Two of world football's biggest stars will go head-to-head tomorrow morning when Lionel Messi's Argentina take on Mohamed Salah's Egypt in a blockbuster FIFA World Cup Round of 16 clash.
The battle between two of the game's greatest forwards headlines a knockout encounter with a place in the quarter-finals at stake.
Defending champions Argentina have looked among the tournament favourites after topping Group J with a perfect record of three wins before surviving a stern test from Cape Verde in the Round of 32, eventually prevailing 3-2 after extra time.
Messi has been at the heart of Argentina's campaign, scoring in all four of their matches so far.
The eight-time Ballon d'Or winner is tied with Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland on seven goals in the race for the Golden Boot.
Egypt, meanwhile, are enjoying one of the best World Cup campaigns in their history.
After finishing second in Group G, the Pharaohs defeated Australia in a penalty shootout to reach the Round of 16 and are now aiming to qualify for the quarter-finals for the first time.
Liverpool star Salah remains Egypt's biggest attacking threat and will be relied upon to unlock Argentina's defence despite battling through a hamstring concern in the previous round.
Argentina will take on Egypt at 4am tomorrow, while Switzerland will face Colombia at 8am in the last FIFA World Cup Round of 16 match.
The winners will become the final two teams to qualify for the quarter-finals, with those matches set to be played on Sunday at 1pm.
Meanwhile, the quarter-finals get underway on Friday when France take on Morocco at 8am, while Spain will face Belgium at 7am on Saturday.
On Sunday, Norway will take on England at 9am.
Source: Al Jazeera
