Атланта хотноо болсон шөвгийн 16-гийн тоглолтод Аргентин хоёр гоолоор хожигдож явсан ч эргэн ирэлт хийж, 3:2-оор Египетийг буулган авлаа.
Тоглолтын явцад Египетийн дасгалжуулагч Хоссам Хассан шүүгч Франсуа Летексьег шударга бус шийдвэр гаргасан хэмээн хатуу шүүмжилжээ. Тэрээр багийнх нь оруулсан хоёр дахь гоолыг VAR-аар шалгасны дараа тооцоогүй орхисон, мөн Энцо Фернандесийн шийдвэрлэх гоолын өмнө пеналт олгоогүй нь тоглолтын үр дүнд шууд нөлөөлсөн гэж үзэж байна. Хассан энэ бүхнийг Аргентины талын шүүгчид үзүүлсэн дарамттай холбон тайлбарлаж, тэмцээнийг Аргентины талд зориуд чиглүүлж байна хэмээн буруутгав.
Түүнчлэн, үд дунд тоглолт зохион байгуулсан хуваарийг хөлбөмбөгийн мэдлэггүй хүн хийсэн хэмээн шүүмжлэв. Египетийн довтлогч Мостафа Зико шүүгчийн шийдвэр тэдний хичээл зүтгэлийг үнэгүйдүүлсэн гэж гомдоллож, Аргентиныг хоёр дахь цомоо авсанд тооцох л үлдлээ хэмээн харамсан ярьжээ.
Аргентин ирэх бямба гарагт болох шөвгийн наймын шатанд Колумб эсвэл Швейцарийн багтай тоглохоор боллоо. FIFA-гаас энэ асуудлаар хараахан албан ёсны тайлбар өгөөгүй байна.
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Egypt head coach Hossam Hassan says the World Cup is “directed towards Argentina” after he was left angered by several refereeing decisions during Tuesday’s round-of-16 tie between the two sides.
Argentina came from 2-0 down to win 3-2 in a turbulent clash in Atlanta, setting up a quarter-final with Colombia or Switzerland next Saturday.
But Hassan was deeply unhappy about the way the game unfolded, claiming Egypt were wrongly denied a second goal at 1-0, following a VAR check, and that his team should have been awarded a penalty in stoppage time moments before Enzo Fernandez scored Argentina’s third.
In his post-match news conference, Hassan pointed the finger at referee Francois Letexier and the Argentina players, saying, “We haven’t seen respect or fair play. A penalty was ruled out and a second (incident) that should have been checked for a penalty for us was not even checked by the VAR. A second goal was remarkably, for whatever reason, disallowed.
“There seems to have been pressure on the Argentinian side on the referee that has brought about this outcome.
“Life is unfair. The world is unfair. OK, but why isn’t there any fairness in sports? I’m not convinced by this outcome and by the way things unfolded in this match.
“The referee is unfair, God is sufficient for me and the best disposer of affairs. He’s wasting the effort of an entire nation. The cup is directed towards Argentina.”
Hassan also criticised the scheduling of the game, saying, “Whoever schedules these matches is someone who has never played football. You never schedule a football match at 12 noon.”
Speaking to Canadian broadcaster TSN immediately after the game, Egypt goalscorer Mostafa Ziko said, via a translator: “It was not fair from the referee. It was really not fair, that was very clear. He wasted all of our efforts with his decisons. We were leading 2-0 and we cannot do anything, it’s all up to God.
“We are so sorry (to the people of Egypt). I am so sorry. We wanted to make you all happy. It was not in the cards. It was the referee. Congratulations to Argentina on the second Cup.”
FIFA has been approached for comment.
