Zurich, December 23 (QNA) - FIFA reported through its Integrity Task Force that the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 games played during the period between Nov. 20 and Dec. 18, were free of all manipulation as per the conclusion of the multi-stakeholder Integrity Task Force.

FIFA stated today that, the Integrity Task Force established by FIFA to monitor all matches played during the FIFA World Cup 2022 for match-manipulation incidents and integrity-related issues successfully completed its work on Thursday with its conclusion of no cases were identified during its investigations resulting in no manipulation of matches during the tournament.

The Integrity Task Force analyzed all of the monitoring reports of legal betting markets, conducted multi-jurisdictional inquiries, and reviewed surveillance of competition venues for any suspicious behavior.

No match manipulation threats to any game that was played during the tournament were detected.

The FIFA indicated that it will continue to work with members of the Integrity Task Force to protect all its upcoming tournaments, starting with the FIFA 2023 Women's World Cup, and will continue to develop integrity strategies with its continental and national federations and other actors to combat match manipulation.

The Argentine national team was crowned FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, following their final win over the French national team on penalties (4-2) in the original and additional time with a draw (3-3) at Lusail Stadium. (QNA)