Argentina vs Egypt Football Score World Cup LIVE: ARG face EGY in Round of 16 clash. (AP)Argentina vs Egypt Football Score, FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 16 Live Updates: Lionel Messi will be back in action, this time against Egyptian king Mohamed Salah as Argentina face Egypt in a tricky fixture in the Round of 16 at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. With Brazil shockingly losing to Norway in their own last 16 encounter, all eyes will be the other big Latin American team Argentina as they look to avoid tripping over a resolute Egypt side.Messi has been in top form this World Cup, breaking records right, left and centre with the Argentine magician currently the top goal-scorer ever in World Cup history with 20 goals. He is also in the race for the Golden Boot, just behind France’s Kylian Mbappe with both players at 7 goals each with the Real Madrid forward in the top spot due to his superior assists record.Story continues below this adSalah, meanwhile, had a quiet World Cup but came back into the collective consciousness after his audacious panenka penalty helped Egypt defeat Australia in the shoot out in the last 32. Egypt will also have the last knockout match that Argentina had vs Cape Verde in the back of their minds where the small island nation almost upset the defending World Champions only for Argentina to nick the match 3-2 in Extra Time.FOLLOW ARG vs EGY RO16 MATCH LIVE SCORE AND UPDATES BELOWLive UpdatesSalah and Messi meet in the World Cup Round of 16 – the first time Egypt will face Argentina at the event. (AP Photo)A large period of Mohamed Salah’s life has been spent in Lionel Messi’s shadow. The Egyptian was a young prodigy and started to play senior football at a time when the Argentine was at the peak of his powers. The comparisons that followed were plentiful, and just like every country’s left-footed right winger was cast a footballing death by way of a Messi side-by-side contrasting profile, Salah was also made to suffer. (READ MORE)© IE Online Media Services Pvt Ltd