The former CEO of Torpedo Moscow FC, a club that won the national championship seven times, was accused of bribing 13 referees and illegally manipulating the results of 20 matches, paying 500,000 rubles to secure penalties or have opposing players sent off.

Referee Wilton Sampaio's limited English skills left South African players bewildered after receiving a red card in the opening match, which they lost to co-host Mexico on 11/6.