New Delhi, July 7 -- Argentina will take on Egypt in the Round of 16 of the FIFA World Cup 2026. The match takes place on Tuesday, 7 July, with kick-off at 9:30 PM for viewers in India.

The match will be held at the Atlanta Stadium (Mercedes-Benz Stadium) in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The winner of this match will have to face the winner of the Switzerland vs Colombia clash in the quarter-finals.

Argentina and Egypt have only met twice in history. Argentina won both fixtures, keeping clean sheets each time. Their first meeting came at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics. Argentina won that encounter comfortably, 6-0 overall.

They met again after 80 years in March 2008, in an international friendly. Argentina won 2-0 that time, in Cairo. ...