Egyptian FA questions ‘fairness’ of loss to Argentina amid refereeing furore

• Statement says decisions ‘raised serious concerns’

• Association rues ‘controversial and influential incidents’

The Egyptian Football Association has questioned the “fairness” of the national team’s 3-2 loss to Argentina in Tuesday’s World Cup last-16 encounter.

Having gone 1-0 up through Yasser Ibrahim early on, Egypt thought they had doubled their lead in the second half when Mostafa Ziko scored at the end of an excellent move. The goal was disallowed after a VAR review, however, with the referee, François Letexier, adjudging Marwan Attia to have committed a foul in the buildup.

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