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Ghana-Brazil Fixed

Ronaldinho, left, is challenged by Ghana's John Pantsil during the World Cup Round of 16 soccer match between Brazil and Ghana in the World Cup stadium in Dortmund, Germany. German news magazine 'Der Spiegel' reported Saturday, Aug 30, 2008, in an early release of its Monday issue, that the match might have been fixed. The magazine quotes an Canadian journalists, who claims that an Asian betting syndicate fixed the game and bet that Ghana would lose with a difference of at least two goals. Brazil defeated Ghana 3-0.
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Ronaldinho, left, is challenged by Ghana's John Pantsil during the World Cup Round of 16 soccer match between Brazil and Ghana in the World Cup stadium in Dortmund, Germany. German news magazine 'Der Spiegel' reported Saturday, Aug 30, 2008, in an early release of its Monday issue, that the match might have been fixed. The magazine quotes an Canadian journalists, who claims that an Asian betting syndicate fixed the game and bet that Ghana would lose with a difference of at least two goals. Brazil defeated Ghana 3-0. (