The task force’s work is in line with FIFA’s core objective of safeguarding and promoting the integrity of football across all its competitions. This includes working to prevent and sanction all forms of match manipulation, corruption and other unethical or illegal activities that could undermine the integrity of the game.
A general view during the FIFA Integrity Task Force meeting
Among the participants in the meeting were:
* United States Department of Justice
* Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
* INTERPOL
* Concacaf
* United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
* Council of Europe, the Group of Copenhagen
* International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA)
* United Lotteries for Integrity in Sports (ULIS)
* Sportradar
“A huge thank you to the entire FIFA Integrity team for hosting us! I had such an amazing time representing Sportradar alongside Jack Kennedy (Vice President, Anti-Match-Fixing). It was a fantastic opportunity to share insights and best practices with such esteemed colleagues from across a diverse pool of organizations! Looking forward to more great collaborations ahead!” said Juan Crespo Ruiz-Huerta, Senior Manager Integrity Partnerships.
With the support of the task force, FIFA will monitor the betting markets and in-game events in real time during every FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ match.
Among the main topics addressed were integrity protocols for FIFA competitions taking place in 2025 – including an assessment of the FIFA World Cup 26™ qualifiers – and a review of the competition-specific monitoring strategy for the FIFA Club World Cup 2025.
FIFA Integrity Task Force meeting
“FIFA has joined forces with key organisations to protect all tournaments from match manipulation and address integrity-related matters,” said Carlos Schneider, FIFA Director of Judicial Bodies.
“The task force is a collaborative effort between FIFA and the most relevant international stakeholders in the integrity field, whose expertise will contribute to safeguarding, promoting and maintaining the integrity of FIFA competitions. It was very good to discuss the progress being made.”
Source: GMB
