Argentina — Egypt

I-Atlanta yabhonga, yathula, yabe seyiphahluka — konke lokhu kwenzeka phakathi kwemizuzu engamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye e-Mercedes-Benz Stadium. I-Argentina 3, i-Egypt 2. Kubhale phansi, ngoba leli nani lamagoli liqamba amanga ngesibindi. Nansi into exakayo: I-Argentina yakhiqiza i-xG engu-2.8 uma kuqhathaniswa ne-Egypt engu-0.98, yagcina ibhola ngama-64-36, yashaya amashothi angu-19, yakha amathuba amakhulu ayisithupha — futhi yachitha imizuzu eyishumi nanye yokugcina izama ukubuyisa emuva ngamagoli amabili. Izibalo zithi i-Argentina ibifanele ukuwina. Iwashi lathi ibifanele cishe ukugoduka. I-Egypt ibimangalisa ngemikhawulo yayo. Ishothi likaYasser Ibrahim ngomzuzu we-15 laqala ukuvimba okuhlelekile, okucindezelayo okwakhungathekisa i-Argentina isikhathi esiningi sehora. Ama-Pharaohs aguqula womabili amathuba amakhulu — akukho okuchithekile — kanti i-Argentina yachitha amane kwayisithupha. Leli goli elilahlekile yilona elixoxa indaba enesihluku yemizuzu engama-78 yokuqala. Igoli likaMostafa Ziko ngomzuzu wama-67, elifike ngemuva nje kokushintshwa kabili kwe-Argentina, lafana nomese ezimbanjeni. Ubuthakathaka be-Argentina babubonakala: amashothi angu-19, ayisikhombisa aqonde emapalini, amathuba amakhulu amane aphuthelwe. Lezo zinombolo ziqondene neqembu elahlulwa. Izikhathi ezimbili ze-VAR zidinga ukukhulunywa ngazo. Ukuhlolwa komzuzu we-19 kwanikeza i-Argentina iphenathi ngemuva kwesigameko esibandakanya uNicolás Tagliafico — ukuthi ukuthintana kwakufanele yini iphenathi kuzophikiswana ngakho isikhathi eside ngemuva. Ngomzuzu wama-59, uMostafa Ziko wasinda ekuhlolweni kwe-VAR, wabe eseshaya igoli ngemuva kwemizuzu eyisishiyagalombili. Yenza ngalokho okufunayo. Kwase kufika imizuzu eyishumi nanye eyashintsha konke. UCristian Romero wabuyisa elilodwa ngomzuzu wama-79. UMessi — esemuva ngo-1-2, iwashi ligijima, umqhudelwano usengcupheni — washaya ngomzuzu wama-83. Akukhona okokuqala ehamba angene esikhathini okwakufanele sibe sikhulu kakhulu futhi asenze sibonakale sijwayelekile. U-Enzo Fernández washaya igoli lokuwina ngesikhathi esengeziwe. Amagoli amathathu emizuzwini eyishumi nanye. Amakhadi aphuzi amathathu e-Egypt ngomzuzu wama-90 akutshela kahle ukuthi bazama kanjani ukubamba. I-Egypt ishiya i-Atlanta inamakhanda phezulu. Bayithulisa i-Argentina imizuzu engama-67 futhi babonisa bonke ubuthakathaka obusezikhali ze-Albiceleste. Inani lamagoli alibahloniphi ngokugcwele. I-Argentina iya phambili, kodwa amathuba amakhulu amane aphuthelwe kanye nobuthakathaka bezokuvikela abukwazi ukusinda omunye umzuliswano onjengalona. Ingabe ukuhlenga kukaMessi sekwephuzile kwakuyubufakazi bokuthi usengumuntu ongenakuphikiswa, noma ingabe ukungakwazi kwe-Argentina ukuqeda imidlalo kuyibhomu eliqhumayo emidlalweni yokuphela? Futhi ingabe i-Egypt ifanele ukuthola udumo olungaphezu kwalolo olunikezwa inani lamagoli? Shiya umbono wakho — ku-FootLegion, wonke amagoli izwe lakho eliwashayayo aphila phakade.