Egypt to protest Paraguay's referee decision on game with Russia

(MENAFN) Egypt will formally protest to FIFA about the performance of Paraguay referee Enrique Caceres whose decisions they feel prejudiced the outcome of their World Cup game against hosts Russia in St Petersburg on Tuesday, MEM reported.

"We want an investigation into the performance of the whole refereeing team," Egyptian Football Association President Hany Abo Rida told Reuters today.

Egypt lost the game 3-1 to be defeated once more at the tournament and an early elimination in their first World Cup appearance since 1990.

"The referee should have used VAR [the Video Assistant Referee system] to check and award the penalty. They should have also seen that Fathi had been pushed."

"It is our right to complain and ask for an investigation," he said.

Egypt play their final Group A game against Saudi Arabia in a contest between two eliminated teams in Volgograd on Monday.

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