Overview
- Argentina overturned a 0-2 deficit to beat Egypt 3-2, with late goals from Cristian Romero, Lionel Messi and Enzo Fernández completing the stoppage-time comeback Tuesday.
- A 0-2 Egyptian goal by Mostafa Ziko was ruled out after a VAR review found a foul on Lisandro Martínez in the build-up, and Egypt keeper Mostafa Shobeir had earlier saved Messi’s penalty.
- The Egyptian Football Association formally asked FIFA to bar referee François Letexier from further tournament duty and demanded an investigation into his decisions.
- Pierluigi Collina, head of FIFA refereeing, defended Letexier and said VAR checks on incidents in the build-up to goals are standard practice and do not reflect outside influence.
- France beat Morocco 2-0 in the quarterfinals as Kylian Mbappé reached 20 World Cup goals and goalkeeper Yassine Bounou saved a penalty, while large diaspora gatherings in Dutch cities were mostly celebratory with a small number of arrests.