Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleEgypt's Mostafa Ziko accused the World Cup of being "fixed" and said it was “directed towards Argentina following his side’s controversial 3-2 last 16 defeat by the South American nation, where Egypt had a goal disallowed and protested a perceived foul before Argentina's winning goal. Manager Hossam Hassan expressed fury over "unfair" decisions by referee Francois Letexier, stating he would "never watch the World Cup again" due to a lack of justice and fair play. Argentina secured a late comeback victory after trailing 2-0, with Egypt claiming a penalty was denied before Enzo Fernandez scored the winning goal in stoppage time. Ziko's goal, which would have put Egypt 1-0 up, was controversially disallowed, and Mohamed Salah also claimed a penalty was overlooked by officials. Hassan further criticised the 12pm ET kick-off time and suggested external factors might have influenced the outcome to keep the world champions, and potentially Lionel Messi, in the competition. In fullFifa accused of World Cup ‘fix’ after Egypt’s controversial defeat to ArgentinaMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Egypt star claims World Cup is ‘directed towards Argentina’ after controversial loss
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleEgypt's Mostafa Ziko accused the World Cup of being "fixed" and said it was “directed towards Argentina following his side’s controversial 3-2 last 16 defeat by the South American nation, where Egypt had a goal disallowed and protested a perceived foul before Argentina's winning goal. Manager Hossam Hassan expressed fury over "unfair" decisions by referee Francois Letexier, stating he would "never watch the World Cup again" due to a lack of justice and fair play. Argentina secured a late comeback victory after trailing 2-0, with Egypt claiming a penalty was denied before Enzo Fernandez scored the winning goal in stoppage time. Ziko's goal, which would have put Egypt 1-0 up, was controversially disallowed, and Mohamed Salah also claimed a penalty was overlooked by officials. Hassan further criticised the 12pm ET kick-off time and suggested external factors might have influenced the outcome to keep the world champions, and potentially Lionel Messi, in the competition. In fullFifa accused of World Cup ‘fix’ after Egypt’s controversial defeat to ArgentinaMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
