Who are the Hassan twins? Egypt’s coach, his brother, and the state backing them
Hossam Hassan says he’s done watching this World Cup. “I told the referee that what was happening wasn’t fair,” the Egypt coach said after his team’s 3-2 collapse against Argentina. “It’s an undeserved victory for Argentina… I’ll never watch the World Cup again, because there’s no justice in this competition.” Egypt had led 2-0 with 11 minutes left before Argentina scored three times to complete one of the tournament’s most dramatic comebacks. Hassan’s grievances ran wider than the scoreline: earlier in the match, with Egypt already 2-0 up, a goal was disallowed on VAR review that would have made it 3-0; late on, he felt a foul in the box went unreviewed. He had also objected to the referee’s identity before a ball was kicked, telling Francois Letexier that his background was the issue, and later that the Frenchman seemed to be “carrying a scar,” that he had “something to hide.” He was booked for it. ALSO READ | ‘They wanted Messi to stay’: Egypt coach accuses FIFA of bias towards Argentina That was the 98th …









