VAR controversy: Egypt lodges complaint with FIFA seeking referee removed from World Cup after losing to Messi’s Argentina Football News
According to reports, the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) made a formal complaint to FIFA about referee Francois Letexier during Egypt’s 2-3 loss to Argentina. fifa world cup Round of 16 game in Atlanta on Tuesday.Egypt looked set for one of the biggest wins in World Cup history after taking a 2-0 lead. However, Argentina launched a counterattack at the last moment. Lionel Messi There was a goal and an assist before Enzo Fernandez scored the winner in injury time to send the defending champions into the quarter-finals.The Egyptian team was dissatisfied with multiple referee decisions during the game. These included a goal that was disallowed after a VAR review and an unreviewed penalty appeal before Argentina’s winning goal.According to Spain’s “Diario AS”, the president of the Egyptian Football Association Hani Abo Rida has submitted a formal complaint to FIFA against French referee François Letexier and his officiating team.Reports say UEFA has asked FIFA to investigate what it considers controversial decisions during the game. It also demanded that Lightsier and his officiating team withdraw from the remainder of the game, claiming they had made serious errors.After the game, Egypt coach Hassan also questioned many of the referee’s decisions and said that there were other factors besides the referee. game itself affects the results.“We looked better than the defending champions – better in every aspect – but the result was affected by factors inside the pitch and external factors off the pitch,” Hassan said. “Maybe they want to keep the world champions in the competition. Maybe they want Messi to keep competing,” he said at the post-match press conference.“In football, sometimes there are external factors that go beyond technical aspects. The world champions are supported at every level,” he added.After falling behind 0-2, Argentina completed a comeback with 11 minutes left in regular time and won 3-2 to advance to the quarterfinals.Egypt took the lead through goals from Yasser Ibrahim and Mustafa Zico. Another goal was also disallowed by the African team after a VAR review, a decision that was huge for Argentina to recover and win the game.Argentina will face Switzerland in the quarterfinals on Saturday in Kansas City, Missouri.
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