Match fixing is rife in Southern and Eastern Europe

[jonty]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16923742

The research found a clear link between non-payment of player salaries and
match-fixing.

As many as 41.1% of players have not had their salary paid on time, of which
more than half were approached to consider fixing a match.

[snooky]

"Despite that, Fifa have set up an early warning system to detect suspicious betting patterns"

...and anomolies in selecting the host of the World Cup?