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Argentina 3-2 Egypt, World Cup

Argentina
  • Romero 79′
  • Messi 83′
  • Enzo Fernández 90+2′

3–2

xG 2.84 – 0.89

Half time 0–1

Egypt
  • Ibrahim 15′
  • Ziko 67′
Kick-off
Venue
Atlanta Stadium
Referee
François Letexier
Attendance
68,239

Argentina 3-2 Egypt. xG 2.8-0.9. Argentina deserved it.

Ratings out of 10

Line-ups and ratings

Argentina

4-1-2-1-2 · Lionel Scaloni

Avg rating 7.29

Egypt

4-4-2 · Hossam Hassan

Avg rating 6.58

Emi Martínez

#23 · Goalkeeper · Argentina

90′ played

5.8

No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

Tagliafico

#3 · Left-back · Argentina

66′ played

7.0

Off 66′

Passing

xA
0.19

Lisandro Martínez

#6 · Centre-back · Argentina

90′ played

7.6

Passing

xA
0.02

Attack

xG
0.02

Romero

#13 · Centre-back · Argentina

89′ played

8.1

1 goalOff 90′

Passing

xA
0.02

Attack

xG
0.35

Molina

#26 · Right-back · Argentina

73′ played

7.0

Off 73′

Passing

xA
0.02

Paredes

#5 · Defensive midfielder · Argentina

90′ played

8.2

Passing

xA
0.21

Attack

xG
0.03

De Paul

#7 · Midfielder · Argentina

66′ played

7.1

Off 66′

Passing

xA
0.21

Attack

xG
0.04

Mac Allister

#20 · Midfielder · Argentina

90′ played

7.0

Passing

xA
0.18

Attack

xG
0.41

Enzo Fernández

#24 · Midfielder · Argentina

90′ played

8.2

1 goal

Passing

xA
0.56

Attack

xG
0.25

Julián Álvarez

#9 · Forward · Argentina

89′ played

6.8

Off 90′

xG
0.31

Passing

xA
0.14

Messi

#10 · Forward · Argentina

90′ played

8.7

1 goal, 1 assistPlayer of the match

xG
1.01

Passing

xA
0.97

Shobeir

#23 · Goalkeeper · Egypt

90′ played

6.9

No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

Hafez

#15 · Left-back · Egypt

90′ played

6.3

Passing

xA
0.02

Attack

xG
0.02

Ibrahim

#2 · Centre-back · Egypt

90′ played

7.0

1 goal

Attack

xG
0.10

Rabia

#5 · Centre-back · Egypt

90′ played

6.1

No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

Hany

#3 · Right-back · Egypt

90′ played

5.6

Passing

xA
0.14

Ashour

#8 · Left midfielder · Egypt

45′ played

6.2

Off 46′

Passing

xA
0.01

Lasheen

#17 · Midfielder · Egypt

89′ played

7.1

Off 90′

Passing

xA
0.01

Attia

#19 · Midfielder · Egypt

90′ played

7.3

1 assist

Passing

xA
0.22

Hassan

#12 · Right midfielder · Egypt

73′ played

7.2

1 assistOff 73′

Passing

xA
0.35

Salah

#10 · Forward · Egypt

90′ played

6.1
xG
0.00

Passing

xA
0.01

Ziko

#11 · Forward · Egypt

80′ played

7.6

1 goalOff 80′

xG
0.64

Passing

xA
0.01

Bench

  • González

    #15 · Substitute · Argentina

    24′ played

    6.7

    On 66′

    Passing

    xA
    0.23
  • Lautaro

    #22 · Substitute · Argentina

    24′ played

    7.0

    1 assistOn 66′

    Passing

    xA
    0.12

    Attack

    xG
    0.43
  • Montiel

    #4 · Substitute · Argentina

    17′ played

    7.1

    1 assistOn 73′

    Passing

    xA
    0.36
  • Otamendi

    #19 · Substitute · Argentina

    1′ played

    On 90′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Medina

    #25 · Substitute · Argentina

    1′ played

    On 90′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

Bench

  • Fathi

    #14 · Substitute · Egypt

    45′ played

    6.3

    On 46′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Trezeguet

    #7 · Substitute · Egypt

    17′ played

    6.3

    On 73′

    Attack

    xG
    0.12
  • Marmoush

    #22 · Substitute · Egypt

    10′ played

    6.1

    On 80′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Zizo

    #25 · Substitute · Egypt

    1′ played

    On 90′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

Tap a player who has played to see his numbers from this game. Photos: Bryan Berlin / CC BY-SA 4.0

Side by side

The numbers

  • 64%Possession36%
    ART 64%, EGY 36%.
  • 2.84Expected goals (xG)0.89
    ART 2.84, EGY 0.89.
  • 2.05Non-penalty xG0.89
    ART 2.05, EGY 0.89.
  • 2.66xG on target1.21
    ART 2.66, EGY 1.21.
  • 19Shots5
    ART 19, EGY 5.
  • 7On target2
    ART 7, EGY 2.
  • 6Big chances2
    ART 6, EGY 2.
  • 602Passes349
    ART 602, EGY 349.
  • 90%Pass accuracy82%
    ART 90%, EGY 82%.
  • 6Corners1
    ART 6, EGY 1.
  • 20Tackles16
    ART 20, EGY 16.
  • 7Interceptions9
    ART 7, EGY 9.
  • 2.3PPDA (lower = more pressing)10.3
    ART 2.3, EGY 10.3.
  • 13Fouls11
    ART 13, EGY 11.
  • 0Yellow cards4
    ART 0, EGY 4.
  • 0Red cards0
    ART 0, EGY 0.

Minute by minute

Every moment

ArgentinaEgypt
  1. 15′
    Goal, Ibrahim (Attia)0–1
  2. 46′
    Substitution, Fathi (Off Ashour)
  3. Substitution, González (Off Tagliafico / De Paul)
    66′
  4. Substitution, Lautaro (Off Tagliafico / De Paul)
    66′
  5. 67′
    Goal, Ziko (Hassan)0–2
  6. Substitution, Montiel (Off Molina)
    73′
  7. 73′
    Substitution, Trezeguet (Off Hassan)
  8. Goal, Romero (Messi)1–2
    79′
  9. 80′
    Substitution, Marmoush (Off Ziko)
  10. Goal, Messi (Montiel)2–2
    83′
  11. 90′
    Yellow card, Shobeir
  12. 90′
    Yellow card, Fathi
  13. 90′
    Yellow card, Attia
  14. 90′
    Yellow card, Unknown
  15. 90′
    Yellow card, Hassan
  16. Substitution, Otamendi (Off Julián Álvarez / Romero)
    90′
  17. Substitution, Medina (Off Julián Álvarez / Romero)
    90′
  18. 90′
    Substitution, Zizo (Off Lasheen)
  19. 90+2′

Photos: Bryan Berlin / CC BY-SA 4.0

24 shots

Every shot

← EGY attack

ART attack →

Ziko 67′Egypt · Goal · Fast break · Right foot0.47xGOT0.64xG
  • Goal
  • Saved
  • Missed or woodwork
  • Blocked
  • Bigger = higher xG

Expected goals, minute by minute

How the game flowed

Argentina2.84xG

Egypt0.89xG

Full time3–2

0.01.02.03.00′15′30′HT60′75′90′Ibrahim 15′Ziko 67′Romero 79′Messi 83′Enzo Fernández 90+2′

Each step is a shot, its height the chance it was a goal. Drag across the chart to replay the game.

Average positions and passing links

Pass networks

38Messi88Paredes42Lisandro Martínez50Romero59De Paul15Emi Martínez60Enzo Fernández22Julián Álvarez24Mac Allister33Tagliafico37Molina

Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.

Argentina · Starting XI until the first substitution (65')Busiest link: De Paul and Paredes, 34 passes.Centralisation index 0.11: Paredes made 2.1× an even share of the passes.
24Hany12Salah22Ibrahim17Shobeir15Rabia31Hafez22Lasheen9Hassan35Attia23Ashour9Ziko

Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.

Egypt · Starting XI until the first substitution (45')Busiest link: Hafez and Ashour, 19 passes.Centralisation index 0.08: Attia made 1.8× an even share of the passes.

Argentina leaned more on one or two passers (centralisation 0.11 against 0.08).

Fewer passesMoreCircles: passes made (up to 88), the number inside. Lines: passes between the pair (up to 34).

Centralisation index runs from 0, when every player made the same number of passes, to 1, when one player made them all. Higher means the play ran through fewer players. Attacking to the right.