Egypt coach Hossam Hassan claimed his side had been "cheated" out of a place in the World Cup quarter-finals after Argentina staged a stunning late comeback from 2-0 down to win 3-2 on Tuesday."I do not want to put it nicely and talk about hard luck. We have been cheated unfairly today, we have suffered injustice," Hassan said in an explosive press conference.The Pharaohs had a Mostafa Zico goal ruled out when they were leading 1-0 when VAR intervened to spot a foul on Lisandro Martinez much earlier in the move.

Argentina came from 2-0 down to win 3-2 in a thrilling yet controversial World Cup last-16 match against Egypt.

Egypt’s Mostafa Zico slams referee and VAR after Argentina’s dramatic World Cup comeback, calling the 3-2 Round of 16 defeat a rigged game.

He claimed VAR injustices twice denied Egypt crucial decisions in the match.