Egypt coach slams refereeing after World Cup exit, vows to stop watching tournament

Egypt's national football team coach, Hossam Hassan, has voiced his outrage following his team's World Cup exit, directly criticizing the officiating in their match against Argentina. Hassan believes external factors unfairly influenced the game's outcome.

Hassan specifically pointed to alleged pressure from the Argentine team on the referee, François Letexier, as a reason for perceived biased decisions. "It seemed like there was pressure from Argentina on the referee, which led to this outcome; we had expressed our objections to said referee," Hassan stated during a press conference.

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It seemed like there was pressure from Argentina on the referee, which led to this outcome; we had expressed our objections to said referee.

The Egyptian coach was particularly incensed by a disallowed goal for his team and a controversial play preceding Argentina's decisive third goal. He lamented the lack of a VAR review for the goal scored by Enzo Fernández, which he felt was preceded by a foul. Hassan declared his intention to stop watching the tournament in protest.

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I am not going to watch a single more match in this tournament.