2026 WC: Hossam Hassan fumes over 'injustice' after Egypt's heartbreaking loss to Argentina
Hossam Hassan, Egypt head coach, launched a scathing attack on match officials after his side's 3-2 defeat to Argentina in the Round of 16 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Tuesday. Hassan stated, "We have been cheated unfairly today, we have suffered injustice." Egypt thought they had taken an early two-goal advantage when Mostafa Zico scored after opening the scoring, but the effort was ruled out following a VAR review due to a foul on Lisandro Martinez.
Zico eventually restored Egypt's cushion by scoring their second goal. Argentina mounted a comeback with Cristian Romero pulling one back, and Lionel Messi levelling the score with his eighth goal of the tournament after a penalty save. Enzo Fernandez then completed the turnaround with the winning goal. Hassan also questioned the build-up to Argentina's decisive strike, arguing Egypt should have been awarded a penalty after Alexis Mac Allister allegedly pulled Hamdy Fathy's shirt inside the box. Hassan said, "A penalty was ruled out, was not even checked by VAR. A second goal was remarkably disallowed. There has not even been a VAR check when we have all seen the im..."
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