Something I Never Thought I Would See Admitted By FIFA

(Deadspin)

FIFA has just admitted to a fixed World Cup qualifier.

No joke.

They might not have TOLD you this, but the fact is that FIFA has admitted that someone got to the referee in one of the final phase World Cup qualifiers.

As such, South Africa will have to play Senegal again.  There was a soft handball call for a penalty for South Africa's first goal, according to the Deadspin article, but the news here is about the referee.

Joseph Lamptey, the referee for the original playing of the match, has been banned for like by FIFA for match-fixing, and the ban is as a result of the South Africa-Senegal qualifier!

I wonder how Declan Hill feels about this.