Fifa is investigating a match between Nigeria and Argentina on Wednesday night,which Nigeria won 4-1,after unusual betting patterns indicated it had been targeted by match fixers.
A Fifa spokesman said Fifa can confirm that this match between Nigeria and Argentina was one that we had an active interes in,and forms part of an ongoing Fifa investigation.
Serious concerns were raised about the betting patterns during the game,specifically before the final goal was scored.
With Nigeria leading 4-0 there was a huge swing in some in-play gambling markets which appeared in anticipation of a fifth goal.
With 90 minutes played referee ibrahim Chaibou awarded five minutes of stoppage time but let play carry on until,in the eighth minute of additional time when he signalled a handball against Nigeria,awarding a penalty to Argentina even though the ball had hit a Nigerian players shin.
The market was effectively saying it was odds against that there would be more goals.
“It is hard to get an exact figure for how much would have been bet to force that kind of swing but we are certainly talking hundreds of thousands,possibly more than a £1 Million pounds within minutes