RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – FIFA remained silent on Tuesday regarding allegations that Cameroon players played a part in fixing the results of their World Cup group matches.
FIFA spokeswoman Delia Fischer would not confirm or deny that soccer’s world ruling body was investigating the claims, adding that even if it was, it would not reveal that information.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter, met by reporters at his hotel in Rio, said: “Yes I have been told about this but let them do their work on this investigation.”
Fischer reiterated that FIFA would not be commenting at this stage in line with its usual policy.
“As we have said consistently – prior to the FIFA World Cup and now during it – we do not provide any comments as to whether or not an investigation is underway with regard to any alleged manipulation in any match, amongst others so as not to compromise any possible investigations,” she said.
The Cameroon FA said on Monday that it was to investigate claims of match-fixing in their Group A games, especially the match against Croatia.
Joseph Owona, president of the Cameroon FA’s Normalisation Committee, said its ethics committee had been instructed to investigate the claims.
Cameroon lost all three Group A matches, including a 4-0 defeat by
