Tom Brady compares Argentina's dramatic World Cup rally to Patriots' Super Bowl comeback

One of the astir melodramatic matches of the FIFA World Cup unfolded Tuesday day astatine Atlanta Stadium.

After adjacent week's World Cup semifinal, the stadium volition shed its tourney identity. Mercedes-Benz Stadium volition reclaim its name, and the earthy writer installed for the tourney volition springiness mode to the artificial turf utilized for Falcons games earlier Atlanta hosts the Denver Broncos successful a preseason crippled adjacent month.

While the retractable-roof stadium continues to big World Cup drama, its regular tenant knows each excessively good what it's similar to beryllium astatine the halfway of shot heartbreak.

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Lionel Messi (10) of Argentina celebrates with teammates aft the 3-2 triumph during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 16 lucifer betwixt Argentina and Egypt astatine Atlanta Stadium connected July 07, 2026, successful Atlanta, Georgia. (Patrick Smith - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)

More than 9 years ago, Tom Brady engineered 1 of the top comebacks successful NFL history, rallying the New England Patriots from a 28-3 shortage to decision the Falcons successful overtime successful Super Bowl LI.

Moments aft Lionel Messi equalized successful the 83rd infinitesimal to erase Argentina's two-goal shortage against Egypt, Enzo Fernández completed the comeback with a header arsenic the last minutes ticked disconnected the clock. Brady past took to societal media, drafting a examination to the Patriots 2017 comeback.

New England Patriots backmost Tom Brady (12) celebrates with the Vince Lombardi Trophy aft winning Super Bowl LI against the Atlanta Falcons astatine NRG Stadium connected Feb 5, 2017, successful Houston, Texas. (Kevin Jairaj/Imagn Images)

"Yeah truthful that mightiness apical 28-3," the seven-time Super Bowl victor wrote connected X, adding a mind-blown emoji.

Egypt got connected the committee archetypal connected Tuesday afternoon, courtesy of Yasser Ibrahim's extremity successful the 15th minute. His teammate Mostafa Zico followed with a people successful the 67th to physique Egypt's pb to 2-0.

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Messi helped usher Argentina to its archetypal World Cup rubric successful 4 years, defeating France successful a last that was yet decided by punishment kicks.

Lionel Messi (10) of Argentina celebrates scoring his team's 2nd extremity during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 16 lucifer betwixt Argentina and Egypt astatine Atlanta Stadium connected July 7, 2026, successful Atlanta, Georgia. (Elsa/Getty Images)

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Argentina's 3-2 comeback Tuesday booked its spot successful the quarterfinals, wherever it volition look the victor of Switzerland and Colombia connected Saturday successful Kansas City, Missouri. Switzerland and Colombia were scoreless astatine halftime of their Round of 16 match.

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