Famous Russian chess legend Garry Kasparov spoke about the details of the refereeing controversy in the match between Egypt and Argentina in the round of 16 of the 2026 World Cup, which is being held in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

The famous Russian chess legend Garry Kasparov posted on his X account: 'An amazing Egyptian goal is disallowed due to a distant foul, then after a few minutes the same situation occurs and an Argentine goal is counted without being disallowed! No VAR, nothing? FIFA seems again like a corrupt joke, favoring stars!'

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