2026 World Cup / sports betting: "no suspicious betting activity" according to FIFA Integrity task force

"The FIFA Integrity task force, established to safeguard all FIFA competitions against match manipulation-related threats, has successfully concluded its 2026 World Cup operations after monitoring betting markets and on-field activity in real time across all 104 matches. Based on the information collected and analysed throughout the competition, the task force identified no suspicious betting activity or indications of match manipulation in connection with any fixture," FIFA announced on 21 July 2026.

"FIFA centralised the collection of betting-monitoring reports and other relevant data and information" provided by task force members, as well as information received through the available reporting mechanisms. "This information was subsequently analysed and shared among task force members…