Overview
- FIFA's Disciplinary Committee on October 20, 2026 suspended coach Hossam Hassan for three matches, assistant Ibrahim Hassan for three matches and forward Mostafa Ziko for five matches and imposed monetary fines.
- The committee cited on-field confrontational gestures by the coaching staff and sharp post-match statements by Ziko that accused the referee and described the tournament as 'fixed'.
- Those punishments stem from incidents in the July 7, 2026 World Cup last‑16 game in Atlanta, including a VAR-overturned Ziko goal and other disputed referee decisions that Egypt publicly protested.
- The Egyptian Football Association has asked FIFA for the full written grounds of the rulings and said it will study the file to decide whether to lodge an appeal.
- The bans carry practical consequences for Egypt's schedule because they apply to official national‑team matches and are likely to rule Hossam, Ibrahim or Ziko out of early African Cup of Nations qualifying dates and selection decisions into 2027.