Argentina v Egypt LIVE: World Cup team news and latest updates as Lionel Messi and Mohamed Salah battle

Argentina may have needed extra time to get past Cape Verde, but Egypt went the distance against Australia, just about coming through a pretty tense penalty shootout as a Socceroos gamble backfired:

Lionel Messi was pretty strong on Argentina’s performance against Cape Verde, which fell short of the high standards they had set leading up to that stage.

It was a nervy night for Argentina as Cape Verde threatened to pull off perhaps the biggest shock in World Cup history. What a credit the debutants were to their nation and the tournament – but the defending champions just about survived.

The quarter-final line-up is taking shape as the contenders are whittled down – who will fill the final two spots?

There are just two places to be filled in the World Cup quarter-finals, with Argentina and Egypt set to battle for one of them tonight in Atlanta. Each spearheaded by an ageing, left-footed and remarkable forward, the two sides overcame tense ties in the round of 32 to set up this encounter – will it be Lionel Messi or Mohamed Salah who continues on?