# Messi inspires Argentina again as Egypt left fuming with VAR

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Podcast: [The Rest Is Football](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-football-6559880)
Published: 2026-07-08T06:30:00+00:00
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Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer, Micah Richards and Joe Cole react to Argentina's late comeback as they beat Egypt 3-2 in a game which featured yet another goal, and an assist, from Messi and a contentious VAR call that left Egypt up in arms We also look at Switzerland progressing via penalties against Colombia in a shootout which continued the trend of centre-backs stepping up and missing their penalties Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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