There is no conclusive proof. But the circumstantial evidence that there is pro-Argentina bias in FIFA affecting the World Cup:
1) In the group stage opener against Algeria, Messi caught Aïssa Mandi with a studs-up challenge on the Achilles and escaped any card. FIFA later admitted the VAR officials got it wrong and sanctioned them.
2) The inconsistency became undeniable when the United States' Folarin Balogun was sent off in the Round of 32 for a near-identical foot-on-ankle challenge on Bosnia's Tarik Muharemović. Pundits directly compared the red card to Messi's uncarded foul on Mandi.
3) In the 2026 Round of 32 against Cape Verde, referee Drew Fischer did not enforce the tournament's new rule requiring an injured player to remain off the pitch after treatment. He waited for Argentina's Nicolás Tagliafico to return before allowing a Cape Verde corner. Several uncalled fouls in that game also went Argentina's way.
4) Today against Egypt, with Egypt leading 1-0, Mostafa Ziko finished off a long breakaway to make it 2-0. VAR sent Letexier to the monitor and the goal was disallowed for a Marwan Attia shirt-pull on Lisandro Martínez that occurred roughly 20 seconds earlier and nearly the full length of the pitch from goal.
5) Neutral officiating experts, not just Egyptian fans, called the decision wrong. Former FIFA referee Mark Clattenburg said he did not believe it was a foul and did not believe VAR should have intervened at all, adding that the call was inconsistent with the physical contact referees had allowed all tournament.
6) The winning sequence produced a second grievance. In the buildup to Enzo Fernández's stoppage-time winner, Egypt appealed for a penalty on a Salah challenge and for an Alexis Mac Allister shirt-pull, and VAR checked neither. Hassan cited the unreviewed Mac Allister pull directly in his post-match remarks.
7) The 2026 grievances land on top of a 2022 record In Qatar, Argentina were awarded five penalties, the most ever by a team in a single World Cup edition, with Messi taking all five. That same tournament, Messi handled the ball against the Netherlands in the quarterfinal and escaped a yellow card.
8) FIFA has appointed an all-Argentine crew, led by Facundo Tello, for Thursday's France–Morocco quarterfinal, the tournament's first all-same-country panel.
9) Comments attributed to Infantino after an Argentina match were widely discussed as suggesting bias toward Argentina before he later clarified them, and a deep Messi run drives far more global viewership and revenue than one without him. This establishes incentive.
FIFA cannot be trusted. Egypt was robbed. Argentina are coasting to another title under FIFA protection.
Is Bhutan (and Nepal) being overcharged for fuel by Indian OMCs
Bhutan’s Trade Department has been asking for the break up of fuel costs supplied to Bhutan by Indian OMCs for 4 years with no response.
Nepal has been asking the same for 2 years now.
https://t.co/Vxe46pkA84
सपना मल्ललाई प्रधानन्यायाधीश बनाउनु अघि लिला देवकोटाको हत्यारा पृथ्वी मल्लसँग कति असुलेर कोरोनाको बहानामा आजाद गराएको हो सोध्नु होला है @hamrorabi ।
यो हत्या प्रकरणमा तपाईंले मसँग अन्तर्वार्ता नै गर्नुभएको र विशेष रिपोर्ट प्रसारण गर्नुभएकाले थप भनिरहनु परेन ।
मान्छे विदेश गएर सकिए भन्नेहरु, घर घरमा राहदानी पुर्याई दिन लागेकोमा खुसी छन्। हामी कहिलेसम्म विदेश बस्ने भनेर रोनाधोना गर्नेहरु मिसाइल खसिरहेको देशहरुमा श्रम स्वीकृति खुलाउँदा प्रफुल्ल छन्।
सडकको किनारमा सुते पनि, महलको फ्ल्याटमा सुते पनि कुकुरको भुक्ने तरिका उस्तै हुन्छ।
रिल र टिकटक युगमा कामै नभको पुस्तकालय बन्द गर्ने निर्णयमा सहमत नभैरहन सकिएन्! पुस्तकालय धाई-धाई पढेर तयार हुने जनशक्ति कामै छैन। रिल र टिकटक नै काफी छ। यसैबाट सबैलाई करोड कमाउन सक्षम बनाई धनीहरूको देश बनाउने हो।
अरू पुस्तकालय पनि बन्द गरौं 😡
नबोलौं- मन मान्दैन। बोलौं-कति विरोध मात्रै गरेको भन्छन् ।
भएको राष्ट्रिय पुस्तकालय अलपत्र छ। बोरामा किताब कुहिएका छन्। भृकुटीमण्डपको सार्वजनिक पुस्तकालय भाडा नतिरेको भनेर ताला लगाइएछ।
नाम छ समाज कल्याण परिषद्।पुस्तकालय र समोसा पसलबिचको भिन्नता नबुझी भाडा तिरेन भनेर ताला लगाउने?
The best lesson on how to approach women?
Not from a dating coach ~straight from Vladimir Putin 🇷🇺: Confidence, chivalry, and always bring the flowers! 🌹💪
Hoy, con el presidente Xi Jinping he constatado que el vínculo entre España y China sale reforzado tras este viaje oficial.
En un mundo cada vez más incierto, España apuesta por una relación UE-China basada en la confianza, el diálogo y la estabilidad.
Debemos seguir avanzando hacia un orden multipolar construido desde el respeto y el pragmatismo.
Pakistan Büyükelçisi, BM genel kurulunda israile haddini bildirerek şöyle söyledi:
“israil,mağduriyet numarası yapan, BM kararlarını ihlal eden ve Gazze'de, ve hatta Filistin topraklarında devlet terörü uygulayan bir işgalci ve hayduttur”
Dear Italy,
Your PM just defended Pope and lost an ally in Washington — the Commander in Grief, yet the most 'powerfool'man on earth.
We'd like to apply for the vacancy.
Our qualifications: 7,000 years of civilization, a shared love of poetry, architecture, and food that takes longer to prepare than Trump's attention span.
The only thing Iran and Italy have ever fought over is who invented ice cream. Faloodeh came first. Gelato came louder. We've been in a 'cold' war over this for 2,000 years.
ब्रेकिंग न्यूज़🚨🇬🇷 #Greece के सिरोस द्वीप पर, स्थानीय लोगों ने #Israeli पर्यटकों को क्रूज जहाज से उतरने की अनुमति नहीं दी.!🇮🇱
लोग समुद्र तट पर जमा हुए, फिलिस्तीनी झंडे लहराए और "🇵🇸🇵🇸
बच्चे का हत्यारा इजरायल" के नारे लगाए।
🇵🇸Küresel Sumud Filosu bu kez daha kalabalık!
70 ülkeden 1000 kişi, soykırımcı İsrail'in katliamını dünyaya duyurmak için Barcelona’dan Gazze'ye doğru yola çıktı.