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.
Pensa que 6 mil trabalhadores se “livraram “ desses empresários inescrupulosos que exploram a classe trabalhadora!!! Agora com a ajuda do pai Lula eles vão viver de auxílio!!! No Brasil do Lula ou vc vive de assistencialismo ou de bolsa juros, afinal o empresário no Brasil é mal eh explorador do povo!!!!
40 ANOS JOGANDO BRASILEIROS CONTRA BRASILEIROS!
No último dia permitido para propaganda oficial, o presidente escolheu mostrar o dedo do meio em público.
Não para o crime organizado. Não para quem fraudou a aposentadoria de milhões de idosos. Não para os esquemas que ele próprio ignora.
O gesto foi para quem acorda cedo, gera emprego, paga imposto e sustenta o país que ele deveria governar.
Um homem que vive como bilionário com dinheiro público, que gasta em uma noite de hotel o que o brasileiro médio leva dois anos para ganhar, e que ainda se apresenta como “um de nós”.
40 anos de carreira política e um único legado consistente: dividir brasileiros contra brasileiros.
Several ballistic missiles just hit Kyiv even before the sirens went off. They’re exploiting the gap in our air defense. Does it look like Russia wants anything other than more war?
🚨Argentina have reached the last 8 at the World Cup without beating a team ranked better than 23rd in the World:
🇩🇿Algeria (29th)
🇦🇹Austria (23rd)
🇯🇴Jordan (73rd)
🇨🇻Cabo Verde (64th)
🇪🇬Egypt (24th)
From @TheAthleticFC: The Egyptian team was left angered by several refereeing decisions as it exited the World Cup, with both the team's head coach, Hossam Hassan, and star forward Mostafa Ziko saying the referees favored Argentina. https://t.co/8dPNkYgr5j
🚨🇪🇬 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.
A major aviation emergency is unfolding after K2 Airways flight KTA1732 was reported missing.
Preliminary ADS-B data shared by Flightradar24 indicate the aircraft may have crashed into the sea southwest of Karachi, though officials have not confirmed the aircraft's status.
More information is expected as the situation develops.
Writer: Val
🚨 The US just launched military strikes on Iran.
The ceasefire is over.
US Central Command says it's conducting "a series of powerful strikes" against Iran
Stated trigger: Iranian attacks on 3 commercial vessels transiting Hormuz
CENTCOM's own language: Iran's actions were "unwarranted, dangerous, and a clear violation of the ceasefire"
This is the fastest reversal of the year. Watch Brent, and every tanker currently sitting in Hormuz.
do not miss my latest article on oil prices after the Hormuz attacks and the US revokes the sanctions waiver on Iran’s oil👇
Com os EUA atacando agora novamente o Irã, em resposta aos ataques iranianos contra navios no Estreito de Ormuz, podemos ver uma fortíssima presença aérea americana naquele espaço aéreo, principalmente aviões tanque para apoiar o grande número de caças na área.
#hojenomundomilitar