The number of African teams that were able to score against the Argentine national team in the history of its participation in the World Cup tournament increased to 5 teams, after defender Yasser Ibrahim scored the goal to advance Egypt during the match between the two teams in the round of 16 of the 2026 World Cup.
The Algerian team became the only African team that did not succeed in scoring any goal against Argentina in the history of their World Cup confrontations, after losing to the three-time world champions with a score of 3-0 in the first round of the current edition.
A number of African teams have previously scored against Argentina in the World Championship, as Cameroon achieved one of the most prominent surprises in the history of the World Cup when it defeated the “Tango Dancers” with an unanswered goal in the 1990 edition.
Nigeria also succeeded in scoring 6 goals during 5 World Cup matches against Argentina in 1994, 2002, 2010, 2014 and 2018.
Côte d’Ivoire scored a goal against Argentina during the 2006 World Cup, while Cape Verde scored two goals in the round of 32 match of the 2026 World Cup.
Thus, Egypt continues to write the history of African confrontations with Argentina, after becoming the fifth team from the African continent to score against the world champion three times throughout the history of the World Cup.
