‘Historic Robbery, Football Is Dead’: Social Media Explodes After Egypt Denied Historic Win

Argentina survived a stunning challenge from Egypt, overturning a two-goal deficit to win 3-2 in the Round of 16 at the FIFA World Cup.

The match, however, was marred by controversy and an avalanche of fan backlash online.

Egypt shocked the reigning champions with goals from Yassine Ibrahim and Mostafa Ziko, while Lionel Messi missed a first-half penalty, his second miss of the tournament.

Ziko appeared to seal the upset with a second strike, but the goal was disallowed for a foul in the buildup.

Argentina capitalized, scoring three times in the closing minutes to secure victory.

The decision ignited fury across social media.

One viral tweet read: ‘Messi the goat but this team is coddled by refs. This win was stolen from Egypt.’

Another declared: ‘Football is dead. Corruption at its finest.’

Other trending reactions included:

‘Egypt deserved better. VAR is a joke.’

‘Historic robbery. FIFA protecting Messi again.’

‘Ziko’s goal should have stood. Argentina were gifted this win.’

‘Messi missed two penalties, yet somehow Argentina still advance. Ridiculous.’