Argentina v Egypt LIVE: Score and latest World Cup updates as VAR saves champions after Lionel Messi misses penalty again

It’s been overruled! So cruel on Egypt!

There was indeed a foul on Martinez a short while before the goal, and Argentina have got away with one.

It was a superb run from Hassan to create the goal, dribbling from near his own area before sewtting up Salah, who slid it into the path of Zico, who beat the onrushing Martinez to it and blasted past him for 2-0!

GOAL! Oh my word, Egypt have a second!

Or do they…it’s being reviewed for a foul on Martinez in the build up…

The rest doesn’t last long though! Messi skips away from Hafez on the right and he has a free-kick around 30 yards out…

Argentina play it short though and it’s a complete waste as they’re forced backwards before Messi runs out of space on the edge of the box as he tries to take matters into his own hands.

The free-kick is punched away by Shobeir but Argentina come again.

De Paul, Messi, Fernandez, Messi again…it’s all a little pedestrian.

Messi is tackled near the edge of the Egypt box and the Pharaohs can enjoy a little rest now.

Argentina are seeing plenty of the ball as the second half gets underway, though once again it’s more probing than anything else.

Egypt think they have a golden counter-attacking opportunity as Salah nips in to the win the ball near halfway, but he’s penalised for a foul!

A chance right away for Egypt as Messi gets a bit of space outside the box and lays it off to De Paul, who fires a tame effort straight at Shobeir.

Back underway in Atlanta!

It’s been an intriguing game in Atlanta, and not just because of the scoreline, even if that does help!

Argentina have not necessarily played badly but they find themselves behind after a missed penalty and an inspired performance from Shobeir so far.

Egypt have been a threat but they’ve been pushed back since scoring, and it felt for a while like only a matter of time before the holder equalised.

However, the Pharaohs have held on this long, so can they do the same again in the second half? We’re about to find out.

Here’s the full array of pics from that superb Shobeir save as well.

Lionel Scaloni had his hands on his head in disbelief!