00:00FIFA refereeing chief Pierluigi Colina strongly defended the officiating in Argentina's 3-2
00:05victory over Egypt, dismissing allegations of bias and stating that match officials operated
00:11with complete independence. In an interview published on Thursday, Colina condemned the
00:17questioning of the officials' integrity, emphasizing that unfounded allegations have
00:22no place in sport and can provoke threats against referees and their families. The
00:27refereeing chief explicitly stated that FIFA refereeing cannot be influenced by anyone,
00:32firmly noting that this independence extends even from FIFA president Gianni Infantino.
00:38Egypt vociferously complained about the officiating after exiting the tournament,
00:43following a dramatic collapse where Argentina overturned a 2-0 deficit to snatch victory with
00:49a stoppage time winner. Egyptian coach Hossam Hassan alleged that there may have been pressure on the
00:55referee to keep Argentina in the tournament to continue their World Cup campaign.
01:00The Egyptian Football Association stated that several key incidents raised serious concerns,
01:06leaving profound questions about the consistency and fairness of decisions that directly influenced
01:12the game's outcome. A major point of contention was Mustafa Ziko's second-half strike being ruled out,
01:18which Egypt described as a disallowed goal based on a non-existent foul in the build-up.
01:24Colina clarified that VAR correctly recommended overturning Ziko's goal, having properly identified
01:31a foul by Marwan Atiyah on Argentine defender Lissandro Martinez during the attacking possession phase.
01:37Egyptians were also incensed by a challenge on Mohamed Salah that went unpenalized moments
01:44before Argentina launched the counter-attack that produced Enzo Fernandez's winning goal.
01:50Colina defended the decision not to award Egypt a penalty for the incident, explaining that both
01:55the referee and VAR judged the contact between Salah and Julian Alvarez to be normal football contact.
02:02Colina
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