India, July 8 -- The Argentine Football Association (AFA) is facing international scrutiny as United States federal authorities step in to probe its financial network during the FIFA World Cup 2026. According to an investigative report by the Argentine newspaper La Nacion, the FBI has launched a preliminary investigation into the football body's commercial activities inside the United States revolving around the allegations of wire fraud, tax evasion, and money laundering, raising serious legal questions just as the team featuring the football great Lionel Messi prepares its title defense.

Why is Argentina FA under FBI investigation?

The FBI and federal prosecutors from Washington D.C. and Miami are actively analyzing how hundreds of mi...