Tom Brady has seen his share of wild finishes, and even he sounded stunned by what Argentina pulled off against Egypt.
After Argentina erased a 2-0 deficit late and beat Egypt 3-2 in a FIFA World Cup Round of 16 match, Brady jumped on social media with a reaction that put the game in rare company: "Yeah so that might top 28-3," Brady shared on social media.
That’s no small comparison. Brady’s Patriots authored one of the most famous rallies in sports history back in 2018, storming back from 28-3 down in the third quarter to beat the Atlanta Falcons in the Super Bowl. It remains the largest deficit ever overcome in Super Bowl history, and the comeback came with a little over two minutes left in the third quarter.
The clock mattered in both games. New England had roughly 17 minutes of game time, plus overtime, to complete its turnaround in a Super Bowl that featured the first overtime period in the game’s history. Argentina had even less room to work with, but still found a way.
Egypt led 2-0 after a goal in the 67th minute, and the match looked all but settled. Then Christian Romero cut the deficit to 2-1 in the 79th minute, and the comeback was suddenly alive. Lionel Messi tied it in the 83rd minute, and Enzo Fernandez finished the job with the go-ahead goal in the 92nd minute, with extra time added.
So while Patriots fans may not be ready to hand over the crown, Brady’s own reaction says plenty about how dramatic Argentina’s rally was. Both comebacks belonged to the same impossible-to-believe category: the kind that flips from over to unforgettable in a matter of minutes.
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