Mac Allister and Salah face off with a quarter-final spot at stake

The last Liverpool player standing at World Cup 2026 puts his tournament on the line Tuesday. Alexis Mac Allister and Argentina face Mohamed Salah's Egypt in the Round of 16, with the winner reaching the quarter-finals. Egypt are not obsessing over Lionel Messi, "We aren't focusing on Messi," team official Ibrahim Hassan said (1). Argentina swept through their group and enter as clear favorites, but Salah's side have already shown they can trouble anyone. For Liverpool fans, this is a straight shootout: Mac Allister or Salah, one stays, one goes home.