Egypt’s Football Association has lodged a formal complaint with FIFA following the Pharaohs’ controversial FIFA 2026 World Cup Round of 16 defeat to Argentina, accusing match officials of applying “double standards” and calling for the referee and his officiating team to be removed from the tournament.
The complaint comes after Egypt surrendered a 2-0 lead before Argentina mounted a dramatic late comeback to win 3-2 and book their place in the quarter-finals.
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At the centre of Egypt’s protest are several key refereeing decisions, most notably a VAR intervention that disallowed Mostafa Zico’s goal for an alleged foul.
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