What specific VAR decision favoured Argentina over Egypt?

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No specific VAR decision was stated as favouring Argentina over Egypt in the reported case
The reported VAR intervention did not explicitly get described as “favouring Argentina” in the sense of an identified decision that benefited Argentina over Egypt. What was specifically described is that a Mostafa Zizo goal for Egypt was ruled out after VAR intervened to spot a foul by Lisandro Martinez earlier in the move, while Egypt were leading 1-0 in their last-16 match that ended 3-2 for Argentina.
VAR ruled out Egypt’s Mostafa Zizo goal after an earlier foul
The match official team, with VAR involvement, overturned Egypt’s Mostafa Zizo goal. The key detail given is that VAR identified a foul on Lisandro Martinez earlier in the attacking sequence when Egypt were ahead 1-0.
The controversy was tied to the timing of the foul call
The account places the VAR decision at a point earlier than the eventual goal moment, stating the foul was spotted “much earlier in the move.” This timing was presented as the reason the goal was cancelled, rather than a statement that the call was made to advantage Argentina.
Egypt’s complaint focused on refereeing and review choices, not a named “pro-Argentina” VAR trigger
Egypt’s football federation said it asked FIFA to investigate the French referee Francois Letexier and the officiating team, alleging serious refereeing mistakes and “double standards.” It also claimed the team insisted on not reviewing some footage Egypt believed was in favour of the Egyptian national team, and it demanded exclusion of the referee and crew, but it did not identify a particular VAR decision as definitively favouring Argentina.
The broader match context included an Argentina equaliser and late controversy
The cancelled 1-0 goal occurred before Egypt scored again to make it 2-0, and the report then describes further controversy after Argentina levelled through Cristian Romero and Lionel Messi, before Enzo Fernandez scored the winner. Even with that sequence, the reported VAR details remain limited to the Lisandro Martinez foul call that led to the Zizo goal being ruled out, without stating that it was specifically pro-Argentina.

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