Zico's outburst after Egypt's World Cup exit to Argentina

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·7. Juli 2026

Zico's outburst after Egypt's World Cup exit to Argentina

What did Egypt forward Mostafa Zico say after the defeat to Argentina in the World Cup?

Egypt suffered a ‘cold shower’ after conceding the comeback to Argentina in the final minutes of the match. After the game, Egyptian forward Mostafa Zico lashed out at the refereeing and, on top of that, did not hide his frustration with the final result.

– The referee was not good, he was unfair. His injustice was clear. He targeted us from the start. He doesn’t want us to win. A fixed match. I really wanted to bring joy to the fans, but I apologize -, he said, before concluding: – It didn’t happen. It wasn’t our fault. This referee… It seems like this match was fixed. We were winning 2-0, and he was coming at us. Congratulations to Argentina on yet another World Cup, it seems – Zico concluded in a post-match interview this Tuesday (07).

WHAT HAPPENED IN THE ARGENTINA VS EGYPT WORLD CUP MATCH?

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The match played in Atlanta had several incidents. Right at the start of the game, Egypt opened the scoring and netted a second through Mostafa Zico, but the goal was disallowed because of a foul on an Argentina player at the start of the move.

At first, referee François Letexier did not signal anything and allowed play to continue as normal. However, once the play was over, the Frenchman went to VAR and ruled out Egypt’s goal.

HOW DID THE ARGENTINA VS EGYPT WORLD CUP MATCH END?

Minutes after the disallowed goal, Zico scored again and, this time, it stood. With that, Egypt went 2-0 up and looked set to qualify for the World Cup quarterfinals. However, the story of the match took a different turn.

In the closing stages of the match, Argentina pushed hard against Egypt in search of a result. With Messi switching into ‘turbo mode,’ the Argentines pulled it off. With one goal and one assist from the No. 10 for Romero, Argentina leveled the score. Finally, in stoppage time, Enzo Fernández completed the comeback, making it 3-2 for the South American side.

WHAT IS ARGENTINA’S SITUATION IN THE WORLD CUP NOW?

With the win, Argentina booked its place in the World Cup quarterfinals. Now, the Argentines will face the winner of the match between Colombia and Switzerland, which is taking place this Tuesday (07). The next-round clash is scheduled for 10 p.m. (Brasília time) this Saturday (11). As a result, Coluna do Fla TV, as usual, will show the details on YouTube.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.