FIFA Experts: No Match-Fixing in Women’s World Cup

The Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand was a clean and fair tournament, according to FIFA. The soccer governing body said that none of the 64 games in the event showed any signs of match-fixing or betting fraud.

FIFA had a special group of experts to monitor the integrity of the matches, both on the field and in the betting markets. The group included representatives from the FBI, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Interpol, The United Lotteries for Integrity in Sports (ULIS), the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA), and Sportradar.

The experts watched the games live and analyzed the betting patterns before and during the matches. They did not find any suspicious or unusual incidents that could indicate match-fixing.

Meanwhile, women’s soccer is becoming more popular among bettors, according to Entain, a gambling holding company. The World Cup in Australia and New Zealand confirmed this trend, as more people placed bets on the games.