First reported by Yahoo News New Zealand
Egypt coach slams officials after loss to Argentina, says team 'suffered injustice'
Egypt's Mostafa Zico claims World Cup 'fixed' after last-16 loss to Argentina
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Donny Afroni
8h ago· 5 min readenNews
Summary
Egypt forward Mostafa Zico caused a global controversy after Egypt's dramatic last-16 World Cup loss to Argentina, claiming in a live TV interview that the tournament is "fixed" and that officials intentionally manipulated the result to favor Lionel Messi and the reigning champions. The explosive post-match allegations also involved Egypt manager Hossam Hassan accusing FIFA and match officials of rigging the clash.
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Twitter / XEgypt's Mostafa Zico claims World Cup 'fixed' after last-16 loss to Argentinagoal.comKey quotes
· 2 pulledThis tournament is FIXED!
The officials intentionally manipulated the result to ensure Lionel Messi and the reigning world champions would advance.
Egypt forward Mostafa Zico and manager Hossam Hassan accused FIFA and the match officials of fixing their World Cup clash against Lionel Messi's Argentina.
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