Are Argentina being treated favourably at World Cup?
Argentina secured 3-2 victories against Cape Verde and Egypt in the first two knockout rounds of the World Cup. Following their defeat to Argentina, Egypt asked Fifa to remove the officials in charge of their last-16 match from the tournament. Egypt alleged bias in favor of Argentina and favoritism towards their star player, Lionel Messi. Coach Hossam Hassan stated Egypt had been "treated unfairly" and "suffered injustice," further alleging, "Perhaps they wanted to keep the world champion in the competition. Perhaps they wanted Messi to stay in the running."
Egypt led 2-0 with 11 minutes remaining in the game against Argentina, but Argentina scored the winner in stoppage time. Egypt attributed their exit to "serious refereeing mistakes" and "double standards" from French referee Francois Letexier and his team. The Pharaohs had a goal disallowed by a video assistant referee (VAR) intervention and claim Argentina's winning goal should have been disallowed. Hossam Hassan was booked for protesting after Argentina's winner.
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Egypt has accused FIFA of bias and favoritism towards Argentina and Lionel Messi following their World Cup knockout match. This has sparked a debate
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