The crowd in Atlanta witnessed a fierce display of football. Argentina fell behind early, trailing by two goals after precise strikes from Egypt's Yasser Ibrahim and Mostafa Ziko. Egypt threatened further, but the officials disallowed a third goal for offside. The match seemed lost for the South Americans until the final eleven minutes of regular time.
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Subscribe Sekarang →According to match reports, Tottenham Hotspur defender Cristian Romero changed the tide in the 79th minute, pulling one goal back for Argentina. Soon after, Lionel Messi struck a magnificent left-footed half-volley. The ball flew past Egyptian goalkeeper Mostafa Shobeir to level the score. In the second minute of stoppage time, Enzo Fernandez met a cross and planted a sharp header into the bottom corner, sealing an extraordinary 3-2 victory.
The late winner drove the stadium into a frenzy, but it left internet personality iShowSpeed in absolute silence. The popular creator, known as a devout Cristiano Ronaldo follower, wore an Egypt shirt during the match. He had watched his idol depart the tournament after Portugal lost 1-0 to Spain on Monday. He hoped for a similar fate for Messi, but the night belonged to Argentina.
Based on viral social media footage, the young streamer stood motionless with his hands raised in pure disbelief as the final goal went in. He looked around the stadium and shouted in despair. Following the final whistle, several Argentinian supporters taunted him from the stands. FIFA officials are now investigating allegations of racist abuse directed at the creator by one specific spectator during the post-match celebrations.
Earlier in the contest, the streamer stood directly behind the goal and attempted to distract Messi before a first-half penalty. The distraction seemed to work. Messi missed from twelve yards, marking his second penalty failure of the tournament. The miss made Messi the first player in football history to fail twice from the spot in a single World Cup tournament.
The legendary forward did not let the error define his night. With his subsequent second-half goal, Messi became the first player to score in six consecutive World Cup knockout matches. He now leads the Golden Boot race outright with eight goals, moving ahead of France's Kylian Mbappe and Norway's Erling Haaland, who both hold seven goals.