The Egyptian Football Association has issued a statement claiming ‘several key incidents raised serious concerns’ in the 3-2 win for Argentina which took them through to the World Cup quarter-finals at Egypt’s expense

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.

Egyptian supporters, along with many neutrals, accused officials of favouring the reigning world champions.