07 Jul 2026 18:38:47
Haissem Hassan anyone? 24 years old, plays for Real Oviedo in Spanish second tier. Display against Argentina is unreal.
08 Jul 2026 10:07:06
So was the officiating, Wolfthistle. You can well understand the Egyptians claiming bias after that game. Just another in an increasingly long line of controversies whenever FIFA are involved.
08 Jul 2026 12:09:43
FIFA, VAR, Financial Fair Play. It feels like football is becoming scripted. I've been falling out of love with the game for a while, but certain club competitions, and this World Cup, feel like the path to the final is being operated like a WWE fight, where the winners and losers are known in advance by the money people.
This World Cup feels like the one where FIFA have finally truly revealed that sporting integrity has completely gone from football.
08 Jul 2026 12:11:45
I thought the Egyptians played well, and the decisions were not fair; the disallowed goal surely was scored too long after the very slight foul.
You have to wonder if it had been for Argentina, if the goal would have been given.
Hassan looked a fantastic player. Will we be making more signings though? Gone very quiet. Hope the positive start to the summer has not been a flash in the pan. ??
08 Jul 2026 12:56:37
Not just the shirt pull before the disallowed 'goal', Banksy, I thought from the off that the ref was showing a level of 'bias'. Little things like nudges, backing in, obstruction, and a blatant throw-in given the wrong way.
Egypt's given goals couldn't be questioned; superb breaks and finishing. Shame it went the way it did.
08 Jul 2026 13:06:56
FIFA is disgraceful. The suspension of the red card was allegedly the decision of an 'independent body', according to FIFA. Nothing to do with pressure from the American president! Ridiculous. A farce.
There is a sting in this tale now.
If there is such an independent body, England can appeal to that body for the suspension of the red card against us. The precedent has been established. Get the lawyers on it, Tuchel.
08 Jul 2026 13:14:14
FIFA have made it pretty clear that they really don't care how corrupt things look to us average fans. The France v Morocco game is a huge one for the World Cup, which will have an impact on Argentina's chances to win the tourney. So what does FIFA do? They give it an entirely Argentinian refereeing team. What a bizarre choice to make.
I don't think it is a conspiracy, but it seems like a very odd decision to make for the integrity of the comp, to have just one game where all the officials come from the same country. It just screams of an organisation (FIFA) that's given up caring about the competition looking like it has any genuine integrity! ?
08 Jul 2026 16:23:54
An entirely Argentinian refereeing team might (even subconsciously) favour Morocco over the favourites, France, to eliminate the chance of France playing Argentina in the final. Many decisions so far have not been merely subconsciously biased but have been blatantly biased, in my opinion.
09 Jul 2026 22:05:02
How are people surprised at the level of corruption when Infantino and Trump are involved?