Why is everyone defending Egypt?

[Prime2417]

One striking trend is the broad support Egypt has received from neutral fans.

Many posts praise Egypt for pushing the defending champions to the limit and describe the team's exit as heartbreaking. Even among fans without a connection to Egypt, the performance has earned widespread respect.

[ravnda]

They played with heart and left it all on the pitch, that’s exactly the kind of grit neutral fans love to see. Nothing heartbreaking about earning that respect tbh.

[fakashi]

yeah egypt showed real heart so neutrals backing em for the fight no cap

[Hollowni]

They really left everything out there, hard not to respect a squad that makes the champs sweat like that.

[karan62]

Why bro 😑 

[degzz]

Why not 

[Srankeddemon]

They hate Argentina 

[Obasemo12]

Because they were done wrong

[sam4000]

because its rigged fifa

[Timilehin555]

they are defending them because they play a beautiful football 

[Kashyapr080904]

They played well, but last 15 it was just demolition

 

[Godabegit]

Because the poor officiating against them

[Vexlia]

Tbh it’s just refreshing to see a team leave it all on the pitch without the constant diving and time-wasting, they made the champs look ordinary for most of that match