Most pundits say Egypt was shackled/robbed. We all saw it too. No amount of twisting and turning will change this fact. But it's over. We move on to the next.
FIFA seemed to send out the memo to nurse Messi and Argentina, since his window was closing FAST. His first 3 WCs, 6 goals total, a mini meltdown and being padlocked by Kante. It all changed in 2022 and BAM, the rest is history.
It is what it is.