Mohamed Salah was seen speaking to Javier Hernandez and Clarence Seedorf after the former Liverpool star's World Cup came to an end in controversial circumstances
22:20, 07 Jul 2026
Mohamed Salah approached Man Utd cult hero Javier Hernandez and Clarence Seedorf after Egypt's loss
Mohamed Salah approached Man Utd cult hero Javier Hernandez and Clarence Seedorf after Egypt's loss(Image: FOX Sports)
Mohamed Salah was seen approaching ex-Manchester United star Javier Hernandez after the Liverpool legend’s World Cup ended in agonizing and controversial circumstances.
Egypt was knocked out by Argentina in the last-16 as the defending champion staged a remarkable comeback, scoring three times in just under 15 minutes towards the end of the game after falling 2-0 down.
Lionel Messi was among the scorers as he won the battle between the two countries’ legends - although Salah may have been left feeling more than a little aggrieved at the manner in which the game panned out, with the 34-year-old finding himself involved the controversy.
Egypt had a goal disallowed by VAR just before it eventually doubled its lead, with Marwan Attia ajudged to have pulled back Argentine defender Lisandro Martinez in the build-up, denying Salah an assist for Mostafa Ziko.
And the game erupted after Enzo Fernandez’s winner in stoppage time, with Egypt arguing that Salah had been fouled by Julian Alvarez in the opposite penalty area leading up to the goal.
One of Egypt’s coaches was sent off for his protests, while manager Hossam Hassan was shown a yellow card after repeatedly gesturing an ‘X’ with his arms - FIFA’s approved “No Racism Gesture” which is supposed to signal an incident of racial abuse to the referee.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JULY 7: Referee, Francois Letexier with Mohamed Salah of Egypt during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 16 match between Argentina and Egypt at Atlanta Stadium on July 7, 2026 in Atlanta, United States. (Photo by Sebastian Frej/Getty Images)
Mohamed Salah argues with referee Francois Letexier during Egypt's defeat to Argentina(Image: Getty Images)
Despite the controversy, and his team’s angry reaction, Salah stayed relatively cool, with the forward approaching Hernandez and Netherlands legend Clarence Seedorf after the game as the duo were on air with Fox Sports.
Asked what Salah had said to them, Hernandez revealed: “He just said hi, thank you. We were just saying he did amazing, what a run. And not only about here, about his career.
“I wish him luck in the next chapter of his career.”
Seedorf added: “For sure, and I said just how proud I am, how he conducts himself, because he is a gentleman. He is amazing. Salah really deserves all the credit.”
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With his World Cup dream now over, Salah may now look to settle his future, having left Liverpool after an agreement was reached to waive the final year of his contract at Anfield.
New reports have suggested that a return to Italy could be on the cards, although there has been no indication of where Salah will be going next, with his agent having insisted they were in no rush ahead of the World Cup.
“Mohamed is doing perfectly fine and neither he nor I prefer to discuss sensitive future plans with people not involved in them,” Ramy Abbas Issa said.
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“Both he and I are very private about these things. Yes, people may ask and they may get a standard polite response but that’s about it.”