Egypt coach Hossam Hassan said his team were \u201ccheated\u201d out of a spot in the World Cup quarter-finals after Argentina delivered a dramatic late fightback to win 3-2 on Tuesday, overturning a 2-0 deficit.<\/p>\n
Speaking in an explosive press conference, Hassan rejected the idea of describing the result as mere misfortune, insisting that Egypt had been treated unjustly by match decisions late in the contest.<\/p>\n
\u201cI do not want to put it nicely and talk about hard luck. We have been cheated unfairly today, we have suffered injustice,\u201d Hassan said.<\/p>\n
Hassan pointed to a turning point involving Mostafa Zico, whose goal was ruled out while Egypt were leading 1-0.<\/p>\n
VAR intervened to identify a foul on Lisandro Martinez earlier in the move, wiping out Egypt\u2019s advantage.<\/p>\n
Zico then made sure Egypt remained in control by scoring again, doubling the lead and putting the Pharaohs on the verge of reaching the last eight for the first time.<\/p>\n
Despite Egypt\u2019s momentum, Argentina launched a comeback that swung the game into chaos.<\/p>\n
Defending champions Argentina pulled one back when Cristian Romero reduced the arrears before Lionel Messi levelled the score.<\/p>\n
Messi\u2019s equaliser came after he saw a first-half penalty saved, with the strike taking his tally to eight goals in the tournament.<\/p>\n
The controversy, however, did not end with the goals, and Hassan argued that Egypt\u2019s frustrations were compounded during the build-up to Argentina\u2019s deciding finish.<\/p>\n
In the lead-up to Enzo Fernandez\u2019s winner, Egypt believed they should have been awarded a penalty. Hassan said Alexis Mac Allister fouled Hamdy Fathy with a pull during the sequence that ended with Argentina\u2019s third goal.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe haven\u2019t seen respect or fair play. There has not been respect or fair play,\u201d Hassan added.<\/p>\n
\u201cA penalty was ruled out, was not even checked by VAR. A second goal was remarkably disallowed. There has not even been a VAR check when we have all seen the image of the (shirt) being pulled back.\u201d<\/p>\n
So intense was Hassan\u2019s sense of injustice that he said he would not watch any further matches at the tournament.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am not going to continue following the matches of this World Cup, watching the matches of this World Cup,\u201d he said, adding: \u201cThis is my own way of speaking up.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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