Reigning champion Argentina escapes with remarkable World Cup victory over Egypt
Egypt was leading late, up 2-0. The Argentinians looked beaten. But they fought and fought and fought. Scoring one goal, then another to equalize. And, finally, a third to advance to the quarterfinal.(Image credit: Elsa)
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