Tony Kroos🎙️: "I don't understand why people always look for excuses after a result like this. Football is decided over 90 minutes, not by a single moment. Egypt played an excellent first half, but after going 2 to 0 up, they lost control of the match and Argentina took advantage. That's what elite teams do.
People keep talking about the referee and VAR, but if you watch the match objectively, Argentina's comeback was built on their intensity, quality, and mentality. They believed until the final whistle, while Egypt couldn't maintain the same level they showed at the start.
You can't throw away a two goal lead against one of the best teams in the world and then reduce everything to one decision. Football is far more complex than that.
There will always be debates about refereeing, and that's normal. But saying the match was 'stolen' or that the tournament is being handed to Argentina is unfair to every player on the pitch. Players decide matches with their performances, not with conspiracy theories.
The hardest thing after a defeat is accepting that the opponent was better in the decisive moments. Argentina deserves credit for the way they responded under pressure, and Egypt should be proud of its performance while also learning from the mistakes that proved costly. That's football."