{"id":216277,"date":"2026-07-08T01:56:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T01:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/egypt-cheated-in-controversial-world-cup-exit-to-messis-argentina-says-hassan-france-24\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T01:56:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T01:56:39","slug":"egypt-cheated-in-controversial-world-cup-exit-to-messis-argentina-says-hassan-france-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/egypt-cheated-in-controversial-world-cup-exit-to-messis-argentina-says-hassan-france-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Egypt &#039;cheated&#039; in controversial World Cup exit to Messi&#039;s Argentina, says Hassan &#8211; France 24"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Headings<br \/>                     <span class=\"t-location\">Atlanta (AFP) \u2013 <\/span>                    Egypt coach Hossam Hassan claimed his side had been &#8220;cheated&#8221; 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.                <br \/><span class=\"m-pub-dates__date\">Issued on: <time datetime=\"2026-07-07T20:29:10+00:00\" pubdate=\"pubdate\">07\/07\/2026 &#8211; 22:29<\/time><\/span><br \/>&#8220;I do not want to put it nicely and talk about hard luck. We have been cheated unfairly today, we have suffered injustice,&#8221; Hassan said in an explosive press conference.<br \/>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.<br \/>Zico did then put Egyptian on the brink of a place in the last eight for the first time by doubling their lead.<br \/>However, the defending champions hit back as Cristian Romero reduced the arrears before Lionel Messi, who saw a first-half penalty saved, smashed in the equaliser with his eighth goal of the tournament.<br \/>The controversy did not end there, though, as in the build-up to Argentina&#8217;s winner scored by Enzo Fernandez, Egypt believe they should have instead been awarded a penalty for a pull by Alexis Mac Allister on Hamdy Fathy.<br \/>&#8220;We haven&#8217;t seen respect or fair play. There has not been respect or fair play,&#8221; Hassan said.<br \/>&#8220;A 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.&#8221;<br \/>Hassan said he would not watch any more matches of the tournament, such was the injustice he felt.<br \/>&#8220;I am not going to continue following the matches of this World Cup, watching the matches of this World Cup,&#8221; he added.<br \/>&#8220;This is my own way of speaking up.&#8221;<br \/>\u00a9 2026 AFP<br \/><span class=\"a-section-color\"><\/span><span class=\"a-section-title__label\">Today&#039;s top stories<\/span><br \/><span class=\"a-section-color\"><\/span><span class=\"a-section-title__label\">Most read<\/span><br \/>             \u00a9 2026 Copyright France 24 &#8211; All rights reserved. France 24 is not responsible for the content of external websites. 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