Egitto – Argentina a Gaza City GaSH

Ieri sera era la partita più attesa.

A Gaza City il nostro GaSH ha offerto la possibilità di seguirla anche dalla strada con casse audio, per evitare che lo spazio diventasse una scatola di sardine.
Di seguito il racconto di Ali che gestisce il posto:

” The number exceeded 250 people, we used loudspeakers and the audience extended to the opposite side of the road..

The atmosphere was incredibly electric, especially after the first goal, then the disallowed goal, and then the second. The ground seemed to tremble with the crowd’s excitement. The excitement only intensified as time progressed, until Argentina scored their first goal, at which point the tension began to rise.

After the second goal, the stadium erupted in excitement, then calmed down. Then came the third goal, and the crowd’s anger intensified dramatically; they became extremely agitated, with some even leaving before the match officially ended. But when the referee disallowed Egypt’s last clear goal and the penalty kick, everyone understood it was a deliberate act to eliminate Egypt from the World Cup. They all left disappointed and deeply saddened, to the point that only two people attended the Switzerland match.

Egypt would have eliminated Argentina were it not for FIFA’s intervention and the referee’s bias towards Argentina.

A cruel and unjust world.

What happened today wasn’t just a match. The referee’s performance and decisions, along with everything we saw, confirm that Egypt wasn’t just facing Argentina.

For me, what happened reflects a clear double standard, and Egypt paid the price for its supportive stance towards Palestine.

Egypt didn’t lose the World Cup… the World Cup lost Egypt. 🇪🇬”