What happened: Egypt's apparent two-goal lead over Argentina in the World Cup round of 16 was temporarily erased when a VAR review disallowed a strike due to a foul by Marwan Attia on Lisandro Martinez. Mostafa Ziko later found the back of the net to officially double the advantage, before Cristian Romero scored to make it 2-1.
FC·July 7, 2026 01:57 PM ET
Egypt leads Argentina after controversial VAR review in World Cup round of 16
Egypt holds a narrow advantage as tension mounts.
Wire Report IntelligenceUpdated Jul 71 min read
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