“The referee was not fair” – Egypt winger Mostafa Zico after World Cup exit to Argentina (Video)

Argentina came back from two goals down to beat Egypt in the World Cup round of 16 on Tuesday, and the match sparked plenty of controversy, especially around a disallowed goal scored by Egypt winger Mostafa Zico.

There was plenty of reaction from the Egypt camp, including from Zico himself.

“It’s clear that this tournament has been fixed.”

Egypt’s Mostafa Zico was not happy with some of the decisions in their game against Argentina. pic.twitter.com/VbDdFbkRBC

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