FIFA report on World Cup scandal very critical of Australia bid

By Nick McKenzie and Richard Baker
Updated June 28 2017 - 8:50am, first published 8:36am
Bid: Sepp Blatter, former president of FIFA and Frank Lowy, Chairman of FFA before the 2015 Asian Cup final. Picture: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images
Bid: Sepp Blatter, former president of FIFA and Frank Lowy, Chairman of FFA before the 2015 Asian Cup final. Picture: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images

A report has revealed explosive new evidence that undermines longstanding assurances by Australia's peak soccer body and its former chiefs, billionaire Frank Lowy and North Melbourne football chairman Ben Buckley, that the nation's bid to host the World Cup wasn't tainted by corruption.

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