World Cup quick hits: Egypt coach blows up over 'fixed' tournament as Belgium trolls Trump

An all-time blow-up from Egypt's coach headlines the day at the World Cup, as the fallout from Belgium's win over the US continues.

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Here are today's World Cup quick hits.

1. Egypt coach blows up deluxe at ref

Fair to say Egypt coach Hossam Hassan did not take his side's defeat to Argentina particularly well.

Egypt had a goal ruled out by a VAR review, which would have put them 2-0 up (it scored shortly after in any case), and were unhappy that Mo Salah was not awarded a penalty before Argentina's winner, though replays showed he had been dispossessed cleanly.

After the match, Hassan unloaded.

"I'm going home and won't be watching any more games from the tournament," he told a press conference.

"What happened to us wasn't fair. We should have had a penalty, a goal was disallowed, and I don't know why it was disallowed.

"I'm not convinced with this outcome. I'm not convinced with the way things unfolded during this match.

"I do not want to try to put it nicely here with beautiful wording, selective wording, and saying hard luck, and so on and so forth.

"We have been treated unfairly today. We have suffered injustice.

"We looked better compared to the reigning champions. We were better in everything, but the result, the outcome, was influenced by internal factors on the pitch, inside the game, and external factors ahead of the game.

"There seemed to have been pressure exercised from the Argentinian side on the referee that had brought about this outcome.

"Ordinary life, normal life is unfair, OK, but why isn't there any fairness in sports? Within football?"

Tell us how you really feel, Hossam.

Egyptian striker Mostafa Zico certainly didn't hold back.

"It's clear this tournament has been fixed," he said.

2. Manchester City teammates turned foes nearly come to blows

Spain midfielder Rodri expressed regret at celebrating in the face of Bernardo Silva after his former Manchester City teammate missed a late chance to equalise for Portugal.

Silva had a chance to take the game — won 1-0 by Spain — to extra time but headed over the crossbar after six minutes of stoppage time.

As the Portugal playmaker lay on the ground with his head in his hands, Rodri walked up to Silva and clenched his fist in his face. Silva stood up and confronted Rodri, brushing aside his arm and pointing back at him.

The two players have played together in City's midfield since 2019. Silva left this summer after running down his contract, and has since joined Real Madrid.

Rodri told reporters after the game that he'd said sorry to Silva.

"I made a mistake," the 2024 Ballon d'Or winner said, "because I celebrated when he had missed. I apologised to him immediately.

"But that's all, because of the trust we have."

3. Belgium's subtle message for Trump after victory

Do you think the Belgians enjoyed their win over the US?

After the days of controversy leading up to the match, centred around the reprieve offered to American striker Folarin Balogun, Belgium's 4-1 win seemed to serve as a rebuke to an entire nation and to FIFA itself.

The celebration of their fourth goal, scored by Romelu Lukaku, was particularly spritely and seemed to include a reference to the "Trump dance" — the little jig the president does during his rallies and whatnot, usually accompanied by the Village People and some indiscriminate pointing.

And if there was any doubt the Belgian players were sending a message to Trump, that was removed when the celebrations continued in the change-rooms.

4. Belgian blow as midfielder gets shocking injury news

It wasn't all good news for Belgium after the US game, though, as confirmation came that midfielder Amadou Onana had ruptured his ACL and was set for an extended period on the sidelines.

"This is devastating news," team doctor Brahim Hacene said.

"Both for him personally and for the team."

The 24-year-old Onana appeared in four games at the World Cup for Belgium, and made his second start of the tournament against the Americans. He was replaced in the 21st minute on Monday by Hans Vanaken, who scored one of Belgium's four goals.

Onana has been with Aston Villa of the Premier League since 2024, and previously played for Everton.

"We immediately consulted with Amadou and with Aston Villa to agree on the best approach to his recovery," Hacene said.

"Over the coming days, we will jointly determine the next steps in his medical treatment and rehabilitation. Throughout this process, we will continue to provide Amadou with our full support."

Onana will stay with the Red Devils for their quarterfinal against Spain, for a semifinal berth against France or Morocco.

5. FIFA investigates abused aimed at IShowSpeed

FIFA says it is investigating an incident involving streamer and YouTuber IShowSpeed with a fan in the stands during the World Cup match between Argentina and Cape Verde.

IShowSpeed was live-streaming the game and could be heard asking a fan in an Argentina jersey what was being said toward him. The fan speaking in Spanish appeared to be telling IShowSpeed, who is Black, to "go cry to the zoo".

"FIFA strongly condemns racism, hate and discrimination in all forms," it said in a statement.

"These actions have no place in football, at the FIFA World Cup, or anywhere in society.

"The FIFA World Cup is a celebration of unity, diversity and respect. It brings together people, cultures and communities from around the world, and anyone who acts in a manner that undermines these values is not welcome in our game."

Messages sent to IShowSpeed and publicists by AP seeking comment were not immediately returned.

IShowSpeed, a 21-year-old American, has more than 50 million YouTube subscribers, 45 million Instagram followers and 47 million on TikTok.

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