{"id":516,"date":"2026-07-08T05:32:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T05:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goalsodds.com\/?p=516"},"modified":"2026-07-08T05:34:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T05:34:17","slug":"egypts-ziko-blames-referee-after-world-cup-exit-this-cup-is-being-handed-to-argentina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goalsodds.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/08\/egypts-ziko-blames-referee-after-world-cup-exit-this-cup-is-being-handed-to-argentina\/","title":{"rendered":"Egypt’s Ziko blames referee after World Cup exit: “This cup is being handed to Argentina”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Egypt forward Mostafa Ziko blamed the referee for his side’s 3-2 defeat by Argentina on Tuesday, saying the officiating was “Not fair” after the Pharaohs were eliminated from the 2026 World Cup in the last 16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Not fair, not fair. The referee was the reason for the defeat,” Zico told a television programme after the match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“He has single-handedly dismantled the hard work of an entire nation. It\u2019s clear to me: this cup is being handed to Argentina”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The referee’s decisions were against us. I want to congratulate Argentina as they are going to win the World Cup,” Zico said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We apologise to the Egyptian people because we had hoped to make them happy.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ziko final words were: \u201cThe real victory is ours. May God help us. I congratulate Argentina and the referee on their victory !!!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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