The Dallas Police issued an official statement today, Friday, regarding the incident that a video clip of it spread on social media, and Ibrahim Hassan, the Egypt national team manager, appeared during it while interacting with one of the American police officers.
The Egypt national team faces its Australian counterpart in the round of 32 of the 2026 World Cup.
The Dallas Police clarified in its statement that it is aware of the circulating video, which shows one of its officers intervening with members of one of the soccer teams participating in the tournament.
The statement added that the Dallas Police responded to a report received from the security of one of the hotels, indicating the presence of a person without a special permit for the tournament attempting to enter the area designated for the team's accommodation.
We are aware of the video circulating on social media regarding an officer and interaction with members from a soccer team.
The Dallas Police Department responded to an area hotel at the request of hotel security regarding an individual without event credentials attempting to…
— Dallas Police Dept (@DallasPD) July 3, 2026
The statement continued that after verification, it became clear that the team members were not wearing their World Cup team ID cards in a visible manner, which is a mandatory procedure according to the organizing regulations.
The Dallas Police confirmed that the situation was contained at the scene of the incident without escalation, noting that it held a meeting with the team's representatives to discuss the observations and concerns, before the matter was fully resolved and the case concluded without taking any additional measures.
A source earlier explained in statements to FilGoal.com: "A dispute occurred between Ibrahim Hassan, the team manager, and one of the officials present at the accommodation hotel."
The source mentioned, "The reason for the dispute is due to the organizers' poor treatment of the Egyptian fans who wanted to take souvenir photos."
The source confirmed, "The situation was simple and momentary, and there is nothing that affects the Egypt national team's focus in the World Cup."
