Due to the crowd attack.. the referee of the Egypt-Argentina match closes his account on “Instagram”

French referee François Letxer closed his official account on the Instagram platform after being subjected to a campaign of harsh criticism and a widespread electronic attack following his management of the Egypt-Argentina match in the 2026 World Cup final.

This action came as a result of public anger over his refereeing decisions, which many considered controversial and affecting the course of the match, which ended with Argentina winning (3-2) in the final minutes.

Hashtags trended on social media accusing the referee of bias.