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Egypt national team captain Mohamed Salah’s agent, Rami Abbas, has sent a sarcastic message after the Pharaohs’ 3-2 loss to Argentina in the round of 16 of the 2026 World Cup, in a match that has witnessed many controversial refereeing cases.
Abbas posted a comment on his official page on the “X” platform, where he said: “I would suggest a minute of silence for the Arabs who did not support Egypt in the last game.”
The message sparked a backlash on social media, with many seeing it as a mockery of some Arab fans who announced their support for Argentina against the Pharaohs, while Egypt were widely praised for their performance despite having a bye to the tournament.
Egypt ended their campaign at the 2026 World Cup with a 3-2 defeat to Argentina in a thrilling last-gasp match amid controversy over a number of refereeing decisions.
In analysis published by The Athletic Network, former England referee and referee Graham Scott said Mostafa Zico’s goal, which was disallowed after video technology interference, was a “wrong decision”, explaining that Marwan Attia’s collision with Lisandro Martinez at the start of the attack was normal contact in football and did not call for a foul.
He added that the incident happened approximately 100 yards from the goal and Argentina had ample opportunity to reorganize their defense before scoring, noting that the Egyptian team’s sense of injustice was justified in this case.
While a number of former football stars, including Gary Neville, Roy Keane and Alan Shearer, joined voices questioning the consistency of referee decisions and video technology, while: Former Argentinian star Claudio Lopez admitted That Mohamed Salah deserved a penalty before Argentina’s third goal.
On the other hand he saw Spanish “Archive” network The referee’s positives outweighed his negatives, and he didn’t make any bad decisions that affected the course of the match.
With the exit of the Egyptian team, its brother Morocco became the only Arab team left in the tournament, which is set to play a rematch with its French counterpart in the quarter-finals.
The Roosters previously ended the Atlas Lions’ journey to the 2022 World Cup at the semi-final stage and coach Mohamed Wehbe’s side will be looking to respond tonight and qualify for the golden stage of the current competition.
