Egypt's Hossam Hassan, the head coach of the country's senior football team, launched scathing criticism at the International Football Federation (FIFA) after the 3-2 loss to Argentina on Tuesday in the World Cup round of 16, accusing it of favoring the defending champions for marketing considerations. The Pharaohs squandered a 2-0 lead until the 79th minute, conceding three goals in the last 10 minutes and losing the chance to advance to the quarterfinals. Hassan told beIN Sports television network after the match: 'We were better, but what happened is not fair, what happened to us is not fair. We should have had a penalty, and a goal was disallowed, and I don't know why, and after that we could have gone 3-1 up, but the score turned to 2-2.' He questioned: 'I don't know, could it be for marketing? Do they want the World Cup champion to continue in the tournament? Do they want Lionel Messi to continue?' The former international player and coach added: 'There are things in football beyond what happens on the pitch, beyond the technicalities and the match itself. Even if we were playing against the world champion, at the same time there is support for them from all sides, marketing support or whatever.' He further said: 'I hope there is fairness, or as the FIFA slogan says, fair play and respect. I see that we were wronged in the first match against Belgium, we had a penalty that was not given, and today the same thing, and fatal and decisive errors.'