First reported by Yahoo News New Zealand
Egypt coach slams officials after loss to Argentina, says team 'suffered injustice'
Egypt's Mostafa Ziko alleges World Cup defeat to Argentina was rigged
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Daniel Orme
3h ago· 3 min readenNews
Summary
Egyptian star Mostafa Ziko has made explosive allegations that Egypt's World Cup last-16 defeat to Argentina was rigged, claiming the tournament is set up for Argentina to win. Egypt led 2-0 before Argentina scored three unanswered goals to win 3-2 in Atlanta. The match was marred by controversial refereeing decisions that have drawn criticism.
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· 3 pulledEgypt star Mostafa Ziko has claimed that his nation's clash with Argentina was rigged
The reigning world champions looked set to be heading out, having gone 2-0 behind in Atlanta
The game was blighted by controversy however
Egypt fell to a dramatic 3-2 defeat to Argentina in the World Cup last-16 in Atlanta having been two goals ahead with a number of the referee’s decisions having since been criticised
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