00:00What do you make of a president calling the FIFA president?
00:05Do you think that it is overstepping the mark to have President Trump calling?
00:11I think it's un-president.
00:13If it's un-president, a president should bring another president.
00:16Un-presidential for a president to call the president.
00:19Karim, what do you think?
00:22Well, look, if you look at the situation, at least we knew exactly what's happening.
00:30And President Trump, as President Trump, he had even tweeted about it, I think.
00:35And from then on, we knew.
00:38But my question is, there might be sometimes calls that happen, but just we don't know about it.
00:47He bragged about it.
00:49He was bragging about it.
00:52Yeah, so what I'm saying is, in my opinion, is the position of the FIFA.
01:01Of course, President Trump calling Infantino put a little bit, the situation was kind of embarrassing for FIFA.
01:11But these things sometimes may happen, but we don't know about it.
01:18And the stand of keeping politics away from football is one of the basics of FIFA itself.
01:25You know, there are many federations that were suspended because there is the interference from the political side.
01:33And now that it did happen, I think it's a good debate, in my opinion.
01:42But I will come back, being a coach, I would come back to highlight the fact that Belgium went on
01:51with it.
01:52Because it could be more complicated if Belgium was very strict on it and they insist that this player is
02:00suspended and they go on with tasks or with other things.
02:04But the most important thing is for the players and the coaching staff is to focus on the game because
02:11they still have a chance.
02:13Now, we talk about the game of Egypt.
02:15Yes, there might be some decisions that we feel unjust, but I would also blame a little bit the staff
02:23and the players of Egypt.
02:25For the last 15 minutes, there was no more instruction for the players, no more motivation for the players.
02:31Because it's very important for the coaches and the staff and the players, despite all this happening outside the field
02:40or inside the field, to keep focused on the performance or on the game.
02:44Because I think despite what happened in the game of Egypt, Egypt could have won the game.
02:50But in my opinion, they want out of the game 10 or 12 minutes before the end of it.
02:56And I think we have a proof that Belgium have won the game despite the unfair decision.
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