🚨🗣|| Muhammed Salah on why he was laughing when the referee overllok their penalty:
"I told him to go back and check it because it was a clear penalty, but he just waved it off and said, "Nah, that's not a foul."
Ironically, that's the exact same type of challenge that got our second goal disallowed. The moment that happened, I knew we'd lost the game to the referee. There's nothing you can do in that situation. If the officiating had been fair, we'd have won the match."
Many people don’t know this, but the crossed-arms “X” signal is FIFA’s universal gesture for reporting racist abuse.
When a player, coach, or team official makes that signal, they’re informing the referee that racist abuse has occurred. It is meant to trigger FIFA’s three-step anti-racism protocol: first stop the match, then suspend it if the abuse continues, and ultimately abandon the match if it doesn’t stop.
Today, Egypt manager Hossam Hassan made the “X” gesture from the touchline. Instead of initiating the protocol, the referee booked Hassan with a yellow card and allowed play to continue.
DECLARAÇÕES FORTES!
Após o apito final, o técnico do Egito, Hossam Hassan, fez duras críticas.
🗣️ "Vou dizer o que penso independentemente das consequências. Esta foi claramente uma partida manipulada e o mundo inteiro viu isso."
🗣️ "E quero dizer mais uma coisa: se eles querem tanto que a Argentina vença, por que chamam todo mundo para vir e participar?"
>Seja o árbitro de Argentina x Egito
>Ignore um tapa no rosto sofrido por um jogador egípcio
>Invente um pênalti para a Argentina
>Ignore o gesto em "X" feito pelo treinador do Egito para denunciar racismo, deixando de acionar o protocolo antirracismo da FIFA
>Anule um gol legítimo do Egito
>Valide o terceiro gol da Argentina, apesar de aplicar um critério diferente do usado para anular o gol egípcio
>Marque a esmagadora maioria das faltas a favor da Argentina
>Ignore as faltas sofridas pelo Egito
🚨🇪🇬 Las declaraciones del futbolista egipcio Zico le están dando la vuelta al mundo. Por fin alguien se atreve a denunciar lo que muchos consideran un arbitraje escandaloso.
“El árbitro fue injusto, es una opresión clara y evidente. Desperdició el esfuerzo de todo un país; desde el inicio estuvo en nuestra contra.
Es un PARTIDO AMAÑADO. Dios es mi juez y mi mejor defensor.
Disculpas a todo el pueblo de Egipto. No supimos cómo hacerlo… pero por la mano del árbitro.
El campeonato está amañado. Felicitaciones a Argentina por otra Copa del Mundo.”
Ojalá las demás selecciones que han sido acuchilladas en partidos contra Argentina, también alcen la voz. El futbol necesita transparencia y credibilidad.
🚨🗣️New: Mohamed Salah on the controversial officiating decisions in Egypt and Argentina game, Messi and Argentina are being favored:
“People will say Argentina showed the mentality of champions. Fine. But tell me this: when exactly did Egypt get the same protection from the officials?
We scored a second goal. The stadium exploded. The world saw it. Then suddenly VAR became an archaeologist, digging through the ruins of football history to find a foul from another lifetime.
Funny how they could rewind the game Five minutes to cancel our goal, but when I was brought down in the box, everyone suddenly forgot where the replay button was.
That’s what hurts. Not losing. Not Argentina.
The inconsistency.
One decision gets examined under a microscope. Another gets buried under the carpet.
We were told football is decided on the pitch. Tonight it felt like it was decided in a control room.
And let’s talk about those final minutes.
Two penalty appeals. Two moments that could have changed everything. Nothing. No review. No urgency. No explanation.
Then Argentina go down the other end and score the winner.
That isn’t a plot twist. That’s the kind of script that leaves millions of people asking questions.
Egypt fought for every blade of grass. We defended. We believed. We earned our moments.
But every time we climbed the mountain, someone moved the summit.
The disallowed goal.
The ignored penalty shouts.
The cards flying around our bench because people who dedicate their lives to this game couldn’t understand what they were witnessing.
And now we’re expected to smile and say football won?
No.
Football wins when the rules are applied equally.
Football wins when VAR is a shield for fairness, not a sword that appears only when convenient.
Because from where I’m standing, Egypt didn’t just lose 3-2.
Egypt lost a goal, lost two penalty appeals, lost faith in consistency, and eventually lost a place in the quarter-finals.
Maybe Argentina deserved to advance.
Maybe they didn’t.
That’s football.
But what will make people angry isn’t the result.
It’s the feeling that one team was forced to play against eleven men, the clock, and a set of decisions that seemed to change shape whenever the game demanded it.
And that’s why this match will be remembered long after the scoreline is forgotten.”
🗣️ Interviewer: “Argentina has been involved in several controversial refereeing decisions during this World Cup. Do you think it’s just a coincidence, or do you believe something suspicious is going on?”
Zlatan Ibrahimović: “After watching the game against Cape Verde, I can no longer believe it’s just a coincidence. The referee seemed to give 9 out of 10 key decisions in Argentina’s favor. There were several fouls on Cape Verde players that he ignored. He allowed Messi to take a quick free kick before the defensive wall had been properly set, and Messi wasn’t cautioned. The amount of added time also seemed to go well beyond what was expected.
When you look at all of this, it makes you question whether Argentina is being treated differently from other countries. If you have to win the World Cup amid controversy every time, then there’s nothing to brag about because it feels as though the tournament was made easier for you it wasn’t earned, but bought.”