Busted: Plans to rig World Cup

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They were audacious enough to try and fix next year’s football World Cup in Brazil.

Their plan, however, will not see the light of day as 14 of the syndicate members, including alleged ringleader Dan Tan Seet Eng, were arrested by the Singapore authorities on Sept 17.

Two Singapore government sources shared information on the syndicate’s World Cup ambitions with The New Paper (TNP).

One said: “The syndicate had been posturing, setting up a base of corrupt football players and officials through matches played overseas in national leagues and international friendlies.

“When the 2014 World Cup comes, all they will be doing is collecting (their betting earnings). Their ultimate plan was possibly to set up one illegal infrastructure for two events — the World Cup and football matches in the Olympic Games.”