Argentina's World Cup run triggers bias claims and fuels best‑match debate

Egypt coach Hossam Hassan accused FIFA of favouring Argentina after the South American side benefited from several controversial decisions. He said Egypt was "treated unfairly" and "suffered injustice" following a VAR error that mistakenly sent off Swiss striker Breel Embolo and a series of calls that aided Argentina against Switzerland and England.

A separate analysis ranked the tournament’s ten most memorable matches, noting Argentina’s dramatic comeback against Egypt, Spain’s 2‑0 semi‑final win over France, Paraguay’s upset of Germany and Morocco’s penalty‑shootout victory over the Netherlands. The ranking culminates in the upcoming final between Spain and Argentina.