Every national team drafted was assigned to the group alphabetically, but when it was Argentina's turn, they skipped Group I and put them in Group J. Tell me that's not, at least, suspicious.
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The group draft isn't just a simple alphabetical list. FIFA draws have complex algorithms to prevent regional overlap (like keeping CONMEBOL or CAF teams separated in the group stages). When a team "skips" a group on screen, it's just the automated system enforcing those pre-determined draw rules in real-time.
So I'll explain again groups get "Skipped" If a team like Argentina (CONMEBOL) is drawn, they cannot legally enter a group that already has another South American team in it. When this happens, FIFA's automated draw software instantly flags the geographical clash. It automatically "skips" the restricted group and places the team into the next legally available slot (such as skipping Group I to land in Group J).
Then why was it skipped if there wasn't any Latin American team on that group? Argentina was the very first team to be drafted for that group. So, it doesn't make sense.
Being the first team drawn doesn't automatically mean you stay in the first available group. The draw follows predefined allocation rules, including avoiding certain confederation conflicts and balancing the groups. A team can be temporarily skipped and placed in the next eligible group according to those rules. So the fact that Argentina was skipped at that moment isn't evidence of rigging by itself. If you think the rule was broken then can you point to the specific FIFA regulation that says they should have gone into that group?
I'm not saying there is a rule that was broken, I'm saying that it hadn't happen to any other team on the draft, just them, and "casually" it ends being a group very "accessible" for them.