Posted on 07/07/2026 3:22:30 PM PDT by DFG
Egypt manager Hossam Hassan has furiously accused FIFA of rigging the World Cup after a string of controversial refereeing decisions went against his side during Argentina's dramatic late comeback in Atlanta on Tuesday.
Argentina, who were 2-0 down with 12 minutes to play plus stoppage time, looked destined to exit the tournament before late goals from Cristian Romero, Lionel Messi and Enzo Fernandez resulted in a remarkable 3-2 comeback victory.
When Fernandez's game-winning header rippled the net in the 93rd minute, chaos broke out on the touchline as Egypt's furious staff remonstrated with referee Francois Letexier, leading to goalkeeper coach Saafan El-Sagheer being shown a red card and manager Hassan being dragged away from a confrontation with the official.
The Pharaohs were furious that the referee - and also VAR - had not awarded Egypt a penalty moments before Argentina's winner, as Mohamed Salah was brought down inside the box after having his foot clipped by Julian Alvarez.
Earlier in the second half, Egypt themselves had a goal disallowed by VAR due to a foul in the build-up. Throughout the game, a string of decisions went in favour of Argentina, who have now progressed to the quarter-finals as they bid to retain their crown in North America.
After the match, Hassan could not contain his outrage and furiously accused world football's governing body FIFA of rigging the tournament so that all-time great Messi could remain in the competition for 'marketing reasons'.
'We were better, but football is unfair,' the heartbroken coach said in his post-match interview.
'It could be a matter of marketing, they could want to make a World Cup with the champion of the last World Cup, they want Messi to exist (in the tournament).
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Yes it is COMPLETELY rigged, always has been, and Egypt knows it.
France is already the winner.
The rest is advertising and entertainment.
And the Egyptians know it.
Believe me, I am well aware of the fact that no one cares about what I think.
Maybe they’ve decided it’s England’s turn.
Egypt's coach Hossam Hassan waved Palestine's flag on the pitch after defeating Australia.
Today, Messi stopped it from happening again.
The world owes Messi đ pic.twitter.com/8GIYJ4Q8pSâ Incognito (@Incognito_qfs) July 7, 2026
The Egyptian Football Association released a video titled: âThe Secret to Victory.â
They openly declare that the key to victory is to begin each match by cursing Christians and Jews.
Before every game, the team gathers to recite Quranic passages describing Christians and Jews as infidels under Allahâs wrath.Coptic Christians make up 15% of Egyptâs population, yet they are not allowed on the national team.
Now, the Islamic team of Egypt has been eliminated by the âinfidelâ nation of Argentina. Allah was not on their side. pic.twitter.com/hniliZrY0gâ Dr. Maalouf â (@realMaalouf) July 7, 2026
Soccer is not my thing, but since the US was in it I obviously wanted the US to win..heck besides FIFA, the NBA is corrupt as hell too
Whiners!
Idk much about soccer but taking a player down inside the box sounds akin to hooking a skater’s skates on a breakaway in ice hockey, where a penalty shot is then awarded.
My dream was for the US to win the whole thing...and just go on like it didn’t happen:
“Oh, we won that little gold thing, cool - now when does Alabama start REAL football practice?”
Yes, itâs very much like that. Egypt wasnât given the chance to take a PK, which shouldâve been awarded.
Theyâre all corrupt. Letâs not kid ourselves.
Still entertaining to watch sports, but TPTB really are corrupt.
I agree with Egypt.
Still glad they lost, though.
Their coach is an antisemitic Palestine booster.
Yeah, maybe itâs Englandâs turn. I wonder who they will pick to win it all.
Bad PR for Egypt.
If Egypt won the gambling companies both legal and illegal would’ve lost tens of millions... So of course they fixed it.
Are these losers going to blame the eevil juice for their defeat, typical muzzles.
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