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Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Round of 16 - Argentina v Egypt - Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. - July 7, 2026 Egypt's Mostafa Zico celebrates scoring their second goal REUTERS/Marco Bello TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
In a scene all too familiar to Atlanta fans, a team wearing black and red blew a seemingly insurmountable lead to an opponent led by arguably the best player of all time.
This time, it wasn’t the Atlanta Falcons blowing a 28-3 lead; it was Egypt blowing a 2-0 lead against defending World Cup champions Argentina, eventually losing 3-2 on a stoppage-time goal.
However, you could argue that Egypt should have had three goals as well.
The African side was up 1-0 when Haissem Hassan passed the ball to Mo Salah, who slid it over to Mostafa Ziko for a goal at the 58-minute mark. However, video-assisted replay (VAR) showed that Egypt’s Marwan Attia got tied up with Argentine defender Lisandro Martinez on the other side of the pitch. It was ruled a foul retroactively, and the goal was disallowed.
In the aftermath, Fox Sports broadcaster Rob Green said what many watching at home were thinking: What are we even doing here?
“A hundred yards away, someone stepping on someone’s toe, is not why VAR was brought into the game. We’ve gotten to a point now where it’s reaching far beyond the powers that it should have,” said Green. “The referee saw the tackle, decided not to give it, and then Egypt, with a brilliant breakaway goal, have been denied a two-goal cushion.
Egypt scored again ten minutes later, seemingly undoing the damage, but that was before Lionel Messi and Argentina mounted an epic comeback.
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