Egypt Coach Hassan Vows to Skip World Cup After Loss
Egypt's World Cup campaign ended after a controversial 2-3 loss to Argentina in the Round of 16, prompting coach Hossam Hassan to vow he won't watch any more tournament matches.
Egypt coach Hossam Hassan declared he will not watch any more World Cup matches after his team's controversial 2-3 loss to defending champion Argentina in the Round of 16, despite leading 2-0 at one point.
Egypt's World Cup 2026 campaign ended in disappointment following the defeat, though the team had dominated early in the match. The controversial moments included Egypt having a goal disallowed after a VAR review that flagged a foul on Lisandro Martinez, as well as a denied penalty appeal before Argentina scored the decisive goal in the 90+2 minute.
After the match, Hassan expressed his frustration: "Why is there no fairness in sports? I don't want to try to speak eloquently. We were treated unfairly today. This is my way of speaking and taking a stand. I will not watch any more matches in this tournament."
Hassan also argued that Egypt should have progressed further. "In football, many things happen off the pitch because of interests. What happened today was unfair. Egypt deserved to advance. We were the better team," he said.
