India, July 8 -- Egypt came within touching distance of producing the biggest upset of the FIFA World Cup 2026 before watching their dream unravel in heartbreaking fashion.

The African side stunned Argentina by taking a 1-0 lead into half-time. They then thought they had doubled their advantage, only for the goal to be ruled out after a VAR review. Egypt did restore their two-goal cushion moments later with another strike that stood, leaving the defending champions on the brink. But Argentina mounted a dramatic comeback, scoring three goals in the final 13 minutes to seal a 3-2 victory in a pulsating Round-of-16 clash in Atlanta and book a quarter-final against Colombia or Switzerland next Saturday.

The aftermath, however, was dominated...