Egypt Coach, Hassan Blames Officials, Alleges Partial After Emotional Defeat To Argentina






Egypt Coach, Hassan Blames  Officials, Alleges Partial After Emotional Defeat To Argentina

By Editor 

Hossam Hassan has accused match officials of denying Egypt a place in the quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup after the Pharaohs surrendered a two-goal lead to lose 3-2 to Argentina national football team on Tuesday.

A visibly frustrated Hassan claimed his team had been "cheated" and subjected to unfair treatment, insisting crucial refereeing decisions went against Egypt during the thrilling encounter.

"We have been cheated unfairly today. We have suffered injustice," the Egypt coach declared during his post-match press conference.

Egypt looked destined for a historic quarter-final berth after taking a 2-0 lead. A goal by Mostafa Zico had earlier been disallowed following a VAR review, which ruled that a foul had been committed on Lisandro Martínez earlier in the attacking move.

Zico eventually found the net again to double Egypt's advantage after Yasser Ibrahim had opened the scoring.

However, the defending champions mounted a remarkable comeback. Cristian Romero pulled one back before Lionel Messi, who had earlier missed a penalty, equalised with his eighth goal of the tournament.

Argentina completed the turnaround through Enzo Fernández, but Hassan insisted the goal should never have stood.

The Egyptian coach argued that his side deserved a penalty moments earlier after alleging that Alexis Mac Allister pulled the shirt of Hamdy Fathy inside the penalty area.

"We haven't seen respect or fair play," Hassan said. “A penalty was ruled out and was not even checked by VAR. Our disallowed goal was remarkable, and everyone saw the shirt being pulled.”

The former striker said he was so disappointed with the officiating that he would no longer follow the remainder of the World Cup.

"This is my own way of speaking up. I am not going to continue watching the matches of this World Cup," he stated.

Hassan also suggested that officials may have been influenced by a desire to keep Argentina and Messi in the tournament.

"Perhaps they wanted the world champions to remain in the competition. Perhaps they wanted Messi to stay in the running," he said in an interview after the match.

The Egypt coach further criticised the scheduling of the fixture, arguing that the noon kick-off, just four days after both teams played their Round of 32 matches, was unfair to players.

"Whoever fixed the match for noon has never played football. At that time you should be eating or resting, not preparing for a World Cup match," Hassan said, adding that there were several issues both on and off the pitch that deserved closer scrutiny.

Despite the controversy, Argentina advanced to the quarter-finals after completing one of the tournament's most dramatic comeback victories.

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