FIFA states no suspicious betting activity in World Cup, monitoring agency reveals 7 alerts the next day

On July 28, according to Bitcoin.com News, FIFA announced on July 21 that there were no suspicious betting activities in all 104 matches of the 2026 World Cup. However, the next day, the Council of Europe's Copenhagen Group disclosed that it issued 7 yellow alerts during its independent monitoring, with 15 matches placed under enhanced monitoring. Yellow alerts are the lowest level in a four-tier system and cover "abnormal odds fluctuations, social media rumors, or source information," and do not represent evidence of manipulation. This event marked the first time prediction markets were continuously monitored. Kalshi and Polymarket recorded nearly $2 billion in trading volume for transactions related to the final, with major platforms reaching a record $44.8 billion in monthly trading volume in June. FIFA's conclusion of "innocence" remains the official stance, but the disclosure of alerts reveals that the public is largely unaware of the alarms raised during the tournament.