Argentina faced accusations of bias following their dramatic World Cup win over Egypt earlier this week - and now the Argentine Football Federation has released a statement14:25, 10 Jul 2026The Argentine Football Federation (AFA) has claimed they have had their systems infiltrated by Egyptian hackers who sent mass emails stating that Egypt's win was "snatched by corrupt refereeing decisions". The defending champions are said to have been the subject of a hacking that caused accredited members of Argentinian media to receive threats of further cyber-attacks if 'justice' isn't served.‌In a report from Argentinian outlet La Calle, the emails, sent from AFA email addresses, questioned the performance of French referee Francois Letexier. The message within the emails stated that "Argentina did not win" and that the victory resulted from "corrupt refereeing decisions," while praising the Egyptian's performance.‌The outlet suggests that the group of Egyptian-origin hackers breached part of the federation's database, obtaining email addresses, passwords, IP addresses, and specialised form information. Following mass emails being sent to reporters, Argentina released a statement urgently stressing that they disregard any activity from their channels that appear "unusual".‌Their statement read: "Dear colleagues, we would like to inform you that we have detected the possible sending of emails from one of our institutional accounts that were neither generated nor authorised by our team."Given this situation, and while we conduct the corresponding verifications with the IT department, we would like to inform you that...We ask that you disregard any messages you have recently received from our account that seem unusual...Get the latest World Cup news straight to your inbox by signing up to our Make Football Great Again newsletter now!‌"There is a possibility that our account has been the subject of unauthorised access, so we are working to clarify what happened and take the necessary security measures. Our systems have the corresponding security and safeguards in place."Thank you very much for your attention and cooperation."The Pharaohs were on the receiving end of a historic World Cup comeback as Lionel Messi inspired a second-half fightback to keep their hopes of defending their crown alive.‌Mohamed Salah and co. took a two-goal lead and looked set to stun the world champions only for Messi to score and assist in a 3-2 win for Lionel Scaloni's side.However, the match was marred by angry scenes from the Egyptian contingent, who were aggrieved by refereeing decisions.‌Ziko's would-be second goal was ruled out due to a foul in the build-up while Salah was denied a penalty in the passage of play that resulted in Enzo Fernandez's winner.Meanwhile, the contents echoed complaints and criticisms made by coach Hossam Hassan and Mostafa Ziko. But the criticisms met a defiant response from FIFA's Chief Refereeing Officer, Pierluigi Collina.The former World Cup final official defended his colleagues following criticism. He said: "Constructive discussion about decisions will always be part of football, but unfounded allegations have no place in our sport. Nobody can question the integrity of the FIFA World Cup match officials."Article continues below