Argentina dey get special treatment for World Cup?

Argentina dey do evritin to defend dia World Cup title, and e neva easy for dem.

Plenty pipo bin expect say dem go beat Cape Verde and Egypt easily for di first two knockout matches, but Argentina struggle well bifor dem win both games 3-2.

But di win against Egypt don bring plenty argument as Egypt ask Fifa to remove di match officials wey handle dia Round of 16 defeat from di tournament.

Egypt accuse di referees say dem favour Argentina, especially to dia star player, Lionel Messi.

Afta di match, Egypt coach Hossam Hassan tok say dem "no treat Egypt fairly" and say dem "suffer injustice."

Hassan even tok say Fifa fit get bias.

"Maybe dem want make di world champions remain for di competition. Maybe dem want Messi kontinu for di tournament," e tok.

BBC Sport check weda any evidence dey to support di claim say evritin dey arranged make Argentina succeed.

Egypt complaint get any merit?

E easy to understand why Egypt vex afta Tuesday 3-2 defeat.

Di African side bin dey lead 2-0 wit just 11 minutes remaining, close to dia first-ever World Cup quarter-final.

But Argentina fight back score three goals, including di winner for stoppage time.

Egypt say serious refereeing mistakes and double standards from French referee Francois Letexier and im team cos dia elimination.

VAR cancel one Egypt goal.

Dem also argue say Argentina winning goal suppose no stand, and say referee suppose award dem penalty instead.

Mostafa Zico score fine goal, but VAR cancel am afta Marwan Attia step on Lisandro Martinez foot at di beginning of di move.

Di decision cause argument, but Egypt still dey lead 1-0 and later score anoda goal nine minutes afta. Nobodi fit prove say di match for go anoda way if Zico goal stand.

Egypt also believe say dem deserve two penalties bifor Enzo Fernandez score Argentina winner.

Hamdi Fathy fall say Alexis Mac Allister hold am, although replay no show am clearly, while Mohamed Salah complain say Julian Alvarez trip am.

Some similarities dey between di Martinez and Salah incidents bicos of foot-to-foot contact, but e no reach level for penalty.

Egypt for get better chance if Salah incident happun outside di penalty box bicos VAR for only check foul instead of penalty.

Di decisions controversial, but dem no be proof say conspiracy dey to help Messi.

France go face full Argentina referee team

Look di officials wey Fifa appoint for Thursday quarter-final between France and Morocco.

Na di first time for dis World Cup wey referee, both assistant referees, fourth official and reserve official all come from di same kontri.

Dat kontri na Argentina.

For Facundo Tello previous two matches, di fourth officials come from Saudi Arabia and Colombia.

Some pipo argue say Argentina no go mind if France lose bicos France na one of di tournament favourites.

Dis na one of di biggest matches of Tello career, and e no likely say e go risk im reputation.

But many pipo believe perception still matter, and appointing Argentina officials for France match no look good.

Messi escape red card and later score five goals

At di beginning of di tournament, Messi escape possible red card.

Messi no even collect yellow card afta im challenge on Algeria captain Aissa Mandi.

Last week, Folarin Balogun receive red card afta VAR review for similar tackle against Bosnia.

Both tackles involve contact for opponent upper calf.

United States reportedly use dat comparison while arguing make FIFA cancel Balogun suspension.

If Messi receive red card, e for miss Algeria game, Austria game and Jordan game unless FIFA remove di suspension like dem do for Balogun.

Messi score two goals against Algeria, two against Austria and one against Jordan.

Dat na five of di eight goals wey e don score for dis tournament.

Question remain weda na special treatment for Messi.

How Infantino make sure Messi play bifor

Fifa president Gianni Infantino seem to dey like see Messi for im tournaments.

For di first expanded Club World Cup wey happun for United States last year, pipo wait bifor Fifa announce which host club go qualify.

Many pipo expect say di 2025 MLS champions go represent di host kontri.

Instead, Fifa choose Inter Miami sake of say dem win di 2024 MLS Supporters' Shield, even though LA Galaxy later win di MLS title.

Dat decision allow Messi play di opening match against Al Ahly for Inter Miami home stadium.

World Cup draw favour Argentina?

Fifa make one important change bifor di World Cup draw in December.

Di top four kontris for FIFA rankings - France, Argentina, Spain and England - all enter separate quarters.

If dem top dia groups, which dem all do, dem no fit meet until semi-final.

France and Spain dey one side, while Argentina and England dey di oda.

Fifa say di aim na to reduce early clashes between top teams.

But depending on group results, e also fit give some kontris easier route.

For di first two knockout rounds, only two matches involve top-10 ranked teams: Netherlands vs Morocco and Spain vs Portugal.

Argentina appear get di easiest path even though dem struggle beat Cape Verde (67th) and Egypt (29th), both by 3-2.

Next dem go face Switzerland (19th) for quarter-final.

England no go face anoda top-10 team unless dem meet Argentina for semi-final.

Spain don already beat Portugal (5th) and now face Belgium (9th), while France dey face Morocco (7th).

Argentina appear get di easiest path.

Referees dey show Argentina fewer yellow cards?

Quarter-finals mean say players on yellow cards fit miss semi-finals.

Only Gonzalo Montiel dey risk suspension for Argentina.

England coach Thomas Tuchel get four players on yellow cards, including Jude Bellingham and Declan Rice.

Norway only get Antonio Nusa on yellow.

Statistics show Argentina receive one yellow card for every 19.7 fouls.

Only Czech Republic, Norway and Tunisia get higher yellow-to-foul ratio.

Among teams wey still remain, England receive yellow card every 7.7 fouls.

Argentina commit more fouls than England but collect only half di number of yellow cards.

Some pipo believe dis fit suggest say referees dey treat Argentina more favourably.

Argentina dey kontinu to get penalties

When Argentina win di 2022 World Cup, dem set record wit five penalties awarded to dem.

For 2026, dem still lead wit three penalties, although Messi miss two of dem against Austria and Egypt.

England and Switzerland don receive two penalties each, while Belgium, France and Norway don receive one each.