Once again a major upset was averted in the FIFA World Cup. Otherwise Messi's team could have also been eliminated. In the end, thanks to the brilliant performance of Lionel Messi, the current world champion Argentina was saved from a major upset in the pre-quarterfinals of the FIFA World Cup against Egypt on Tuesday. Argentina played such a brilliant game in the last 11 minutes that despite being 2-0 down, it won 3-2. Lionel Messi once again played a vital role in Argentina's victory.

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Enzo Fernández scored the winning goal in injury time to advance the team to the quarter-finals. Messi, by taking the field for this match, equaled Miroslav Klose's all-time record for most knockout matches in FIFA World Cup history.

This was his eighth goal in the current World Cup and a record 21st in World Cup history. Egypt kept the pressure on Argentina from the start of the match. Yasser Ibrahim and Mostafa Zico scored early goals. This gave Egypt a 2-0 lead, and it seemed a major upset was on the horizon. However, Argentina then asserted their dominance and secured the victory.

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