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[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

Fake agency set up in office of Nigeria's president - he demands to know how https://t.co/24ugCSpNtW

[JOSÉ CÁRDENAS @JoseCardenas1]

Eurodiputados impulsan una investigación contra Gianni Infantino por presuntas violaciones al principio de neutralidad de la FIFA tras decisiones polémicas durante el Mundial 2026. #Infantino #FIFA #Mundial2026 #Europa https://t.co/QiUlLpa3FR

[Shaiel Ben-Ephraim @academic_la]

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.

[euronews @euronews]

European Parliament to ask for probe into FIFA boss Infantino https://t.co/Lwe9VphjKD

[FLA Henrique @flahenriquebr]

Fizeram um compilado de 4 minutos mostrando os lances em que a Argentina foi favorecida contra o Egito.

Simplesmente um escândalo mundial. Quanta sujeira envolvida. 🤢

[Geronimo Morgans @GeronimoMorgans]

VAR didn't review two clear fouls inside the Argentinian box (against Egypt players) before Enzo Fernández's goal. Why? A foul on Martínez overturned Egypt's second goal. Why does the treatment have to be so one-sided? This is completely unfair. FIFA, be ashamed. Be genuinely ashamed. This is Robbery. Egypt have been robbed.

[Mark Ogden @MarkOgden_]

There was a clear Mac Allister shirt tug in the penalty area and Egypt are furious about it, want a VAR review. Almost same situation as their goal being disallowed earlier

[Terry Flewers @terryflewers]

I genuinely don't understand it. If a goal is ruled out because of an accidental standing on a player's foot, how is Salah not given a penalty? You can't have it both ways. Either both are fouls, or neither are. That's all fans ask for consistency.

[Garry Kasparov @Kasparov63]

Incredible Egyptian goal is disallowed because of a foul far away, then same situation a few minutes later and goal for Argentina not disallowed! No VAR, nothing? FIFA again looks like a corrupt joke, playing favorites for stars.

[Tomás Roncero @As_TomasRoncero]

Lo de la FIFA y Argentina con los Mundiales es para que se retirasen todos los equipos. Penaltitos, faltitas previas y todo lo que sea para evitar que queden eliminados. Admirable el esfuerzo titánico de Egipto. Pero no tiene nada que hacer. No le van a dejar.

[Floper @_Floper]

No hay un equipo más rastrero, tramposo y beneficiado por la FIFA en toda la historia del fútbol que Argentina.

Da mucho asco verles jugar.

[Dale Johnson @DaleJohnsonBBC]

Egypt's disallowed goal was completely against how this tournament has been refereed.

You can't have a light touch where you don't give fouls for minimal contact and then rule out a goal through VAR for a very minimal hold of the shirt.

#ARGEGY

[fan @NoodleHairCR7]

VAR CHECKED THIS BUT DIDNT CHECK THIS

[UN Human Rights @UNHumanRights]

The power of sport must be used to promote equality, dignity & respect, not hatred or dehumanization. Language that dehumanizes people because of their race or ethnic origin has no place in sport or public discourse. @KMbappe #NoToHate

[kimberly. 🇫🇷 🇺🇸 @problemsthots]

she called kylian a coconut milk drinking chimpanzee and is somehow demanding an apology from him. racists baffle me everyday.

[Bishop @BishopPOEvang]

"Ali Modu Sheriff Started the Boko Haram in Borno State. He provided funds & had a governorship reelection deal with them in 2003--Femi Falana challenged him to Sue.

[Adika @Adikastakes]

The face of a disgusting racist.

[UN Human Rights @UNHumanRights]

The racist, dehumanising remarks against @KMbappe by Paraguayan Sen. Celeste Amarilla are despicable, regrettably not isolated.

States & sports organisations must prevent acts of racism & discrimination, and ensure independent and effective accountability. Social media must also prevent and address racial discrimination on their platforms.

https://t.co/TVawwmw3Qo

[Chief Njoku @NemeremNjoku]

Obi Cubana is patronizing corn sellers

Tony Elumelu is walking around with security and camera men to buy corn

APC hired influencers are interviewing corn sellers who claim to be making N2.5m monthly from roasting corn

It’s not a coincidence, it’s propaganda

[The Athletic | Football @TheAthleticFC]

Cristiano Ronaldo was in tears following Portugal's World Cup exit after their 1-0 defeat by Spain.

That is surely the last time we will see the 41-year-old on football's grandest stage.