The Egyptian Football Association filed a complaint to the International Federation "FIFA" after the events of the Egypt and Argentina match in the World Cup.
The French referee François Letexier sparked controversy after his refereeing decisions during the match.
The Football Association revealed through its media center that Hani Abu Rida, the president of the association, filed a complaint to FIFA, demanding an investigation with the referee after the grave refereeing errors.
The Football Association stated, "The French referee committed grave refereeing errors and applied double standards, which caused the Egyptian national team to lose the match and exit the World Cup."
The Football Association clarified, "Abu Rida demanded an investigation with the entire refereeing crew, including the video assistant referees, due to the blatant errors and the insistence on not reviewing some incidents that we believe are in favor of the Egyptian national team and in which we see the Pharaohs' right to a valid goal and a penalty kick."
He added, "Abu Rida demanded the exclusion of the referee and the entire crew from the World Cup after investigating these errors and proving the crime of discrimination against the Egyptian national team and causing it to lose the match and exit the tournament."
He added, "Abu Rida praised the performance of the Egyptian national team players, describing them as heroes and their performance as historic against the title holders, while at the same time expressing his apology to the Egyptian people and Egyptian football fans for failing to maintain the lead until the end of the match and achieve the Egyptians' dream."
Abu Rida expressed his deep gratitude and that of all members of the delegation for all the support the Egyptian national team received from the fans, the media, officials, and the political leadership.
The Egyptian national team bid farewell to the World Cup in the round of 16 after losing to Argentina 3-2.
The referee disallowed a goal for Mustafa Zico in the 58th minute, citing a foul by Marwan Attia against Argentina's Lisandro Martínez.
He also overlooked awarding a penalty kick to Mohamed Salah in the second minute of stoppage time, allowing the ball to rebound and the Argentine national team to score the third goal.
