Egypt Coach Hossam Hassan Condemns Global Football Silence Over Gaza Child Deaths
July 9, 2026
“Does anyone know about the children who died?”
That was the question Egypt’s national team head coach, Hossam Hassan, asked as the world’s attention remained fixed on the FIFA World Cup while Gaza’s death toll continued to rise.
Speaking during a press conference, Hassan criticized what he described as the silence of football’s global elite in the face of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
Stadiums are full.
Trophies are lifted.
Celebrations dominate headlines.
Meanwhile, children in Gaza continue to be killed, families continue to mourn, and entire neighborhoods continue to disappear from the map.
If football can unite billions, why can’t it find its voice when children are dying?
Hossam Hassan’s words weren’t about politics.
They were about humanity.
Because no trophy, no match, and no championship should matter more than the life of a child.
Source: @middleeasteye
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