Atlanta, July 7 -- Former England footballer Roy Keane hailed the "streetfighters" Argentina after the Lionel Messi-led side staged one of the finest comebacks in the tournament's history, going from being 0-2 down to securing their FIFA World Cup quarterfinal against a valiant Egypt on Tuesday.

At the 67th minute, Egypt was leading 0-2, looking set to deliver one of the biggest shockers of FIFA World Cup history and achieve their first-ever quarterfinal spot. However, two goals in four minutes from Christian Romero and Messi levelled the scores by the 83rd minute, and Enzo Fernandez fired a late winner in the stoppage time to book a spot in the final eight after a thriller that gave three-time champions a scare of a lifetime.

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