To support in detecting and addressing match-fixing-related concerns and to help collect and analyse information, UEFA reconvened the anti-match-fixing assessment group that was initially established for EURO 2020, leveraging expertise from across Europe.

The group met regularly before and during the tournament, discussing key issues relating to past and forthcoming matches. It focused on betting reports, participant and match information, information received through reporting mechanisms and other sources, as well as local observations and media screening. 

No suspicious betting activity was found nor were any other match-fixing concerns relating to matches at EURO 2024 raised.

Who takes part in the anti-match-fixing assessment group? The group was composed of representatives from UEFA, the Council of Europe, the Group of Copenhagen, Europol, Interpol and seven national platforms (Belgium, France, Germany, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and United Kingdom). Additionally, Sportradar, the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA), the United Lotteries for Integrity in Sports (ULIS) and Genius Sports advised the group. These advisors provided expert input from a betting monitoring and intelligence perspective.

There was particularly close cooperation with the National Platform of Germany – the group of stakeholders that work together to combat competition manipulation at a national level. Representatives from National Platform institutions were part of the assessment group, notably the German Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community, the German Federal Police (BKA), the German betting regulator (Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder), the German Sports Betting Association (Deutscher Sportwettenverband) as well as the integrity officer of the German Football Association (DFB).

UEFA’s European football anti-match-fixing working group also held its annual meeting in Hamburg on 5 July.

The working group pulls together expertise from a range of organisations, with the core representatives (UEFA, Council of Europe, Group of Copenhagen, Europol and Interpol) joined by others from CONMEBOL, the International Olympic Committee, Sportradar, ULIS, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and representatives of the National Platform of Germany.

Integrity experts discussed the milestones and challenges of the past 12 months, as well as recent trends and how to jointly move towards potential resolutions. Particular focus was given to the results of UEFA’s three-year anti-match-fixing action plan, which concluded at the end of the 2023/24 season. 

The discussion also centred on the importance of account level data in match-fixing investigations on a national and international level, and how to further streamline the process of obtaining such data, as well as the possibility of jointly raising awareness of gambling addiction among athletes.