miss of the tournament so far; had he scored, it would\u2019ve been his eighth goal of the tournament and 21st across the six showpieces he\u2019s played in.<\/p>\n<p>Shobeir\u2019s heroics continued as he denied Mac Allister a chance to equalise from Rodrigo De Paul\u2019s cross from the right.<\/p>\n<p>Egypt were beginning to frustrate Messi after his left-footed effort from the right of the box ended high and wide of the far top corner.<\/p>\n<p>Shobeir produced another stunning save, this time getting down low to his left to get a hand to Julian Alvarez\u2019s first-time shot from Nicolas Tagliafico\u2019s close-range cut-back and turn it inches past the post. The keeper needed a spot of treatment after stretching for that.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2026\/7\/7\/what-happened-in-the-first-half-of-the-argentina-vs-egypt-world-cup-match\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Egypt score a goal and then save a Messi penalty to keep the reigning champions at bay in Atlanta. Published On 7 Jul 20267 Jul 2026 Yasser Ibrahim\u2019s glorious header in the 15th minute has given Egypt the lead over Argentina in the first half of their round of 16 match, as the reigning world &#8230; <a title=\"What happened in the first half of the Argentina vs Egypt World Cup match? | World Cup 2026\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=191127\" aria-label=\"Read more about What happened in the first half of the Argentina vs Egypt World Cup match? | World Cup 2026\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":191128,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-191127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/epa_6a4d2ed76d11-1783443159.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":189587,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=189587","url_meta":{"origin":191127,"position":0},"title":"Messi scores again but Argentina given World Cup upset fright by Cape Verde | World Cup 2026 News","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"July 3, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Lionel Messi opens scoring but Argentina taken to extra time by Cape Verde, which threatened greatest World Cup upset. 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