Argentina won the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. FIFA awarded the team €42 million in prize money. Now, investigators believe that money never made it where it was supposed to go.
Instead, the funds were allegedly routed through TourProdEnter LLC, a Florida-based company that had been quietly appointed as the Argentine Football Association’s exclusive international commercial agent just months before the tournament. The company was incorporated in August 2021 and signed to its role in December of that year, meaning the contractual pipeline was already in place before a single ball was kicked in Qatar.
The shell game
According to reporting by La Nación, the company processed approximately $260 million across accounts at major US banks including Bank of America and JPMorgan. At least $42 million of those funds were allegedly transferred to four inactive Florida shell companies. These entities reportedly had no staff, no verifiable business operations, and no obvious reason to be receiving eight-figure wire transfers from an organization as prominent as AFA.
Banking records reportedly show that $57 million in payments processed through these accounts lack clear justification.
The investigation has drawn attention to two key figures within AFA’s leadership. President Claudio “Chiqui” Tapia and Treasurer Pablo Toviggino are both under scrutiny, though no formal charges have been filed against either as of early July 2026.
Raids, legal filings, and the FBI
Argentine authorities executed raids on AFA facilities in March 2026, seizing documents and financial records related to the organization’s commercial dealings. A US legal complaint regarding the financial scheme was filed on December 30, 2025, and Argentina has formally sought legal assistance from the United States as part of its probe.
The FBI has launched its own inquiry into potential bank fraud and money laundering linked to AFA and TourProdEnter.
The crypto connection
AFA signed XBO.com as a global partner in 2025 and brought on Nexo as its LATAM partner in April 2026. AFA also has an active $ARG fan token built on the Chiliz/Socios platform. These crypto partnerships are reportedly unrelated to the financial allegations surrounding TourProdEnter.