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It does not matter if you win by an inch or a mile, winning is winning! I know you heard that before.

Argentina has been finding ways to win against all teams so far in the FIFA World Cup. The defending champions released the stranglehold late against Egypt who nearly pulled off the upset. The Argentines somehow resurrected after being 2-0 down in the second half. Lionel Messi once again came to the rescue.
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00:04It's a tournament that has shown that no team can be counted out.
00:08Egypt came with every intention to win this match against favorites Argentina,
00:131-0 courtesy Yasir Ibrahim in the 15th minute.
00:18Argentina could have hit back almost immediately when Nicolas Tagliafico was brought down.
00:24Lionel Messi steps up to restore parity,
00:27but his shot was blocked by Mustafa Shubir.
00:41The Argentines with 63% possession controlling the match but not finding the net.
00:47Egypt thought they went ahead 2-0 but Argentina was spared upon review by VAR.
00:53The Faroes could not be denied this time.
00:56Mustafa Zico scores in the 67th minute.
01:04But then came a dramatic turnaround.
01:07Cristiano Romero halved the deficit 11 minutes from time.
01:11This is before Lionel Messi removed fears that he would be going home early in the World Cup
01:16when he equalized 5 minutes later and set up a nail biting finish.
01:21Lionel Messi saves the day for Argentina.
01:24And the comeback was secure.
01:27They've done it before and they did it again.
01:30Enzo Fernandez completed the comeback 2 minutes into injury time.
01:34Lautaro Martinez with the assist.
01:36Argentina showing their fighting spirit.
01:38Their 3-2 win sets up a quarter-final tie against Colombia or Switzerland.
01:44Sergio Dufour, TV6 Sport.
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