The International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) announced that the Qatar World Cup 2022 was free from any match-fixing, according to the results of the investigations carried out by the Integrity Preservation Authority.
The Preserving Integrity Committee included representatives from several organizations including the Qatar Safety and Security Operations Committee, the Council of Europe and its Copenhagen Group, INTERPOL, the Global Lottery Monitoring System and the International Betting Integrity Association.
In addition, the FBI as the main law enforcement and investigative agency in the United States joined the committee, and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, with which FIFA signed a landmark cooperation agreement in 2020, was part of the group.
FIFA said in a statement posted on its official website, “The multi-stakeholder integrity working group established by the federation to monitor all matches played during the Qatar World Cup 2022, for incidents of match-fixing and issues related to integrity, successfully completed its work on December 22. No case has been identified.”
“As part of its work, the task force analyzed surveillance reports of legal betting markets, conducted multi-jurisdictional inquiries, and reviewed competition venue monitoring for suspicious behaviour. No match-fixing was detected in any match played during the tournament.”