Egyptian “sport analyst” Mohammad Nour reacted to Egypt’s FIFA World Cup defeat to Argentina with one of the tournament’s most bizarre postgame conspiracy theories.

Rather than taking the loss like a man and giving Argentina credit for the victory, Nour claimed that “FIFA and Israel prevented Egypt from winning,” described Argentina as “an Israeli team par excellence,” pointed to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s friendship with Argentine President Javier Milei, and even claimed that Benjamin Netanyahu’s son; is controlling Lionel Messi’s career.

“We played like men, like heroes but Israel, err, I mean FIFA and the referee had something else to say and we could not overcome all these circumstances,” Nour went on to speculate.

So, for those keeping score; according to Nour’s theory, Egypt didn’t lose because Argentina played better. It lost because of Israel controls FIFA and the referees and because of the Netanyahu’s.

JBN Social media users quickly mocked the theory.

One commenter joked: “Breaking: Mossad Also Controlled The Ball.”

Another wrote: “So let me get this straight? They’re blaming this on Messi praying at the Western Wall over ten years ago?”

A third added: “Egypt Lost 3-2, But The Conspiracy Won 10-0.”

Needless to say, the comments quickly drew ridicule online for their far-reaching logic.