Egypt HC Rips Controversial Calls in World Cup Loss to Lionel Messi, Argentina, 'Suffered Injustice'

Egypt head coach Hossam Hassan was incensed following his team's 3-2 loss against Argentina after a second-half goal was disallowed by VAR, among other officiating decisions he seemingly felt were ruled incorrectly.

He took aim at French referee François Letexier in particular:

The disallowed goal came after midfielder Marwan Attia fouled Lisandro Martinez deep in Egypt's half, allowing for a change in possession. The Egyptians then broke on the counter, scoring on Mostafa Zico's strike.

That gave Egypt a 2-0 lead before it was overturned. It was a controversial decision, as you might imagine, as was the officiating in general:

"A foul in the attacking phase of play, which leads to a goal or possession by the team that [scores] a goal can result in the goal being disallowed and being given a free kick," Fox Sports soccer officiating expert Dr. Joe Machnik noted.

While Egypt eventually restored their 2-0 lead, a late and furious Argentina comeback saw the holders escape with a 3-2 victory.