🚨🗣 Pepe:
"The refereeing in the Argentina vs. Egypr Match was unacceptable. FIFA is clearly corrupt. Argentina will definitely win another World Cup from this corruption."
🚨 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.”
🚨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.”
🚨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.”
🚨🗣 الحكم السابق في البريميرليغ غراهام سكوت:
" قرار إلغاء هدف مصر غير صحيح. التحام عطية مع ليساندرو مارتينيز في بداية الهجمة التي سبقت هدف زيكو كان احتكاكًا عاديًا ويجب اعتباره كذلك، وليس مخالفة. ـــــ كما أن الواقعة حدثت على بعد 100 ياردة من المرمى، وكان لدى الأرجنتين الوقت الكافي لإعادة تنظيم صفوفها والدفاع، لذلك من الطبيعي أن تشعر مصر بالظلم."
🚨🚨 Egypt’s Ziko: “The referee is unfair, God is sufficient for me and the best disposer of affairs. He's wasting the effort of an entire nation”.
“The cup is being given to Argentina. They win the World Cup”.
🚨🎥 هجوم قوي من محمد أبو تريكة على جياني إنفانتينو و الفيفا! 😨
" في هذه اللقطة الحكم شاهد ما شافش حاجة، لكن في هدف مصر الثاني راح يجري للـ VAR عشان يلغيه, كان متحمس."
" انفانتينو أفسد اللعبة، عايزك تشيل الكرت الأحمر يروح يشيله."
" أعطيني حقي."
🚨 Letexier did exactly what FIFA wanted him to do today. The favoritism is blatant. Egypt didn't lose to a better team—they lost to the rigged system. 🇦🇷🇪🇬
جاري كاسباروف نجم الشطرنج : هدف مصري لا يصدق يُلغى بسبب خطأ بعيد، ثم يتكرر الموقف نفسه بعد دقائق قليلة ويُحتسب هدف للأرجنتين دون إلغاء! لا تقنية فيديو ولا أي شيء؟ الفيفا تبدو مجددًا كأضحوكة فاسدة، تحابي النجوم
🚨 Didier Drogba Blasts VAR Decision in Egypt vs Argentina:
I finally believe Argentina always find the easiest route to progress in the World Cup, and VAR made it obvious tonight.
Thank God VAR didn’t exist in our era. Look at the beautiful run from Hassan and Salah to create that chance - where was the referee then? Was the whistle missing from his hands? He only woke up after they scored.
You could see the reaction from FIFA President Gianni Infantino. I guess he wished he could reverse the second goal by Zizo.
The funny thing is that some fans are already saying Argentina is playing in the African Cup of Nations because they’ve faced mostly African teams since the start of the tournament. But I think yes, they have - and they’re experiencing it well, because Egypt won tonight for me.
Sometimes I blame African teams for not holding onto their leads until the final whistle, but how can they when the referee and VAR always seem to be against them?
We Africans deserve better.