๐จ Why did Messi dive holding his face when the Egyptian player never even touched it !?
But we were told Messi doesn't cheat or dive. Lmao
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๐จ| ๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ง: Penalties taken in the last 2 World Cups:
๐ฆ๐ท Lionel Messi โ 9
๐ซ๐ท๐ง๐ท๐ช๐ธ๐ฉ๐ช๐ต๐น (combined) โ 5
๐จ๐ฃ๏ธNew: Mohamed Salah on the controversial officiating decisions in Egypt and Argentina game, Messi and Argentina are being favored:
โPeople will say Argentina showed the mentality of champions. Fine. But tell me this: when exactly did Egypt get the same protection from the officials?
We scored a second goal. The stadium exploded. The world saw it. Then suddenly VAR became an archaeologist, digging through the ruins of football history to find a foul from another lifetime.
Funny how they could rewind the game Five minutes to cancel our goal, but when I was brought down in the box, everyone suddenly forgot where the replay button was.
Thatโs what hurts. Not losing. Not Argentina.
The inconsistency.
One decision gets examined under a microscope. Another gets buried under the carpet.
We were told football is decided on the pitch. Tonight it felt like it was decided in a control room.
And letโs talk about those final minutes.
Two penalty appeals. Two moments that could have changed everything. Nothing. No review. No urgency. No explanation.
Then Argentina go down the other end and score the winner.
That isnโt a plot twist. Thatโs the kind of script that leaves millions of people asking questions.
Egypt fought for every blade of grass. We defended. We believed. We earned our moments.
But every time we climbed the mountain, someone moved the summit.
The disallowed goal.
The ignored penalty shouts.
The cards flying around our bench because people who dedicate their lives to this game couldnโt understand what they were witnessing.
And now weโre expected to smile and say football won?
No.
Football wins when the rules are applied equally.
Football wins when VAR is a shield for fairness, not a sword that appears only when convenient.
Because from where Iโm standing, Egypt didnโt just lose 3-2.
Egypt lost a goal, lost two penalty appeals, lost faith in consistency, and eventually lost a place in the quarter-finals.
Maybe Argentina deserved to advance.
Maybe they didnโt.
Thatโs football.
But what will make people angry isnโt the result.
Itโs the feeling that one team was forced to play against eleven men, the clock, and a set of decisions that seemed to change shape whenever the game demanded it.
And thatโs why this match will be remembered long after the scoreline is forgotten.โ
๐จ๐ฃ๏ธ ๐ก๐๐ช: Hossam Hassan (Egypt coach): โI'm going to say what I think regardless of the consequences, this was clearly a FIXED GAME. EVERYONE SAW IT!"
"If FIFA want Argentina to win, then why do you make us come play?!"