Who is the referee for Argentina vs Egypt?

Mohamed Salah #10 of Egypt speaks with referee Ramon Abatti during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group G match between Belgium and Egypt at Seattle Stadium on June 15, 2026 in Seattle, Washington — Mo Salah will be going up against Lionel Messi in the Round of 16 match (Image credit: Getty Images)

Argentina and Egypt face one another in the World Cup round of 16 as they look to book a spot in the quarter finals.

Lionel Messi is hoping to add to his goals tally as he pushes to win the competition's golden boot, while Egypt will just be hoping they can cause an unlikely upset.

In between the two sides, will be a French official with plenty of experience.

Francois Letexier set to take charge of his third game at this tournament

LISBON, PORTUGAL - FEBRUARY 17: Referee Francois Letexier looks on and points to his ear during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Knockout Play-off First Leg match between SL Benfica and Real Madrid C.F. at Estadio do SL Benfica on February 17, 2026 in Lisbon, Portugal. (Photo by Angel Martinez/Getty Images) — Francois Letexier will be in charge for Argentina vs Egypt (Image credit: Getty Images)

Francois Letexier will be the man in the middle for Argentina vs Egypt, marking his third appearance of the tournament.

Letexier previously took charge of Ivory Coast's 1-0 win over Ecuador, before officiating Cape Verde's 0-0 draw with Saudi Arabia.

Referee Francois Letexier gestures during the UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Semi-Final first leg match between AS Roma and Bayer 04 Leverkusen at Stadio Olimpico on May 2, 2024 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Giuseppe Maffia/NurPhoto via Getty Images) — Francois Letexier has lots of experience of European football (Image credit: Getty Images)

The 37-year-old is very experienced and was the youngest ever referee to take charge of a Euros final when he oversaw Spain's victory over England two years ago.

He followed that up with appearances in the Champions League and last season's Europa League final, in which Aston Villa beat Freiburg.

He will be joined on the field by two fellow Frenchmen, in the shape of Cyril Mugnier and Mehdi Rahmouni.

The pair will be providing assistance from the touchlines.

Two more French members of the officiating team will be on Video Assistant Referee duties, with Jerome Brisard assisted by Willy Delajod and Moroccan Hamza El Fariq.

Referee Fran&ccedil;ois Letexier gestures during Spain's game against Georgia at Euro 2024. — Francois Letexier will be in charge for the game between Argentina and Egypt (Image credit: Getty Images)

Meanwhile, a pair of referees from El Salvador will be helping out, with Ivan Barton acting as fourth official and David Moran as reserve assistant referee.

The game will take place at the Atlanta Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia and will kick off at 5pm UK time on Tuesday.

It will be shown on ITV in the UK.

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Ryan Gray is a freelance writer, covering mainly travel and occasionally sport. He previously spent two years as Sports Editor at the Watford Observer before turning his hand to travel writing, with his work appearing in various national UK publications. He has gone from providing matchday commentary for Blyth Spartans to covering FA Cup and Euros finals, as well as interviewing the likes of Claudio Ranieri, Alan Shearer and Glenn Hoddle, among other big names.