New Delhi, July 9 -- FIFA (International Association Football Federation) has finally broken its silence on the refereeing controversy during the Round of 16 clash between Argentina and Egypt at the ongoing World Cup. The Argentina vs Egypt clash made the headlines for all the wrong reasons after the African nation complained about the officiating following a 2-3 defeat in Atlanta.

Speaking on the matter for the first time, FIFA refereeing chief Pierluigi Collina defended the officials appointed for the game thus dismissing allegations of bias and stated match was operated with full independence.

Collina admitted that the criticism on referees is a part of football but condemned the questioning of the officials' integrity after Egypt co...