Egypt national team coach Hossam Hassan raised the "No to racism" slogan during the match against Argentina in the World Cup.
Hossam Hassan
Club: Egypt
Egypt's national team bid farewell to the World Cup from the round of 16 after a loss in the dying moments to Argentina.
The Argentine national team turned their two-goal deficit into a 3-2 victory, securing qualification to the quarter-finals.
Hossam Hassan expressed his dissatisfaction with match referee François Letexier’s bias in favor of the Argentine national team.
Hossam Hassan pointed with his arms in an X shape, an approved FIFA signal against racism.
In September 2024, FIFA adopted a new method to alert referees to racial abuse by crossing the arms.
During the match, Hossam Hassan hinted that the team had been subjected to racism from the referee due to his decisions against Egypt and in favor of Argentina.
Egypt’s national team took the lead through Yasser Ibrahim in the 15th minute, Lionel Messi missed a penalty in the 21st minute, and the Pharaohs ended the first half 1-0.
Mustafa Zico scored in the 58th minute before the goal was disallowed by the referee after a VAR review for a foul on Marwan Attia.
Zico scored the second goal, this time awarded, in the 67th minute from a pass by Haitham Hassan.
Argentina snatched the match in the final minutes with goals from Cristian Romero, Lionel Messi, and Enzo Fernández in the 79th, 83rd, and 92nd minutes respectively.
Argentina advances to face the winner of Switzerland vs Colombia in the quarter-finals.
