Perumal denies predicting score

Convicted match-fixer Wilson Raj Perumal has denied correctly predicting the result of the World Cup Group A match between Cameroon and Croatia.

Fifa president Sepp Blatter has confirmed he has been informed of allegations surrounding the match, while the Cameroon football federation (FECARFOOT) announced its ethics committee will probe fraud claims in all three of their nation’s matches.

German magazine Der Spiegel reported that Perumal correctly predicted the result — a 4-0 defeat against Croatia and that a player would be sent off in the first half — in a Facebook discussion with a journalist before the game.