Saudi media figure Muhammad Al-Buraiki has sparked controversy again regarding the refereeing decisions in the Egypt vs Argentina match, after defending the referee and considering that most of his decisions were correct, except for only one incident.

The Egypt vs Argentina match in the round of 16 of the 2026 World Cup witnessed widespread refereeing controversy, especially after a goal was disallowed for the Egyptian national team and a penalty was not awarded before Argentina scored their third goal.

Muhammad Al-Buraiki said during his talk on 'Al-Arabiya FM' radio: 'I believe the referee of the Egypt vs Argentina match made decisive decisions, and there is no debate except for Egypt's disallowed goal.'

He added: 'All other situations were legal, but the idea lies in the disparity in assessment of some incidents, and specifically counting these decisions in a match for Argentina is what caused the great controversy.'

Despite his defense of the referee, Al-Buraiki admitted that the decision to disallow Egypt's goal was the most controversial incident, especially since Egyptian fans considered the goal valid and it could have changed the course of the match.

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He stressed that the media and fan uproar did not come only because of the decisions themselves, but because of the sensitivity of the match and the value of the opponent, noting that any decision made in a match involving a team the size of Argentina is under greater scrutiny.

The match still raises many discussions in Arab sports circles after Egypt's elimination from the tournament with a 2-3 loss, especially with differing opinions on the impact of refereeing decisions on the match result.

While some believe the referee made mistakes in more than one incident, Al-Buraiki insists that the only clear error was the disallowance of the Pharaohs' goal, considering that the rest of the decisions were in accordance with the law, even though they contributed to increasing the state of controversy inside and outside the field.