Match-fixing at the World Cup — Why Not?

Declan Hill

Chapter 12 in Managing the Football World Cup, 2014, pp 222-236 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract This chapter explores the possibility that matches in the World Cup could be fixed. It argues that the risk that there have been or will be fixed matches at the tournament is very high. This prediction is based on two factors: first, a significant number of players at the World Cup do not receive proper financial reward: and, second, match-fixers have been coming to the tournaments since at least 1994 and approaching players to deliberately lose games.

Keywords: Organize Crime; Interview Subject; National Team; Soccer League; Football Federation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137373687_12

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