Egypt national football team coach Hossam Hassan used a FIFA World Cup pre-match press conference on Monday to deliver an impassioned plea for global solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, saying that "anyone who does not feel for the Palestinian people is not human — whether they are Arab, European, or American." His remarks, which drew applause from assembled journalists and lasted more than four minutes, came days after he dedicated Egypt's historic penalty-shootout victory over Australia — the team's first-ever World Cup round-of-16 qualification — to the Palestinian people and waved the Palestinian flag on the pitch. Hassan called on athletes of all nationalities and religions to use the World Cup platform to send a message to world leaders, urging them to "let the Palestinian people live," while also confirming that his team would face Argentina in their round-of-16 match on Tuesday.