By David Gold
June 18 – FIFA is reportedly investigating potential match fixing in three games at this summer’s Gold Cup, taking place in the United States.
FIFA, along with CONCACAF and Interpol, is looking into suspicious betting patterns in Asia during two games which finished 5-0, and a third which concluded 4-0.
According to German newspaper Der Spiegel, considerable sums were placed on high scores in the games under suspicion.
Mexico won two matches 5-0, against El Salvador and Cuba respectively, whilst Jamaica and Guatemala both beat Grenada 4-0 in the group phase.
Match fixing has become a prominent issue in world football in recent months with an explosion of investigations.
One of the most prominent was a recent friendly between Nigeria and Argentina, which the African side won 4-1.
With Nigeria leading 4-0, five minutes of injury time were indicated but play continued for a further three minutes, at the end of which Mario Boselli scored a penalty for the Argentines, with huge amounts staked on a goal going in during the final minutes.
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