Are claims Argentina are being treated favourably at World Cup fair?

Are claims Argentina are being treated favourably at World Cup fair?Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Argentina have made the quarter-finals after winning 3-2 in the first two knockout roundsByDale JohnsonFootball issues correspondentPublished4 minutes ago2 CommentsArgentina are throwing everything at the defence of their World Cup title - and they have needed to.After being expected to steamroller past Cape Verde and Egypt in the first two knockout rounds, La Albiceleste had to fight tooth and nail for 3-2 victories. But the win over Egypt came with an edge as the African nation asked Fifa to kick the officials in charge of their last-16 defeat out of the tournament.Egypt have alleged bias in favour of Argentina and favouritism towards their star player, Lionel Messi.After the game, coach Hossam Hassan said Egypt had been "treated unfairly" and "suffered injustice".Hassan went on to allege some kind of bias from Fifa."Perhaps they wanted to keep the world champion in the competition. Perhaps they wanted Messi to stay in the running," he said.BBC Sport examines whether there is anything in the conspiracy theory that everything is being set up for Argentina to succeed. Is there any merit to Egypt's complaints?Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Egypt head coach Hossam Hassan was booked for protesting after Argentina's winner It is easy to understand why Egypt would feel so frustrated after Tuesday's 3-2 defeat.The Africans had led 2-0 with 11 minutes to play, on the brink of a historic first-ever quarter-final appearance.But it all went wrong as Argentina stormed back to turn the game on its head and score the winner in stoppage time.Egypt say there was something more suspect at play. They put their exit down to "serious refereeing mistakes" and "double standards" from French referee Francois Letexier and his team.The Pharaohs had a goal ruled out through a video assistant referee (VAR) inte...