Azza Radwan Sedky𓉻𓊃𓅭𓄿𓁐

Academic, political analyst, writer, and author of Cairo Rewind, the first two years of Egypt's Revolution, 2011-2013.

[Azza Radwan Sedky𓉻𓊃𓅭𓄿𓁐 @azzasedky]

Al-Ahram Social Media https://t.co/Wnbdq8n5oI

[Chay Bowes @BowesChay]

Israel confirmed a viral photo of a blindfolded, nearly naked Palestinian detainee bound to a cot is authentic and is investigating it.

The picture was originally posted by an Israeli soldier with a "Good morning" caption.

[Football Tweet ⚽ @Footballtweet]

🚨🇫🇷 Former French referee Tony Chapron has given his verdict on Egypt’s disallowed goal against Argentina:

🗣️ “There have been 1,000 fouls like that throughout this tournament that haven’t been called.

Calling a foul on that incident goes against the spirit of this World Cup. VAR should never have intervened.”

[Goals Zone @TheGoalsZoneHQ]

🚨🗣️ Pep Guardiola: "I love Messi, but I feel like Argentina is being favored too much in this World Cup. They commit so many fouls without even getting a yellow card, while Argentina gets penalties for similar challenges. If this continues, it could ruin football".

[𝗠𝗕𝗥. @absolutkylian]

🚨 Virgil van Dijk on the controversy during the Egypt vs Argentina game:

🗣️: “I watched the game and, honestly, all I could do was laugh because it brought back memories from the 2022 World Cup. We went through something very similar, but back then it felt like we were the only ones talking about it.

This time, the Egypt players and their coach spoke out immediately, and I’m actually glad they did. Sometimes people only pay attention when more voices are involved.

Whether you support Egypt or Argentina doesn’t matter. Football should always be decided by what happens on the pitch, not by controversies that leave everyone questioning the result. Hopefully this opens people’s eyes because the whole football world saw what happened.”

[♥UAE♥ 🇦🇪 هنـد الفـلاحـي 🇦🇪 @HanOOdah6]

لم أحزن سوى لأجلك يا #صلاح 🇪🇬❤️ ...
عندما أهدر الأسطورة الإيطالية #روبرتو_باجيو ركلة الترجيح لإيطاليا في مونديال ١٩٩٤ أمام البرازيل ، بقي واقفاً في مكانه لدقائق لأنه أضاع الحلم في نظره ، كتبت عنه الصحف العالمية بأنه " اللاعب الذي مات واقفاً " ، أما أنت فوقفت شامخاً رغم التواطؤ العالمي في مافيا الفيفا القذرة ، ستبقى أسداً وفخراً لم يسقط برعونته ، ولكن سقط بخطة قذرة سيذكرها #التاريخ .
#مصر_الأرجنتين #كاس_العالم_٢٠٢٦ #WORLDCUPFIFA2026
#Egypt_Argentina Robbery match.

[Mohamed Fares Taman @mohamedfares07]

إهداء لكل واحد اختار الإنبطا ح

الحكم الإنجليزي مارك هالسي عن مهزلة مباراة مصر والأرجنتين :

“الآن، كما نعلم، ووفقًا لبروتوكول المجلس الدولي لكرة القدم (IFAB)، تتم مراجعة جميع الأهداف.

الهدف الثاني الذي سجله منتخب مصر عن طريق زيكو… يا له من هدف رائع.

لكننا رأينا هذا الهدف يُلغى بعد أن عاد حكم الفيديو إلى لقطة سابقة بداعي وجود مخالفة على مارتينيز.

ومن الناحية القانونية، هذا صحيح، لأن تقنية VAR يحق لها مراجعة اللعبة ابتداءً من تلك اللحظة، طالما أنها ضمن نفس مرحلة الهجمة.

لكن السؤال هو: هل كانت الحالة تستحق بالفعل تدخل تقنية VAR؟ وهل كان هناك خطأ واضح وجلي يستوجب هذا التدخل؟

بالنسبة لي، أقول: لا.

ومع ذلك، تدخلت التقنية، وطلبت من الحكم مراجعة اللقطة على الشاشة، وفي النهاية احتُسبت مخالفة لصالح الأرجنتين، وأُلغي الهدف.

وهنا تكمن المشكلة بالنسبة لي، وهي عدم الاتساق في تطبيق التقنية.

ففي لقطة أخرى، تقدم صلاح إلى داخل منطقة الجزاء، وتعرض لعرقلة من مدافع أرجنتيني، ثم انطلقت الأرجنتين في الهجمة التالية وسجلت الهدف الثالث لتصبح النتيجة 3-2.

إذا كنتم قد ألغيتُم هدف زيكو بسبب التدخل على مارتينيز، باعتباره مخالفة على اللاعب الأرجنتيني، فمن المفترض أن يُطبَّق المعيار نفسه تمامًا على لقطة صلاح. إن الحالتين متشابهتان.

إذًا، لماذا لم تتدخل تقنية VAR في لقطة صلاح؟

لأنه لو تدخلت، لكان يجب احتساب ركلة جزاء لمصر.

وهنا تحديدًا يظهر عدم الاتساق.

[Goals Zone @TheGoalsZoneHQ]

🚨🗣️ Thierry Henry: "I never used to believe the World Cup could be rigged, but after watching Argentina's matches, I'm not so sure anymore. And now every referee appointed for France's next match is Argentine. At this point, it's hard not to question who FIFA wants to favor".

[Sarah Wilkinson @swilkinsonbc]

The israelis have already killed one of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya’s sons, & now it’s Dr Hussam’s turn: go viral, be loud, #Say .. before it’s too late

[Darren @MUFCDarren_]

🚨 Roy Keane on Argentina vs. Egypt:

“Once is a mistake. Twice, maybe. But when it keeps happening, you have to start asking questions. An Argentina player appeared to slap an Egypt player, and the referee ignored it. There was a foul in the penalty area—at least go and review it.

That’s what VAR is there for. If you’re only reviewing incidents for one team, then what’s the point? It felt like Argentina started the game with an advantage before a ball was even kicked, and that’s the referee. That’s not how football should work.”

[Ava Brooks @ViralMindLive]

Pierluigi Collina, widely considered the greatest referee in football history, comments on the disallowed Egypt goal by VAR:

"I assure you that if it had been Argentina's goal, it would have stood.

▪️If this had happened in the English Premier League, La Liga, or Serie A, it would have stood even after a VAR review.

▪️This tournament has recently seen many inconsistencies! VAR and the referee should have consulted them; there were two clear penalties for Egypt before Argentina's third goal!

▪️The correct score is 3-2 for Egypt, not the other way around.

▪️The referee of the Egypt-Argentina match should be ashamed of himself."

[Glenn Tunes @glenn_tunes]

JUST SO I UNDERSTAND THIS, BLOCKING THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ IS UNFAIR, BUT BLOCKING OIL SHIPMENTS TO CUBA IN ORDER TO COLLAPSE THEIR WHOLE COUNTRY, IS FAIR 🤔 DID I GET THAT RIGHT 🙄

[InfoGram @_InfoGram_]

Zohran Mamdani indirectly called out FIFA as the most rigged in history 🔥

🇺🇸Mamdani: “🇪🇬Egypt was robbed in their match against 🇦🇷Argentina.”

That’s how you bravely speak about it not like Trump, who breaks every rule just to satisfy his ego.

Massive Respect 👏

[Nuel @LfcNuel]

🚨🗣️ José Mourinho on the Repeated Argentina World Cup Controversies

"I look at what happened with the Folarin Balogun red card being magically suspended after politics got involved, and I look at how Egypt was completely robbed in the Round of 16 against them, and I just have to smile. All of this started in the very first week of the tournament when Lionel Messi was allowed to escape a clear red card against Algeria. When you set a precedent that the rules do not apply to certain teams, you lose all control. We are seeing it match after match. It is a recurring script."

"Some people are calling it a scandal, but a scandal is something unexpected. For me? This is just normal now. We witnessed the system protecting them throughout the group stages, we saw it against Cape Verde, and we saw it again when Mohamed Salah was denied a clear penalty while Cristian Romero stayed on the pitch after a horrific tackle. You can put the tournament in America, in Mexico, in Canada, it doesn't matter. The geographic location changes, but the hands pulling the strings stay exactly the same. It is a cinematic production."

"If you are a smaller nation playing in this World Cup, you have to accept that you start the match 1-0 down before a ball is even kicked. Egypt played beautiful football, they went 2-0 up, and they still couldn't win because you cannot defeat a referee who is determined to look the other way. When VAR can rewind the play from five minutes ago just to disallow an Egyptian goal, but refuses to check a blatant foul on Salah in the 93rd minute, the game is dead. The integrity is completely gone."

[MO @Abu_Salah9]

Israel
Did
This.

[Noah @FPL_Noah]

Sidenote, he's fully off the ground with both legs intending to hurt the other player... I thought we were giving reds for reckless tackles? Not for Argentina I guess, not even a yellow.

[Dr. Jill Stein🌻 @DrJillStein]

Israel takes "making the world hate you" to a whole new level.

[Going Underground @GUnderground_TV]

Israeli soldiers in their own words:

‘He grabbed a woman, young & good looking, went into a house, prepared a bedroom and wanted to f*** her.’

‘The girl came back half dead, like a rag.’

Approximately $300 billion (adjusted for inflation) of US taxpayers’ money has been sent to Israel since 1948 to support this barbarism.

[Egypt Today Magazine @EgyptTodayMag]

The whole world saw it! ❌
When asked what he’d do with an extra 6 minutes, NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani didn't hold back:
"I would probably just watch the replays of Egypt getting robbed against Argentina... I mean, if you’re going to call a foul on the first disallowed goal—"

[🇪🇬AZIZ Abuhamar عبدالعزيز أبوحمر @Aabuhamar]

Good morning FIFA
#مصر_الأرجنتين #كاس_العالم_٢٠٢٦ https://t.co/tsWO6iT29J