The technical director of the Egyptian national team, Hossam Hassan, continued to score goals that disturbed the people and government in Israel, and this time with his bold reaction that was captured by the cameras, after he was subjected to a clear provocation by some fans who were raising the flag of the entity as he left the “Mercedes Benz” stadium, which hosted the epic Egypt and Argentina match in the round of 16 of the World Cup.
The Pharaohs were very close to obtaining a ticket to play in the quarter-finals of the World Cup for the first time in their history, after they were ahead of the defending champions by two goals until the middle of the second half, before Lionel Messi and his teammates made an unbelievable comeback in the last minutes of the match.
Prior to the African-Latin American summit, Brigadier General Hossam Hassan made headlines in newspapers and international news agencies with his courageous statements supporting the Palestinian cause, stressing that his raising of the Palestinian flag after defeating Australia in the second round of the tournament was merely a message or simple moral support for the Palestinian people in their daily suffering with occupation and systematic genocide.
The Pharaohs' coach said: “If there is anyone in the world who does not feel the suffering of the Palestinian people, then he is not human. Every human being, whether European, American, Arab, or from anywhere in the world, is supposed to feel what is happening to the Palestinian people,” similar to what animal welfare organizations do in Western countries, which sparked public outrage and the mainstream media, and this was evident in the intensive media support campaigns before the Egypt-Argentina match.
As he left the Mercedes-Benz stadium after the painful defeat, Hossam Hassan was seen verbally clashing with a group of fans carrying the Israeli flag in the Tango stands, before turning to insults in the coach’s response to the Zionists’ provocation. In the end, he simply spat at this group, and behind him was his twin brother Ibrahim Hassan, who also reached the peak of anger and agitation after being provoked by the same flag.
