If the 2026 World Cup has proven anything, it’s that rankings carry little weight during the knockout stages. Now that the Round of 32 and Round of 16 have concluded, let’s recap the drama and surprises of these tournament rounds before we look ahead to the quarter-finals. From penalty shootouts to late-match winners, the path to the final has been blown wide open.
L’Equipe Ole Newspaper Player Ratings Argentina vs Egypt 3-2 WC 2026- Messi, Enzo, Shobeir, Referee Letexier
Here is a look at the Argentina vs Egypt player ratings from the world sports newspapers following their epic Round of 16 clash at the 2026 World Cup. Argentina came from 2-0 down to beat Egypt 3-2, with Chelsea’s Enzo Fernandez scoring a late winner for the defending champions.
Ole Argentine newspaper player ratings Argentina 3-2 Egypt
The Argentine sports newspaper was full of praise for Lionel Messi and Leandro Paredes, giving both of them a 10/10. Paredes made a match saving tackle to deny Egypt on the counter when the score was 2-2. On the Egyptian side, they liked winger Haissem Hassan and goalkeeper Shobeir. A quiet evening for Arsenal linked Julian Alvarez.
The paper gave French referee Letexier a 6/10, but did note that VAR didn’t check a potential foul by Alvarez on Salah in the leadup to Argentina’s match winning goal.
Newspaper Player Ratings England vs Mexico 3-2 WC 2026- Ole, Marca, Mundo Deportivo, CdS
Here is a look at the newspaper player ratings for England vs Mexico from some of the world sports press. We’ve got player ratings from Argentine sports paper Ole (Argentina could be England’s potential SF opponents) as well as other Spanish and Italian newspapers.
Ole newspaper player ratings England 3-2 Mexico 2026
Ole had Jude Bellingham and Jordan Pickford as the pick of the England players against Mexico, but Tuchel’s starters only managed an average rating of 5.7/10, marginally better than Mexico’s 5.5/10 in their books. The likes of Konsa, Quansah and Anderson got the lowers
