Egypt Demands FIFA Probe Over Controversial Refereeing in Argentina Defeat

Egypt’s football federation has formally asked FIFA to investigate referee Francois Letexier and his officiating team after their 3-2 World Cup exit against Argentina. The complaint, submitted by federation president Hany Aburida, cites two key incidents: a disallowed Mostafa Ziko goal ruled out for an alleged foul on Argentina’s Lisandro Martinez, and a denied penalty claim on Hamdy Fathy before Enzo Fernandez’s stoppage-time winner. Egypt is calling for the referees and VAR officials to be removed from the tournament if wrongdoing is confirmed. Coach Hossam Hassan accused match officials of injustice, suggesting bias in favour of Argentina and Lionel Messi.

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