The Egypt national football team did not just lose a football match to Argentina national football team at the fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">FIFA World Cup 2026. They left the pitch feeling…

For 78 minutes in Atlanta, Egypt were on the verge of the greatest night in their footballing history. They led the reigning world champions Argentina 2-0, with a first World Cup quarter-final almost within reach. What happened next will…

Some wins are about being the better side. Others are about refusing to lose. Argentina's frantic 3-2 victory over Egypt was firmly the second kind. For long stretches, little went to plan. Egypt matched Argentina with a clear strategy and…

Let us be precise about what happened at Atlanta Stadium, because precision matters when the subject is refereeing and the temptation toward conspiracy is always stronger than the argument warrants. Argentina were 2-0 down. They had missed…