What was the VAR controversy in the second half of Argentina vs Egypt?

A disallowed goal by VAR, a string of yellow cards for Egypt and contrasting emotions by both captains capped the match.Argentina’s dreams of retaining their World Cup trophy remain alive but have been tainted by controversial refereeing decisions as the holders pulled off a comeback win despite Egypt’s valiant fight in a highly charged atmosphere at Atlanta Stadium.The reigning world champions trailed the Pharaohs twice before completing a 3-2 comeback win in their last-16 match on Tuesday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4‘Overturn this’: USA derided as football trumps politics in Belgium winlist 2 of 4Anyone who doesn’t feel for Palestinians is not human: Egypt coach Hassanlist 3 of 4Cristiano Ronaldo’s World Cup career ends as Spain defeat Portugallist 4 of 4‘Source of pride’: Egypt backs team to topple Argentina in World Cup matchend of listWith less than a third of the normal time remaining on the clock, Egypt were on the brink of dumping out the world champions as they led 2-0 despite having a goal disallowed.Cristian Romero’s headed goal cut the deficit in half in the 79th minute and, four minutes later, Lionel Messi scored his eighth goal of the tournament to make it 2-2 and keep alive Argentina’s title defence.Enzo Fernandez sealed the deal for the South Americans in the third minute of stoppage time when he got on the end of a cross from Lautaro Martinez and headed brilliantly into the bottom corner to complete a stunning turnaround of three goals in 13 minutes.What was the VAR controversy in the Argentina vs Egypt World Cup match?Egypt will forever be remembered for giving Argentina a run for their money, but with a sense of injustice after a Video Assistant Referee (VAR) decision ruled out Mostafa Ziko’s goal before he found the back of the net again to make it 2-0.Ziko was at the end of a brilliant run by Egypt as Salah laid up the ball for him in front of goal and the number 11 slotted it in from close range. He then launched a wild celebration, taking off his shirt on a run, but Egypt’s joy turned into sorrow minutes later as VAR spotted a foul in the build-up to the goal, deeming it void.