#PredictWorldCup🇦🇷vs🇪🇬

Today's match is actually a round of 16 encounter, not a quarter-final, but it's one of the most noteworthy matchups of the tournament, bringing together two of the biggest names in football history.

Argentina hosts Egypt at Atlanta Stadium, and the duel between Lionel Messi and Mohamed Salah is the biggest draw for the match in terms of ratings. Argentina topped their group but almost fell victim to one of the biggest upsets in history against Cape Verde in the round of 32, only managing a 3-2 victory after an own goal in extra time. Egypt, on the other hand, reached the round of 16 for the first time after beating Australia 4-2 on penalties following a 1-1 draw, which was also the country's first ever World Cup victory.

The history between the two teams is quite limited; they have never met in an official World Cup match, except for a friendly in 2008 where Argentina won 2-0, and a 6-0 victory at the 1928 Olympics. This will be the first official World Cup match between the two countries.

Opta's supercomputer model gives Argentina a 69.1% chance of winning in regulation time, while Egypt has a 12.3% chance, with the remaining approximately 18.5% attributed to the possibility of the match going into extra time. The numbers clearly favor Argentina, but Egypt's resilience in this tournament, especially with Salah in form, makes the possibility of a surprise not entirely ruled out. If Egypt wins, they will become the fifth African country to reach the quarterfinals, following Cameroon, Senegal, Ghana, and Morocco.

The winner will face the winner of the Switzerland-Colombia match in Kansas City on July 11th.

Who do you think is the favorite? Share your prediction now via Gate. (I don't know much about football.)