Egyptian referee Amin Mohamed Omar will officiate Argentina - Austria, second appointments for him at 2026 World Cup.
Match #43
Group J
22 June 2026, 19:00 CET
AT&T Stadium, Arlington
ARGENTINA - AUSTRIA
Referee: Amin Mohamed Omar EGY
Assistant Referee 1: Mahmoud Abouregal EGY
Assistant Referee 2: Ahmed Hossam Taha EGY
Fourth Official: Alejandro José Hernández Hernández ESP
Reserve AR: Diego Sánchez Rojo ESP
Video Assistant Referee: Khamis Al Marri QAT
Assistant Video Assistant Referee 1 : Mahmoud Ashour EGY
Assistant Video Assistant Referee 2 : Tatiana Guzman NCA
This match will determine whether the Egyptian referee will continue progressing to the knockout stages.
ReplyDeleteIt will be an important and difficult match for the referee.
#5 AUT is fouling Lautaro imo probably can say the same for #4
ReplyDeletepenalty clear
ReplyDeleteIt seems that Khamis Al Marri is in trouble to take a decision here.
ReplyDeleteLive Full-Sequence: https://streamable.com/yg26fu
DeleteOFR: https://streamable.com/g4g308
DeleteI don't what else you need for a penalty...
ReplyDeleteDid the referee announce in Spanish
ReplyDeleteSilly Mr Omar forgetting Argentina get a customary penalty every game! Bad on field decision!
ReplyDeleteClear PK for me. At least one made foul before other played the ball.
ReplyDeleteThis is only the second OFR for assigning a penalty in so many games, if I'm not wrong? Only previous incident was the one rejected by Faghani?
ReplyDeleteDefinitely a penalty. Touch on the ball is irrelevant as the striker is clearly impeded prior to that. Surely one of the players should have been booked for DOGSO
ReplyDeletePenalty given after VAR review, I dont know if it was the TV coverage I'm watching but that was a rushed announcement that I couldn't make out too well other than "penalty kick".
ReplyDeleteLong time taken by Al Martin but got to the right decision... Eventually
Al Marri
Delete2nd player #5 trips attacker
ReplyDeleteSo since the start of the tournament, no penalty has been awarded for soft and debatable incidents, and now Argentina are given a very generous penalty that goes against all the guidelines applied so far. This is complete nonsense. There is simply no penalty here given the refereeing standard that has been established. Except for Argentina, who once again benefit from a favourable decision after Messi. Ridiculous.
ReplyDeleteThat’s just a very unfair assessment in my opinion. AUT #5 definitely fouls, you can debate if AUT #4 does too. Clear penalty.
DeleteBe careful: I’m not saying there is no penalty. I’m simply saying that there is no consistency whatsoever with the extremely high threshold of tolerance that has been applied throughout the tournament. And once again, Argentina are the beneficiaries.
DeleteYou simply cannot ignore blatant fouls and then award a penalty here for an incident that is far from being a clear and obvious error. The issue is not necessarily the decision itself, but the complete lack of consistency with the refereeing line that has been established so far.
Surely a retake just to give Messi another chance
ReplyDeleteIMO a very soft penalty...
ReplyDeleteCorrect penalty after OFR, but generally difficult start of the match
ReplyDeleteWell,the very hard with best positioning to conclude is it penalty or not. Two players, easy block vision of the referee. Excellent team work and finally good decision.
ReplyDeleteAnother referee who doesn't know English
ReplyDeleteThat a VAR takes 2min to even recommend a Review should be a sign that it was not a clear and obvious mistake
ReplyDeleteI understand: "Go! Go! [to players surrounding him] defender number one (?) didn't hit the ball, he make a...? PENALTY"..
ReplyDeleteHe said number five
DeleteThe mic echoed a bit I think. But he definitely said “defender number 5”, not sure on the rest up to “penalty kick”
DeleteChallenging start to the match. Penalty can be forgiven as it is difficult to clearly spot onfield. VAR review could have been much quicker.
ReplyDeleteWhere was this energy from var in last match with clear messi red? Deserved outcome for fifa/messi mafia.
ReplyDeleteNever a clear and obvious mistake but we know Argentina are treated differently to everyone else. Expect at least one more soft penalty to be awarded in this game
ReplyDeleteWas a clear pen tbf
DeleteClear penalty. YC missed
ReplyDeleteWould u give both austria players a yc? Difficult to tell which player made first contact.
DeleteI think, no DOGSO is somehow correct, because there clearly was a second defender preventing the continuation of the attack.
DeleteBut why not to give both players a yellow card?
DeleteJust to add one thing: Clear and obvious mistake is only and only UEFA officiating philosophy. In FIFA, you can expect that VAR will call you for suspicious contacts in penalty area, and there is mutch more second chances for referees!
ReplyDeleteBut what we saw in the competition so far, enough number of matches to make an early judgement, the answer should be the contrary one. Must be very evident, even more than UEFA, to call, otherwise there have been mistakes for sure in previous games!
DeleteThis is not the case for red cards though, you can kill someone in a FIFA tournament and no red card or review.
DeleteJust to know,why not YC for foul on Martinez?
ReplyDeleteI mean he has clear chance, 1 on 1 and defender stops him..
Is this that anti card policy where you have to kill someone to get YC?
Probably, they forgot about the card, too complex assessment.
DeleteAgreed, should be DOGSO yellow.
DeleteReferees should learn how to make announcements from Iván Barton..."
ReplyDeleteShould have stopped the game for head injury
ReplyDeleteAlso was illegal use of arms, elbow to head. Caution for reckless.
DeleteAnd from our angle, potential handball
DeleteThis "modern" football approach by simply calling only the most essential of fouls and letting everything else just become a free for all is becoming impossible to watch. No blame on Amin and most others I have watched the last week or two but blame the FIFA referee committee for their weakness to serve others over player safety and the laws of the game. I for one have had enough of this charlatan approach.
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DeleteI get a very strange feeling from his one-on-one interactions with the players when he is explaining decisions. The way he dismisses them, his lack of empathy, and his apparent lack of understanding of how to communicate with players in an appropriate and effective manner are concerning.
ReplyDeleteStonewall foul forgotten by Amin Omar and austrian players angry - rightly - here. This policy of letting everything play on is becoming unbearable.
ReplyDeleteEspecially when a South American team is involved. It’s like the Italian teams in Europe. You simply cannot allow all king of contacts with them.
DeleteMoreover, the behavior of some argentinians players is completely unacceptable. So so provocative
He has lost control already
ReplyDeleteFor me that's a red card. Clear violent intent
ReplyDeleteVeru close. And very stupid action from AUT #5.
DeleteCompletely lost with this trends. Clear Red card missed. But YC before with arm on head. Very agressive manner after with De Paul. This referee is catastrophic.
ReplyDeleteThat’s the only way to get through to DePaul. He doesn’t care. I don’t mind that.
DeleteThe other is to book him ;)
DeleteI mean sometimes that works, but rarely, he seems to get worse when you do that.
DeleteThe match slipped out of his control. I think chaos will prevail in this match. A poor first-half performance by the Egyptian referee.
ReplyDeleteCan be yellow for m allister?
ReplyDeleteNo, no, Argentine players are so good, you have to protect them, never give them a yellow card.
DeleteDo you believe that Argentina can have a YC one day ?
ReplyDeleteYC 40': https://streamable.com/hfq0wf
ReplyDeleteReplay 37': https://streamable.com/93mhnn
DeleteThe 3rd time Martinez only get a warning after a yc worthy foul
ReplyDeleteIt's okay, he's a nice guy. And Messi's teammate.
DeleteThink there is enough presence and strong body language that he’s letting the match flow while holding on to control. Might need a more hands on approach later but being firm on rolling around/acting has helped.
ReplyDeleteHaha disgusting kick out by martinez and nothing
ReplyDeleteClear yellow card
DeleteMissed yc 47min
ReplyDeleteClip: https://streamable.com/uou5ox
DeleteClearly below the expected standard after the first half. Hopefully, he can raise his performance in the second half.
ReplyDeleteYep,body language that for now has said Argentina can do whatever they want.
ReplyDeleteNot good in the final part of first half, referee lost it, was lenient with situations that should have been managed strongly. Allowed some unsporting behaviors by players.
ReplyDeleteWhen the Austrian players (incl team captain) approach him, he sent them away with very aggressive body language. When number of Argentine players came to argue, that was okay. But it's fine, they are nice guys. And Messi's teammates.
DeleteYes i noticed also the difference
DeleteHow on earth can Lautaro Martinez can make this kind of foul with a little warning far little to the one made for…the victim by referee ! This is completely non sense to act like that !
ReplyDeleteEven the commentators said he needs to be more calm and that will calm the players.
ReplyDeleteIn such high pressure, good half by Omar, but must improved in disciplinary way!
ReplyDeleteAre you laughing ?
DeleteBest whistle by Amin Omar was the last one. Worst performance ever seen in this WC at the half time.
ReplyDeleteTwo versions of my half time summary.
ReplyDeleteGreat first half, the FIFA hierarchy will be pleased. 1 YC, game flowing, entertaining spectacle.
Reality: underwhelming first half by Amin who has lacked the technical and manageable ability to get through this first half without resorting to fairly aggressive body language. Missed 2/3 YC's for me, been fairly poor in managing players. Lost control towards the latter parts of the half and faces a testing atmosphere that means he will have to "sink or swim"
100 % + 1
DeleteFifa should not experiment with CAF refs for games between Argentina/Brasil vs. UEFA Teams imo
ReplyDeleteIn fairness, if you're using the performance principle, this referee did deserve a test following his first game. Unfortunately he has lacked so far in a few departments but would be unfair to say he didn't deserve this game.
DeleteI agree with the performance principle, but there we're other options. Asia vs. UEFA, but Argentina isn't easy to handle vs. a team which is used to Bundesliga isn't really a growth path
DeleteAfter a good first game, I must say that I'm really sorry but knowing Collina and what we saw in first half, the tournament for the Egyptian referee should be rather over.
ReplyDeleteFelt a bit like you did a proper first game, now we assign you one of the most dificult ones
DeleteMaybe it will depend on will he recover in second half
Delete"I wish I could've seen Iván Barton in this game. The Egyptian referee completely lost control of the game."
ReplyDeleteClear foul in front of first goal against Schlager and a lot of decisions in favor Argentinia. Big team bonus from the bad referee. Martinez committed three unsportsmanlike fouls and only received a warning each time
ReplyDeleteAll the CAF referees should be ruled out for the KO stage.
ReplyDeleteI now understand why Abongile Tom is only a fourth official at this tournament. He’s simply too strict for FIFA’s current culture of excessive leniency.
DeleteAnd another YC missed..
ReplyDeleteIs he trying to break the record dor most cards missed?
53’ throw in taken from 35 yards away from where it went out
ReplyDelete54’ another BLATANT YC missed… unbelievable
ReplyDeleteWOWno YC for Romero is such a ridiculous call,jeez...
ReplyDeletePlayers should kill themselves to get a card.
If there was no Dogso with the Penalty how can this be SPA? Lol
Delete54’ : again and again and again YC missed for Argentina…
ReplyDelete"How many yellow cards has he missed now? I've stopped counting
ReplyDeleteWhen you look at refs and generally FIFA policy with less cards,this all suits Argentina and rest South American teams cause they all play phisycal style,use dark arts and generally play dirty.
ReplyDeleteNo, Romero is a nice guy, no need for yellow. And in addition to that, he's Messi's teammate. Refs should protect them.
DeleteOh yes,I forgot about that.
DeleteNow Otamendi replaces him,maybe he will kick someone while they are on the ground.
Austria also deserves like 4-5 cards so far this match… this whole concept about less cards is a b*llsh!t.
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