Argentina’s dramatic 3-2 comeback win over Egypt in: FIFA World Cup The round of 16 was hailed as another classic of the tournament, but the result was overshadowed by major refereeing controversies that angered the Egyptian camp after the final whistle. The defending champions trailed 2-0 until the 67th minute before producing a stunning late turnaround. Cristian Romero started the revival in the 79th minute. Lionel Messi It was tied four minutes later and Enzo Fernandez scored in stoppage time to send Argentina through to the quarter-finals. As Argentina celebrated a memorable escape from the World Cup, Egypt were left reeling from two key moments that they believe changed the course of the competition. The first came in the 59th minute when Mostafa Ziko thought he had doubled Egypt’s lead after a running move. However, following a VAR review, the goal was disallowed after the officials deemed a foul earlier in the attacking phase. Instead of taking a 2-0 lead at that stage, Egypt had to wait until the 67th minute for Ziko to score a second time, with that effort standing out after a quick attack. The Egyptian camp was also upset with the progress of Argentina’s stoppage time win. The players and coaching staff felt that Alexis Mac Allister committed a foul on the attack before the ball fell to Enzo Fernandez, who calmly slotted home the decisive goal. After the match, Egypt coach Hossam Hassan questioned the result and the officiating, insisting that his side deserved the match. “I’m not convinced of this result. I’m not convinced of the way things happened during this game,” said Hassan. “I don’t want to try to put it nicely here in beautiful words, choice words, and say hard luck and so on and so forth.” “We are being treated unfairly today. We are suffering injustice.” Forward Mostafa Ziko echoed those sentiments, accusing the officials of denying Egypt a famous victory after his first goal was disallowed by VAR. “Unfair, unfair, referee, unfair. Injustice, clear and obvious injustice. He wasted the efforts of the whole country. From the beginning of the match, he was against us. We will not be allowed to leave as 2-0 winners against Argentina. The tournament is fixed. God is enough for us, and He is the best assigner of affairs.” Argentina, on the other hand, boasted another remarkable comeback after facing elimination. “We have a phenomenal group, a group that never gives up regardless of the difficulties and hardships. We always stick together,” said Enzo Fernandez who won the game. Striker Julian Alvarez added: “Argentinians’ heart is always something that drives, that we keep going no matter what, that we give everything until the end. And actually, with the score 2-0, we lost a bit. The victory takes Argentina into the quarter-finals, where they will face Switzerland after enduring one of the most controversial and dramatic matches of the tournament so far.