Egypt files formal complaint over officiating in loss to Argentina | OneFootball

The highest authority of the Egyptian Football Association requested a formal review over the controversial refereeing decisions that took place during the 3-2 defeat to Argentina in the World Cup round of 16.

This filing comes shortly after the harsh public criticism from Hossam Hassan, head coach of the African national team. Speaking to the media, the coach claimed the match “was decided beforehand” and alleged that the Albiceleste side had improperly influenced the main referee.

The organization’s president, Hany Abo Rida, submitted an explicit request for French referee François Letexier and his assistants to be removed from the current competition, holding them directly responsible for harming his team’s result.

The protest centers on two specific incidents: a goal disallowed for Egypt because of an infringement at the start of the play detected by VAR, and an alleged foul before the South Americans’ third goal that the technology did not intervene to review.

So far, world football’s governing body has not issued any official statement regarding the complaint that was filed. Meanwhile, and unaffected by the refereeing controversy, the Argentina national team is already focused on its next clash against Switzerland, which comes into the match after eliminating Colombia on penalties and will face Argentina this Saturday at 22:00.

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