- Egypt's Mostafa Ziko accused the World Cup of being "fixed" and said it was “directed towards Argentina following his side’s controversial 3-2 last 16 defeat by the South American nation, where Egypt had a goal disallowed and protested a perceived foul before Argentina's winning goal.
- Manager Hossam Hassan expressed fury over "unfair" decisions by referee Francois Letexier, stating he would "never watch the World Cup again" due to a lack of justice and fair play.
- Argentina secured a late comeback victory after trailing 2-0, with Egypt claiming a penalty was denied before Enzo Fernandez scored the winning goal in stoppage time.
- Ziko's goal, which would have put Egypt 1-0 up, was controversially disallowed, and Mohamed Salah also claimed a penalty was overlooked by officials.
- Hassan further criticised the 12pm ET kick-off time and suggested external factors might have influenced the outcome to keep the world champions, and potentially Lionel Messi, in the competition.
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