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Egypt Goal vs. Argentina Controversially Disallowed After VAR Check

Egypt nearly put Argentina on the ropes in the 58th minute of Tuesday's round-of-16 match, until VAR had stepped in. Midfielder Mostafa Zico's breakaway goal that would've put Egypt up 2-0 was disallowed after a VAR check determined that midfielder Marawan Attia fouled Argentina defender Lisandro Martínez prior to the goal. However, the foul occurred while Argentina was on the attack, leading to some controversy over whether VAR overstepped its reach. "Surely, this is not within VAR's [realm] to review this," FOX Sports analyst Rob Green said on the broadcast. "It's a full length of the pitch...