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.
🇪🇬💥 🇦🇷 Durante el partido vs Argentina, Hossam Hassan, DT de Egipto, siguió el protocolo FIFA sobre denuncia de racismo en la actuación arbitral, haciendo el gesto de 🙅♂️ con sus brazos.
En respuesta, el colegiado François Letexier mostró una tarjeta amarilla al entrenador, situación que causó polémica dentro y fuera del campo
🚨Mohammed Salah on the loss vs Argentina today:
🗣️: “It’s difficult to accept a result like this because I honestly don’t think football was the deciding factor tonight.
We gave everything we had, but when the officiating consistently go against you, it becomes impossible to compete.
I’m not looking for excuses, but everyone watching could see what happened. At this level, you expect fairness above all else. Instead, it felt like they already had their favorites. The entire world saw that today, and that’s all I’ll say.”
🚨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.”
🚨 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.”
🚨🚨🚨 Ziko 🇪🇬 : « FÉLICITATIONS À L’ARGENTINE 🇦🇷 POUR LA COUPE DU MONDE ! TOURNOI TRUQUÉ !
L’ARBITRE ÉTAIT INJUSTE. INJUSTE. INJUSTE.
Il a constamment essayé de nous arrêter et voulait nous faire taire sur le terrain. » 😤😤😤😤
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🚨🚨🚨 Ziko 🇪🇬 : « FÉLICITATIONS À L’ARGENTINE 🇦🇷 POUR LA COUPE DU MONDE ! TOURNOI TRUQUÉ !
L’ARBITRE ÉTAIT INJUSTE. INJUSTE. INJUSTE.
Il a constamment essayé de nous arrêter et voulait nous faire taire sur le terrain. » 😤😤😤😤
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🚨🇪🇬 AGORA! Zico, do Egito, detona arbitragem após eliminação para a Argentina: "Partida direcionada".
“O árbitro não foi bom, foi injusto. A injustiça dele foi clara. Nos perseguiu desde o início. Não quer que a gente vença. Uma partida direcionada.”
“Queria muito dar alegria aos torcedores, mas peço desculpas. Não deu. Não foi nossa culpa. Esse árbitro… Parece que essa partida foi direcionada. Estávamos vencendo por 2 a 0, e ele vindo para cima da gente. Parabéns à Argentina por mais uma Copa do Mundo, pelo jeito.”
🗞️ @geglobo
📸 Seleção Egípcia | Reprodução/Globo
🚨🗣 Egypt's Coach Hossam Hassan couldn't control himself after full-time:
"I will say what's on my mind regardless of the consequence, this was clearly a rigged match and the whole world saw it"
"And I want to say one more thing, if they want them [Argentina] to win so bad, why call everyone to come and participate?"
🚨🗣 Egypt's Coach Hossam Hassan couldn't control himself after full-time:
"I will say what's on my mind regardless of the consequence, this was clearly a rigged match and the whole world saw it"
"And I want to say one more thing, if they want them [Argentina] to win so bad, why call everyone to come and participate?"
Es bonito y es feo que tengamos de hablar d ej a victoria así pero lo que sí es cierto que Argentina está sufriendo demasiado y ellos saben de eso 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
🚨🗣 Marcelo wasn't happy with Egypt's disallowed goal:
"I don't know if football is becoming too soft or the referee was picking sides, who gives that as a foul? The referee allowed it but VAR called him, isn't that suspicious?
"If this was played 10 years back, no referee will give that as a penalty"
🏆 #FIFAWorldCup Leandro Paredes: "No me di cuenta de la magnitud de esa jugada (el cierre en el final). Estamos para brindarnos al máximo por el equipo".
Que no se olvide este momento. Egipto contragolpeaba al minuto 90. Leandro Paredes queda como último hombre, ante 3 egipcios. Corta el pase y salva a Argentina.
Señor partidazo de Leandro. Qué jugador.