This is a tongue-in-cheek edition of the Guardian's Football Daily newsletter, reporting on Argentina's dramatic comeback win over Egypt at the fictionalised "Geopolitics World Cup". Lionel Messi was reportedly reduced to tears at full-time after a match that saw him miss another penalty before redeeming himself, with Enzo Fernández scoring the decisive header to leave the Egyptians feeling aggrieved. The piece matters chiefly as light-hearted comment, dwelling on a spectacular Egyptian goal that was ultimately chalked off by VAR.

The newsletter's centrepiece is a disallowed Egypt goal, finished by Mostafa Ziko after a mazy run from Real Oviedo's Haissem Hassan and a through ball from Mohamed Salah, ruled out because of an earlier foul on Lisandro Martínez. Pundits disagreed on the call, with former referee Chris Foy defending it while the Athletic's Graham Scott deemed it incorrect. Ziko later scored a legitimate goal, but Egypt collapsed after Hassan left the pitch; manager Hossam Hassan claimed his side had "suffered an injustice". The email also features jokey items, including Ed Sheeran visiting the England camp and readers' letters riffing on Jordan Henderson and a "This is fine" meme, with the tournament now heading into the quarter-finals after 96 matches.