Lionel Messi live stats today: World Cup goals reviewed, highlights from Argentina vs. Egypt

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The knockout stage of the World Cup is a double-edged sword: each match could be Lionel Messi’s last World Cup appearance or an easy step on the journey back.

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Messi felt every emotion against an upset Cape Verde in the round of 32, almost seeing Argentina’s run come to a halt before escaping with victory in extra time. Cape Verde almost made history, but Egypt will be hoping to get the job done against a team that may show cracks at the base.

For Messi, Tuesday is also an opportunity to continue making history. Messi became the first player to reach 20 goals in the World Cup on Friday, although he still leads France’s Kylian Mbappe on the leaderboard by one goal.

A win is more important to Messi than anything else, but another goal will put him ahead for a long time and put him in the best position to win the Golden Boot.

Sporting News tracks Lionel Messi’s live stats and highlights from Argentina’s World Cup match against Egypt in the Round of 16. Follow Messi’s performance below.

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Argentina vs. Egypt scores

Lionel Messi statistics today

Lionel Messi live highlights, updates from Argentina vs. Egypt at the World Cup

(All times ET)

12:11 p.m – Enzo Fernandez misses Argentina’s best chance of the opening minutes, but the offside flag comes up anyway. Messi has eight goals in 10 minutes.

12:00 p.m – We continue as Argentina look to be in contention and win as significant favourites.

11:05 a.m – Messi enters Tuesday even with Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland with seven goals in this World Cup. Mbappe leads the race for the Golden Boot because he has two assists, but Messi has played one fewer game than both.

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How to watch Messi’s World Cup matches

• Live streaming: fubo, Fox One, Fox Sports app/website

Tuesday’s match of the round of 16 between Argentina and Egypt will be broadcast nationwide on Fox in the United States and broadcast methods available on dedicated social networks.

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