🚨Thierry Henry on Argentina eliminating Egypt from the FIFA World Cup:
🗣️ “For me, this feels like football robbery in broad daylight.
I’m not taking anything away from Argentina’s quality because they have world-class players, but I don’t think they deserved to win this match. Egypt worked incredibly hard to build a two-goal lead. They defended with courage, attacked with confidence and earned every bit of that advantage.
The turning point, in my opinion, was the refereeing. I didn’t agree with the penalty that was awarded to Argentina earlier in the game, and after that it felt as though every important decision was going against Egypt. Whether people agree or disagree, those moments changed the rhythm of the match and gave Argentina the momentum they desperately needed.
Egypt will leave this tournament feeling heartbroken because they were so close to one of the greatest victories in their history. Sometimes football is decided by brilliant moments, and sometimes it’s decided by controversial decisions. Tonight, I believe the officiating will be discussed just as much as the football itself.”
The robbery against Egypt was even worse than the one against Cape Verde.
It reached the point where the players and coach openly called out Messi and Argentina for the blatant corruption.
🚨Paul Scholes on Mo Salah and Egypt being eliminated by Argentina.
🗣️“This is the greatest robbery in football history I’ve ever witnessed, from the beginning of the game till the end there wasn’t any favorable decision for the Egyptian national team. You don’t have to bring in excuses for such controversial decisions in the end.”
“It’s sad and you can see how emotional and heartbreaking the fans look after the game, it’s not what we expected from the game today. A false penalty and many other decisions that isn’t meant to be taken, we just have to admit the fact that it was rigged and there’s nothing we can do about this.”
“It’s Lionel Messi and we all know why this happened today against the Egyptian team, this wasn’t how football is supposed to be played but they ruin everything with their favorite decisions.”
ESA SONRISA ES DE IMPOTENCIA.
Mohamed Salah está viviendo en carne propia lo que tantas selecciones ya sufrieron.
Entiende que discutir con el árbitro no cambiará nada.
🚨🎙️🗣️: Patrick Viera
“When we won the World Cup in 1998 it was free and fair with no favoritism, but as a player my self I can’t seem to understand the level of corruption going on and it makes the whole competition unpopular.
(@MatteoMoretto)
🚨🚨🗣️ جيمي كاراغير عن هدف مصر الملغي:
"أؤكد لكم أن لو كان الهدف ضد فريق آخر، لكان قد سُمح به.
"لو حدث ذلك في الدوري الإنجليزي أو الدوري الإسباني أو الدوري الإيطالي، لكان هدفا حتى بعد مراجعة الـVAR. هناك تناقضات كثيرة في هذه البطولة."
🚨 Jose Mourinho:
Argentina have been heavily favored over the past two World Cups, and it’s starting to look like everything was planned for Messi to win it. They won the 2022 World Cup with so many questionable refereeing decisions, so many penalties, and countless controversies, and now we’re witnessing it again. When is FIFA going to say something about it?
They refused to give Messi a red card in the first group-stage game. Against Cape Verde, the match was full of controversies, and today, Egypt’s goal was disallowed for no reason. The same sequence happened before Argentina’s last goal, yet it wasn’t even reviewed. Argentina committed 13 fouls, and not a single card was issued to any of their players not even a yellow.
I think if this continues, people will have to start asking what’s really going on and whether it’s all being planned for Messi to win it again.
Roy Keane on The referee disallowing Egypt’s goal after a VAR review:
🗣️ “I don’t agree with that decision at all. That’s a World Cup knockout game, and you’ve just wiped out a massive goal for something that, in my opinion, doesn’t justify overturning it. Football is becoming obsessed with finding reasons to disallow goals instead of rewarding attacking play.”
“The referee has made himself the biggest talking point of the match. If you’re going to cancel a goal in a moment this big, it has to be absolutely obvious. For me, that wasn’t clear enough. The players have done their job, and now they’re paying the price for another controversial VAR intervention.”
“This is exactly why fans get frustrated with VAR. Instead of talking about Egypt’s brilliant finish, everyone is debating the officials. Decisions like this can change the entire course of a World Cup, and if they’ve got this one wrong, it’s a decision that will be remembered for all the wrong reasons.”
Why is Messi crying !?! What the fck are you crying for !? Your cheating Bastard of a country has robbed another Nation a chance of a World Cup.
Not even an ounce of shame.
🚨 José Mourinho on Argentina vs. Egypt:
“This is daylight robbery. It’s a shame what football is becoming. How do you let the play continue, allow the goal to be scored, and only then decide to go back and cancel it? If there was a foul, stop the game immediately. Don’t wait until after the goal.
Then I ask another question—why wasn’t Argentina’s first goal reviewed with the same attention when it looked very close to offside? Why was every incident involving Argentina checked, while Egypt didn’t seem to get the same treatment?
VAR is supposed to bring fairness, not confusion. Today, it looked like every important decision went in Argentina’s favour. Football deserves better.”