Egypt: Argentina Survives Egypt’s Scare to Avoid Repeat of Falling to African Opposition 30 Years After Atlanta ’96

History was barely 10 minutes away from about to be repeated in Atlanta yesterday but providence saved Argentina the blushes of losing to another African opposition, 30 years after the Albiceleste were beaten by Nigeria’s Dream Team in the Men’s Football event final of the 1996 Olympic Games.

Although not the championship match, the Last 16 game of the ongoing 2026 FIFA World Cup was clearly in favour of Egypt’s Pharaohs who were two goals up with barely 10 minutes to regulation time. Yasser…