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Argentina Comeback Classic - But Did the Big Calls Go Their Way?

Natalie Sawyer is in Atlanta after an all-time World Cup classic, as Argentina come from two goals down to beat Egypt 3-2 and keep their title defence alive. We discuss Messi’s missed penalty and emotional equaliser, Enzo Fernandez’s stunning added-time winner and the VAR controversy that left Egypt furious. Plus, Switzerland knock out Colombia on penalties to reach their first World Cup quarter-final since 1954, we preview the last-eight ties all live on talkSPORT.


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