Mexico vs South Africa included: The 7 matches of the 2026 World Cup under suspicion for alleged match-fixing

Various events in World Cup matches raised alarms

As soon as the 2026 World Cup ended, with Spain winning the championship, some doubts are now beginning to emerge that had gone unnoticed until now.

While public conversations focused on assistance or incidents against teams, betting is now taking center stage.

World Cup: 7 betting alerts

According to the Copenhagen Group, an independent international group that monitors possible manipulation of sports competitions, some potential irregularities were identified.

These alerts come in advance through a summary from the Council of Europe, from where the Copenhagen Group operates with the Macolin Convention, a legal instrument and the only rule of international law on the manipulation of sports competitions.

They request an explanation from FIFA regarding the Balogun issue

The Athletic reports that the Copenhagen Group has requested a written explanation from FIFA regarding the Balogun matter, since Polymarket, a prediction platform on various topics that is based on cryptocurrencies, opened a market on July 2, one day after his expulsion, with the question: Will Folarin Balogun play against Belgium? The lifting of the American striker's suspension was announced on July 5.

For its part, the FIFA Integrity Task Force, the body created to safeguard competitions from threats related to manipulation, reported on Tuesday, July 21 that while live-monitoring all 104 World Cup matches, no suspicious betting activity was identified.