If you're seriously telling me you think nothing extremely suspicious went on in 2002,

I'd say it's you who's away with the fairies tbh.

Next you'll be telling me that 1978 and 1934 were clean World Cups too. But they weren't. Both were a disgrace. To a lesser extent, so were 1954 and 1966.

Posted By: thebigfeller on December 7th 2013 at 19:48:54

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Is the World Cup fixed? (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Dec 7, 19:28:40
- no (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Dec 7, 19:43:00
  - vmt (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Dec 7, 19:46:30
- even if the draw was fixed (which it obviously isn't) (Other Football) - Mecagoenti, Dec 7, 19:37:06
  - In much of South America, the 2002 tournament was written off as fixed as it went on (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Dec 7, 19:43:53
    - I wouldn't put anything past Fifa. (n/m) (Other Football) - phrankin, Dec 7, 19:54:13
    - don't really see the point (Other Football) - Mecagoenti, Dec 7, 19:47:45
    - It isn't an international criminal organisation. (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Dec 7, 19:47:15
      - Oh yes it is. It's a mafia, which even forces all host countries to change their laws for (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Dec 7, 19:50:18
    - and fat americans think they've been abducted by aliens.. (n/m) (Other Football) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Dec 7, 19:46:23
      - If you're seriously telling me you think nothing extremely suspicious went on in 2002, (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Dec 7, 19:48:54
        
        isn't there always eccentric refereeing in the world cup (Other Football) - Mecagoenti, Dec 7, 19:54:22
        
        The ref of Italy-South Korea was Byron Moreno. Look where he ended up afterwards (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Dec 7, 19:57:56
        
        Wouldn't surprise me if they were bribed. (Other Football) - phrankin, Dec 7, 20:01:17
        
        well, the odd dodgy ref is always a possibility (Other Football) - Mecagoenti, Dec 7, 20:00:17
        
        Far, far too many things in 2002 IMO (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Dec 7, 20:11:44
        
        sounds to me like people trying to create a conspiracy out of a few random events (Other Football) - Mecagoenti, Dec 7, 20:18:41
        
        And you always get conspiracy theorists asserting there's a fix (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Dec 7, 19:56:42
  - i can guarantee one team will win it (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Dec 7, 19:39:26
    - not if there's an earthquake.. (n/m) (Other Football) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Dec 7, 19:43:33
- As mentioned at the end (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Dec 7, 19:30:59

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