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Hossam Hassan

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Hossam Hassan is the head coach of the Egypt national football team.

Notable Quotes

"What surprises me is that there was no VAR review and the referee didn't even consider going back to check it or stopping play."

"The match shows we were closer to earning the win."

"What surprises me is that there was no VAR review and the referee didn't even consider going back to check it or stopping play."

"I believe we were closer to winning — we really were."

"There have been a lot of things to be questioned on and off the pitch."

"We haven't seen respect or fair play."

"Egypt had been 'treated unfairly' and 'suffered injustice'."

"Perhaps they wanted to keep the world champion in the competition. Perhaps they wanted Messi to stay in the running."

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