Lionel Messi starts for Argentina today as their World Cup defence continues with a last-16 tie against Mohamed Salah’s Egypt. Argentina survived an almighty scare last time out, defeating Cape Verde 3-2 after extra time in one of the best games of the tournament.

Follow live updates and coverage on the 2026 World Cup games as Lionel Messi looks to lead Argentina to the quarterfinals and keep up his record goal-scoring streak.

ARG vs EGY LIVE - Julian Alvarez and Lionel Messi will combine in attack as Argentina takes on Egypt, led by Mohammed Salah in the FIFA World Cup 2026 round of 16. Follow live updates of the match here.

Argentina and Egypt battle for a place in the World Cup quarterfinals. Here's the latest team news, predicted lineups and where to watch for the Round of 16 showdown in Atlanta.

A clip going viral online is highlighting how foreign teams have been treated in the United States during the World Cup.

Dallas police met with Egypt's national soccer team after a viral hotel confrontation involving an officer and men associated with the team. The meeting came after Egypt's World Cup win Friday.

Egypt national team manager Ibrahim Hassan was involved in a brief altercation with hotel security in the United States.