{"id":128195,"date":"2026-07-07T20:37:52","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T19:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=128195"},"modified":"2026-07-07T20:37:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T19:37:52","slug":"zizo-nets-brace-as-egypt-move-closer-to-stunning-world-cup-upset-over-argentina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/zizo-nets-brace-as-egypt-move-closer-to-stunning-world-cup-upset-over-argentina\/","title":{"rendered":"Zizo Nets Brace as Egypt Move Closer to Stunning World Cup Upset Over Argentina"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>By Oscar Okhifo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Egypt moved within sight of one of the greatest upsets in FIFA World Cup history as Mostafa Mohamed &#8220;Zizo&#8221; struck his second goal of the match to give the Pharaohs a commanding 2-0 lead over defending champions Argentina in their Round of 16 clash.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After breaking the deadlock earlier in the contest, Zizo delivered another decisive blow with a composed finish that left Argentina reeling and their title defence hanging by a thread.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The second goal capped a remarkable display by the North Africans, who have combined disciplined defending with clinical finishing to outclass the reigning world champions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Egypt&#8217;s confidence has only grown since goalkeeper Mostafa Shobeir produced a superb penalty save to deny Lionel Messi, preserving their advantage and shifting the momentum firmly in favour of the African side.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rather than retreat into their shell, the Pharaohs continued to threaten on the counterattack, with Zizo punishing another lapse in the Argentine defence to double their lead.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Argentina have dominated possession for long spells but have found few answers to Egypt&#8217;s organisation and resilience, with Messi and his teammates repeatedly frustrated by a determined defensive display.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With time running out, the South Americans face the daunting prospect of producing a dramatic comeback to keep their World Cup title defence alive.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Egypt, meanwhile, are edging ever closer to a famous victory that would send them into the quarter-finals and rank among the biggest shocks in World Cup knockout history.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At the time of filing this report, the match was still in progress.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Oscar Okhifo Egypt moved within sight of one of the greatest upsets in FIFA World Cup history as Mostafa Mohamed &#8220;Zizo&#8221; struck his second goal of the match to&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":128196,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-128195","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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