00:00The World Cup 2026 Live on Fox is presented by Verizon.
00:08It's yesterday, Cristiano Ronaldo's World Cup career is now over after Spain beat Portugal 1-0
00:15and the United States reached the end of their line too, knocked out 4-1 by Belgium.
00:21Hello and welcome along to the final day of the Round of 16 action at the 2026 FIFA World Cup
00:28with the U.S. Soccer Hall of Famer Alexi Lala, Sweden's all-time leading scorer,
00:34that man's last, and Ibrahimovic, and 1998 World Cup champion Thierry Henry.
00:38I'm Rebecca Lowe. Good morning to you all. Thank you for joining us.
00:41And Alexi, you are our first port of call this morning because I know you've not had too much sleep,
00:45but you have managed to have a few hours at least to digest what happened last night
00:49with the U.S. going out to the World Cup and your thoughts this morning.
00:59Rise for the winners. Argentina. Hello, everyone.
01:04Argentina heavily messy. Controlled conditions.
01:08Vastly experienced midfield.
01:10We'll break forward from there, but they'll sit in. It's pretty much the two up front.
01:15Messi throws two and a half minutes on the clock.
01:20Lionel Messi. Well, it's one record after another.
01:24I have to say it's very...
01:26He did it well to keep the ball through it.
01:28He has made the run.
01:30Trying to trap the ball.
01:33To take up Metinie in case.
01:40And here is Messi, who has dropped into the deeper position to collect the ball.
01:47And they knit things together.
01:49A challenge in Dallas.
01:52In the group stage.
01:57All eyes on Lionel Messi.
02:01And saved by Shabir.
02:03Goodness gracious me.
02:07Messi denied.
02:10Argentina foiled.
02:12High drama here.
02:16Brilliant from Shabir.
02:18And gambled on direction.
02:21And one.
02:22Denied by...
02:23For many, Lionel Messi.
02:26Is and will always be the greatest.
02:31But failure on his part.
02:35Messi knows he's got to try to airbrush his reputation in the last few minutes.
02:40Here's Messi.
02:41The distinctive shuffle of feet.
02:44And...
02:45Messi.
02:46And Argentina are using it just as that.
02:49And they're...
02:50Probably shouldn't have meant that.
02:53But it's fact.
02:54Lionel Messi.
02:56It's a long way out.
02:58Need inspiration.
02:59Messi!
03:01And across went Shabir.
03:07Keeping a corner.
03:08But it hit the post.
03:10He had it look judged.
03:11When it comes to the art of goalkeeping and the Atlanta.
03:17On Fox.
03:22So rest day tomorrow.
03:25What are we going to do with ourselves?
03:27I'm not sure.
03:29Now Messi.
03:30Play raging on Lionel Messi.
03:33Oh, not what he had planned in his mind.
03:39It's a lot by Shabir.
03:41We often think that Messi is...
03:45And Messi now contemplate.
03:47He's able to play it back.
03:49Messi!
03:50Now De Paul.
03:53Messi.
03:57That's a ride that in nature coming in.
04:00We'll have the injury time.
04:01But...
04:03Egypt will be looking at...
04:05In by Messi.
04:07Safe pair of hands.
04:10Shabir.
04:10Probably dreams really.
04:12For Egypt.
04:13And back.
04:14With Shabir.
04:16The eventful first half.
04:19Egypt.
04:20With the goal.
04:21Count as the game's done.
04:24Just need to get back into shape and...
04:26Hope that the ball goes out of play.
04:29And as soon as Lionel Messi.
04:33The last gasps.
04:36Off the front movement.
04:38Off the ball.
04:38Messi.
04:39Receiving it.
04:42Got it back.
04:45Approaching six minutes of stoppage time now.
04:48Messi.
04:49All the way up towards McAllister.
04:51But there he is.
04:52For the first time since the 2010 quarterfinal against Germany.
04:56Little Messi.
04:57Your old teammate.
04:58Jeri Henry and Zlatan Ibrahimović.
04:59Four out of eight World Cup penalties he's missed.
05:03Starting to play on his...
05:04That's the way...
05:06The...
05:06This...
05:07In the opposition penalty area.
05:09That was for the goal.
05:11Messi.
05:11Does he mean business?
05:15Messi.
05:16Have made himself available.
05:21Messi.
05:22Those distinctive steps.
05:25Then get back.
05:25Alvarez.
05:27Alvarez.
05:28Making that long bursting run.
05:30Lionel Messi.
05:33Well the challenge came in from Rabia.
05:37And a goal kick is the verdict.
05:39Much to the chagrin of Lionel Messi.
05:41He just moved forward from his defensive position.
05:44To try to deal with the three.
05:47Amo Salah.
05:48Still a long way from...
05:50Here's the third.
05:50He's forwarded.
05:51He will break.
05:53Chipped in by Messi.
05:56And he was happy to punch it away.
05:59Shobir.
06:00Just brushed off him.
06:02End streak.
06:02The weight goes on.
06:04For an Argentina goal.
06:06Is it going to arrive?
06:07Really problematic for Hafez.
06:10Messi.
06:12Fernandez.
06:15See where Messi has ended up.
06:18And that has been given as a free kick.
06:21A foul there by Fatih.
06:24There's no need to get so tight.
06:27It's a little double step.
06:28That little shuffle.
06:29For Messi.
06:32Here's De Paul.
06:34Paredes.
06:35Messi.
06:37Finding space.
06:38Trying to go on a Messi run.
06:40Was there to do the defending.
06:42Does feel a bit like Buenos Aires.
06:51I can give him the free kick.
06:56What a let off.
06:58What a let off for Argentina.
07:00A free kick to Argentina.
07:02Messi taking it.
07:04Well it's incredible scenes.
07:05Messi with the corner.
07:08The game.
07:11Messi.
07:16Messi.
07:17Messi once more.
07:19Messi.
07:21Trying to manoeuvre.
07:24Perhaps the central position now.
07:29See what shape they'll play.
07:33Messi had gone over.
07:35Seen that move before.
07:39Seiko.
07:40Well they just left two out once.
07:43They're going to do it.
07:45Messi with that one.
07:48And the storm clouds.
07:51And the storm clouds of Egyptian joy.
07:55Argentinian melancholy.
07:58Perfectly by Egypt.
08:01Messi.
08:03Lost out that time.
08:05Argentina.
08:06Now they break for drinks.
08:10And they're on.
08:11But the heat.
08:12Applied by Egypt.
08:15Alvarez.
08:16Man who started this game.
08:18An attack.
08:18But joined now by Lautaro Martinez.
08:22Messi.
08:27Alton they build up play.
08:30Messi.
08:31Got it back immediately.
08:34Normal time remaining.
08:36Messi with it.
08:39And a second crack of the whip.
08:43Off Trezeguet.
08:47Alvarez.
08:48Gishing it off.
08:50Messi was in position.
08:51Oh free header.
08:53And that is exactly what Argentina needed.
08:56Cristiano Romero.
08:58Hauls them back into it.
09:08Emboldened by that Romero goal.
09:10Messi.
09:12Now hang on to your seats folks.
09:14Because this could be one.
09:15Paredes.
09:16For Argentina.
09:19It's McAllister.
09:21And Messi.
09:24Lionel Messi.
09:28Messi.
09:29With it.
09:30And it's shot.
09:31An excitement until the end.
09:33Guaranteed.
09:33Messi.
09:34Good luck trying to stop him.
09:36That sort of position.
09:39Goal.
09:40Lautaro Martinez.
09:42And others.
09:43All queuing up.
09:45Messi's work.
09:47Well he saw a gap.
09:49Today.
09:50They're trying to link the play again.
09:52Using.
09:54Lionel Messi.
09:55Deflection there.
09:56On the way through.
09:57And can they line something up here.
09:59Argentina.
10:00Oh it's gone in.
10:01It's to two.
10:03And who else.
10:06Lionel Messi.
10:07The savior.
10:09For Argentina.
10:12For Argentina.
10:40The start of the game, if you offer them 2-2, with two minutes to go, they just snap your
10:46hands off.
10:47That's where they are.
10:49Messi taking it, McAllister making that.
10:52McAllister.
10:53Messi.
10:55Well, Romero is centre-forward again, because there's no one to defend against.
10:59Messi, it's almost the perfect pass.
11:04And Messi, again, for Argentina.
11:06Seven minutes to be added on here in Atlanta.
11:09Messi did well enough.
11:12That didn't fool Julian.
11:17Tina looked as though they were heading out.
11:22Pretty gripping mini-series.
11:24They keep finding a way.
11:27The reigning kings of world football will not relinquish the throne.
11:31He's watching a big Eagles tournament.
11:32He's not going to go down here in Kansas.
11:44He's watching a big radius.
11:46He fue here in
12:08And a half.
12:17messi mania will continue at this world cup but my goodness it was a close run thing
12:27egypt gutted they couldn't see it out and it has finished here in atlanta
12:34three two to argentina rebecca
12:40derek and rob thank you another ludicrous game of football at this world cup and by the way that
12:48enzo fernandez winner the 31st goal in second half stoppage time at this world cup
13:04alexi lalas zlatan ibrahimovic thierry henry watching on alex i'll start with you
13:09congratulations to argentina but egypt will feel aggrieved will they not with the way it happened
13:15with that winner they will and it will be debated and discussed and i'm sure there is anger and
13:22relief depending on which side you come down on but you know we came on air talking about how
13:28argentina had suffered and the different definitions of suffering and that we talk about in different
13:34cultures well we thought the suffering was done from argentina no they suffered again and they
13:39came through and you can see the relief
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