Argentina preferred?! Ittrich and Egypt star agree | OneFootball

Are Argentina undeservedly in the quarterfinals of the 2026 World Cup? At the very least, referee expert Patrick Ittrich strongly disagreed with several decisions made by François Letexier in the reigning world champions’ 3-2 win over Egypt.

“All the controversial decisions went against Egypt,” explained the former Bundesliga referee. In his view, Enzo Fernández’s decisive 3-2 goal in particular should not have counted, as Egypt’s Hamdy Fathy had clearly been pulled by the shirt earlier in Argentina’s penalty area.

“He’s doing nothing but pulling the shirt. The intent is there to prevent the player from getting to the second ball. For me, that’s a penalty.”

Egypt’s Mostafa Ziko also had a clear opinion after the narrow exit: “The referee is unfair and the trophy is being given to Argentina.” What he means by that is probably obvious.

What do you think: Were Argentina favored? Feel free to let us know in the comments.

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

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