PNN – The decision by the head coach of the Egyptian national football team to raise the Palestinian flag after the team advanced to the Round of 16 of the 2026 World Cup sparked a wave of outrage in Zionist circles.
According to the report of Pakistan News Network, citing Al-Ghad, the move by Hossam Hassan—head coach of the Egyptian national football team—to raise the Palestinian flag following the team’s qualification for the Round of 16 of the 2026 World Cup has triggered a wave of anger and fierce reactions across media outlets and social media platforms within the Zionist regime.
Zionist regime media, including the “One” channel, described the Egyptian head coach’s act of holding up the Palestinian flag in the midst of the World Cup tournament as an open challenge.
Meanwhile, the widely circulated newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported that images and statements from the Egyptian coach were rapidly shared across the Arab world immediately after the final whistle.
This firm stance taken by the Egyptian head coach regarding the Palestinian issue sparked a wave of angry comments from Israeli users online; some claimed that the coach’s actions constituted a “clear violation of FIFA rules” and called for the Egyptian national team to be disqualified and expelled from the World Cup.
In a similar vein, some Israeli media outlets accused the Egyptian coach of antisemitism, writing that antisemitism “still runs in their blood” and insisting that Egypt should be immediately expelled from the World Cup.