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.

One is miles clear of the other.

Lionel Messi scored his eighth goal of this year's World Cup on Tuesday against Egypt, extending his scoring streak to nine consecutive games for Argentina and moving to the top of a tight Golden Boot race.

Check out the updated list of the top scorers in World Cup history. Review the statistics and see exactly where superstars Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé stand in the all-time rankings as the 2026 World Cup unfolds.

Argentina and Cape Verde square off in a Round of 32 match on Friday. Here's how to watch, stream and our prediction for today's World Cup game.

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Argentina will meet Egypt at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta Tuesdsay for their round of 16 tie. The 2022 World Cup winners will meet the winner of the match between Colombia and Switzerland if they manage to win against Egypt on Tuesday.

Enzo Fernandez headed a stoppage-time winner as Argentina produced one of the great World Cup comebacks to beat Egypt 3-2 in Atlanta and reach the quarterfinals. The Chelsea midfielder snatched a thrilling win for the reigning champions in the second minute of added time after his side had trailed 2-0 in the 79th minute and looked to be crashing out.