FIFA: No World Cup Match Fixing Evidence

FIFA has said there has been no evidence that match-fixing has taken place at the World Cup. German publication Der Spiegel claimed that convicted match-fixer Wilson Raj Perumal correctly called the outcome of Croatia's 4-0 win over Cameroon in the group stages of the Brazil showpiece in a conversation on Facebook with the magazine.

Der Spiegel also claimed that Perumal indicated to them a Cameroon player would be sent off in the first half, with Alex Song subsequently dismissed five minutes before the break.

For his part, Perumal has strenously denied those suggestions, while Der Spiegel continue to stand by their report. But at a news conference on Wednesday, the world governing body called on the magazine to bring forward evidence to support the allegations.