Mohamed Salah and Alexis Mac Allister both at center of furious World Cup controversy

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Mohamed Salah and Alexis Mac Allister were at the center of World Cup controversy, with Argentina moving on to the quarterfinals after an emotional Round of 16 win fraught with questionable refereeingFormer Liverpool teammates Mohamed Salah (L) and Alexis Mac Allister (R) were at the center of controversy(Image: Photo by Catherine Ivill - AMA/Getty Images)Mohamed Salah and Alexis Mac Allister both found themselves at the center of World Cup controversy after incidents during Argentina's dramatic win over Egypt.On Tuesday, Salah's Egypt clashed with Mac Allister's Argentina, with the Egyptians were on the verge of eliminating the reigning World Cup champions, leading 2-0 in the second half. However, Argentina fought back furiously, eventually coming away with a 3-2 win at Atlanta Stadium.The game was a controversial one, however, as a number of Egyptian players and coaches were booked in the closing moments of the match as emotions ran high and tempers flared at the referees over how the match, as a whole, was officiated.And incidents involving both Salah and Mac Allister in quick succession just before Argentina's winning goal proved flashpoints.Egypt protested furiously after Mac Allister was seen seemingly grabbing Egyptian star Hamdy Fathy's jersey in the box and bringing him down.

Crazy how Egypt’s goal got scrutinized, but these in the build-up to Argentina’s winner didn’t. After the defender got the ball, Salah didn't touch, nobody has it, so no penalty."Earlier in the match, Egypt had a goal disallowed after French referee Francois Letexier was alerted by VAR to a potential foul before Mostafa Zico's goal.

There is so much inconsistency at the moment with VAR and decisions and how far you go back to pull a decision."The referee made the wrong decision disallowing Egypt's second goal. It's clear that this tournament has been fixed.