So Israel targeted and murdered a guy for organising screenings of the World Cup for displaced Palestinians in Gaza.
How is Israel still allowed to compete in the World Cup?
Hossam Hassan, Egypt’s 🇪🇬 coach, a hero of the World Cup ⚽️
Using his platform to speak against genocide in Gaza 🇵🇸
Abused by an Argentinian 🇦🇷 ‘fan’ flaunting the 🇮🇱 flag
Hossam points to his ‘Free Palestine 🇵🇸’ badge
Sorry to see Egypt 🇪🇬 go
Hope Argentina🇦🇷 are out soon.
I'm crying with Egyptians right now because they're leaving this World Cup with their heads held high, as they absolutely should. They were the better team for large stretches of that game, barring the final ten minutes, where decisions once again swung unfairly against them.
I'm crying with the rest of Africa too. Because the pattern is impossible to ignore. Fouls overlooked. Officiating one-sided. And a growing frustration that African teams are consistently on the wrong end of these moments.
At this point, it's no longer a coincidence, it's a pattern. The theory that FIFA want Argentina in the latter stages of the last two World Cups is no longer a conspiracy. It's a conclusion drawn from repeated evidence. There's simply no other way to explain the imbalance.
Gianni Infantino and the rest of FIFA's decision-makers should be ashamed of themselves. Deeply ashamed. Because what we witnessed tonight wasn't football. It was a rigged spectacle. And the world saw it.