MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Argentine fans rushed to celebrate on Tuesday afternoon in Miami Beach after advancing to the FIFA World Cup 2026 quarterfinals.

“Los Albicelestes” in their sky blue and white jerseys met along Collins Avenue in the North Beach neighborhood, known as “Little Buenos Aires.”

At Manolo, a restaurant on 73rd Street, and at the nearby Miami Beach Bandshell Fan Fest, fans hugged after the twists and turns of a tough match.

Lionel Messi was in tears after Argentina won 3-2 against Egypt, during a tense Round of 16 match in Atlanta.

Yasser Ibrahim and Mustafa Zico scored Egypt’s first two goals. For a few minutes, Argentine fans felt the weight of a devastating 3-0.

Zico scored again, but the video assistant referee disallowed the goal because Egypt’s Marwan Attia had stepped on Argentina’s Lisandro Martínez’s foot.

Argentina’s Cristian Romero scored with a header before Messi scored the equalizer in the 83rd minute. It was Messi’s 8th FIFA World Cup 2026 goal; it was the 21st of his World Cup career.

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Enzo Fernández secured Argentina’s victory with the third goal.

The Round of 16‘s last match between Colombia and Switzerland at 4 p.m. will define Argentina’s next opponent at 9 p.m. on July 11.

The Round of 16‘s eight single-elimination knockout matches started on Saturday.

Egypt, the U.S., Portugal, Canada, Paraguay, Mexico, and Brazil were eliminated.

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3 quarterfinal matches

Morocco and France advanced to a quarterfinal match scheduled at 4 p.m. on July 9th.

Belgium and Spain advanced to the quarterfinal match at 3 p.m. on July 10.

Norway and England advanced to a quarterfinal match scheduled at 5 p.m. on July 11.

The tournament, held every four years, started with 48 teams on June 11.

After matches within 12 groups of four, 16 teams were eliminated. The Round of 32 matches eliminated the 16 others from June 28 to Friday.

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TOURNAMENT’S SCHEDULE

Quarterfinals

July 9: Morocco vs. France at 4 p.m.

July 10: Belgium vs. Spain at 3 p.m.

July 11: Norway vs. England is at 5 p.m. Argentina plays at 9 p.m.

Sunrise watch party: The indoor Amerant Bank Arena is hosting a free watch party for ticket holders at 5 p.m. on July 11. Parking is free.

Semifinals

July 14: The fan festival is closed. There is a semi-final match at 3 p.m.

Miami Beach watch party: Doors open at 3 p.m. on July 14 at The Bandshell, at 7275 Collins Ave., for the semifinal match.

July 15: There is a semi-final match at 3 p.m.

Miami Beach watch party: Doors open at 3 p.m. on July 15 at The Bandshell, at 7275 Collins Ave., for the semifinal match.

Finals

July 18: The third-place play-off match is at 5 p.m. at the Miami Stadium, better known as the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens.

Miami Beach watch party: Doors open at 3 p.m. on July 18 at The Sandbowl, behind The Bandshell, at 7275 Collins Ave., for the 5 p.m. bronze final.

Sunrise ride to stadium: The Amerant Bank Arena has free parking for FIFA World Cup ticket holders who ride Broward County’s free Express bus transportation to the Miami Stadium, also known as Hard Rock, in Miami Gardens.

July 19: The final match is at 3 p.m.

Miami Beach watch party: Doors open at 1 p.m. on July 19 at The Sandbowl, behind The Bandshell, at 7275 Collins Ave., for the 3 p.m. final.

Sunrise watch party: The indoor Amerant Bank Arena is hosting a free watch party for ticket holders for the final on July 19. Parking is free.

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