WORLD CUP:No proof of match-fixing - Fifa
2 July 2014 Updated 15:59 GMT
Wilson Raj Perumal from
Singapore is a convicted
match-fixer but denies he
correctly predicted details of
Cameroon's win over Croatia
Fifa says there has been no evidence of
match-fixing at any World Cup match and
has called on a German magazine making
allegations to provide proof.
Convicted match-fixer Wilson Raj Perumal
has denied he correctly predicted
Cameroon's result against Croatia before the
game.
Der Spiegel magazine, which made the
allegations, is standing by its report.
Highlights: Cameroon 0-4
Croatia
Fifa's head of media Delia Fischer said: "So
far we have no evidence of any match
manipulation."
She added: "We have requested Der Spiegel
provide us with all the communications with
Perumal and any other material in order to
prove the allegations they have made."
Cameroon lost each of their three Group A
games, including a 4-0 defeat by Croatia in
which midfielder Alex Song was sent off in
the 40th minute.
The Croatian FA says it did not have any
concerns "during or after the match". A
spokesman added: "We feel like we won that
match on the field and at this moment it will
stay at that."
Asked if he had seen any evidence or had
suspicions of match-fixing at the World Cup,
former Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier -
a member of Fifa's technical support group -
said: "No, not at all."
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