“A tournament created for Messi”. International uproar against the referees of the Egypt-Argentina match

A number of soccer fans from around the world were accused of abusing the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology during Tuesday night’s World Cup Round of 16 match between Argentina and Egypt, given that the decision gave Argentina the kiss of life on their way to a comeback against the Pharaohs.

“The Argentina team, led by Lionel Messi, is one of the biggest attractions of the World Cup. During the Round of 16 match against Egypt in Atlanta, some fans claimed that Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) was implicitly seeking to keep one of the tournament’s most popular stars.

Before Argentina’s historic comeback ended with a score of 3-2, the defending champions were trailing in the score. After Messi missed a penalty early in the game, Egypt took an unanswered lead, then Mohamed Salah passed the ball to Mostafa Zico, who scored the Pharaohs’ second goal of the second half.

After a loud Egyptian celebration, referee Francois Letexier received a signal from the video technology room to observe a possible foul at the start of the attack.