The Argentina national team won a strong-willed victory with a score of 3:2 over the Egyptian team in the 1/8 finals of the 2026 World Cup. The captain of the Argentine national team, Lionel Messi, failed to convert a penalty in this match, but scored a goal and also made an assist, which became a record. In the 79th minute, Messi assisted Christian Romero, who began the comeback process. For Lionel, this assist was the ninth at the world championships, which made him the leader in the number of assists at international tournaments according to official statistics, reports Squawka. By this criterion, Messi is ahead of his famous compatriot Diego Maradona, who has eight assists. We remind you that in the match with Egypt, Messi also became the author of the World Cup anti-record. The Belgian forward became the author of the record at the 2026 World Cup. News on Telegram and WhatsApp. Subscribe to our channels https://t. me/korrespondentnet and WhatsApp.