Argentina advanced to the World Cup quarterfinals after an epic but not entirely uncontroversial late-game comeback from two goals down against Egypt and DP isn’t surprised there are now allegations of corruption claiming FIFA orchestrated the victory to keep Lionel Messi in the tournament.
Paul Pabst: “Last night against Egypt, it felt like (Lionel) Messi was inevitable…”
Dan Patrick: “I think (Egypt’s) coach though did call out FIFA’s governing body, saying that they might have had an agenda to keep Messi in the World Cup.”