Sports / World Cup Clues Point to Rigged World Cup Match Asian betting syndicate may have connections to Ghana team By Katherine Thompson, Newser Staff Posted Aug 30, 2008 3:57 PM CDT Copied In this June 27, 2006 file photo Brazil's Ronaldinho, left, is challenged by Ghana's John Pantsil during the World Cup Round of 16 soccer match between Brazil and Ghana in Dortmund, Germany. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano) Asian betters may have fixed a World Cup game between Brazil and Ghana 2 years ago, a Canadian reporter says. His research links players on Ghana's team with a Bangkok betting ring that wanted Brazil to win that match—and it did. story continues belowRob Gronkowski Chooses These Shoes As His FavoriteShoes Much More Comfortable Than Traditional Dress Shoes. Italian Leather and Running Shoe Technology Providing First Class Comfort All Day Long.Wolf & ShepherdLearn MoreUndoHow To Wear Cowboy Boots and Jeans for MenAriat Learn MoreUndoAverage IQ is 100. What's Yours? Answer 20 multiple choice questions to find out.Avg IQ is 100. Find our your score in less than 10 minutes! Taken by over 1M users so far. 76,162 users tested today.Free IQ TestClick HereUndo The reporter's story, to be published in Der Spiegel on Monday, also notes that a Malaysian man placed unusually large bets on two German league games in 2005. German soccer leagues have already called for an investigation, Deutsche Welle reports. (More World Cup stories.) Report an error