Wouldn't surprise me if they were bribed.

It's not like it doesn't happen. Italy, Portugal, Turkey, China and Czech Republic for starters.

Posted By: phrankin on December 7th 2013 at 20:01:17

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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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