The American newspaper "Wall Street Journal" called for suspending the use of video assistant referee (VAR) technology in the World Cup, saying it has ruined the enjoyment of football and leads to controversial decisions, after it caused a goal for Egypt against Argentina to be disallowed following a review of an incident that occurred at the start of the attack, sparking widespread anger and sharp criticism of the technology.

The newspaper considered that the match between Argentina and Egypt in the round of 16 of the World Cup on Tuesday is among the worst that the VAR technology has produced.

Egypt lost to Argentina 2-3 to exit the World Cup, but the controversy surrounding the match and what happened in it continues.

In the match, which was marred by controversial refereeing decisions, the referee decided to disallow a goal by Mostafa Ziko after the technology deemed a foul in favor of Argentina that occurred about 90 meters from the goal.

The newspaper said: "It wasn't about a foul committed by Ziko himself. It was something like time travel."

It considered that VAR technology no longer seems like a safety net, but has turned into "a device for confiscating joy, as if designed by evil robots to steal the wonder and suck the soul out of a beautiful game."

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