FIFA extends deal with Sportradar ahead of World Cup
FIFA has extended and expanded its integrity services partnership with Sportradar Group for a further five years, strengthening global monitoring of football betting markets through to 2031.
Under the renewed agreement, Sportradar will continue providing AI-driven bet monitoring through its Universal Fraud Detection Service (UFDS AI), while also delivering expanded intelligence, investigation support and dedicated risk assessment services for FIFA and its 211 member associations.
“The expansion of our integrity agreement with FIFA further strengthens the ability to identify, assess and respond to risks in an increasingly complex global picture,” Sportradar’s EVP of Integrity Services Andreas Krannich said.
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“It underlines both organizations commitment to fair and clean sport at all levels globally.
“Our integrity services are designed to address risk in a joined-up way, combining bet monitoring through our AI-powered Universal Fraud Detection System (UFDS AI) — built in-house using more than 20 years of historical data — with rapid reporting from betting operators, alongside comprehensive education and prevention programs delivered to sports organizations worldwide.”
The deal broadens the scope of coverage to include men’s and women’s FIFA international competitions, confederation-run tournaments, international club competitions, as well as senior domestic matches from the top two tiers and major national cup competitions across all member associations.
Sportradar has monitored more than 600,000 matches worldwide on FIFA’s behalf since the partnership began in 2017.
The agreement comes as the global football betting market continues to expand ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which is widely expected to set new wagering records.
The tournament’s expanded 48-team format will generate significantly more matches and betting activity, making enhanced integrity monitoring increasingly critical to safeguarding the sport from match-fixing and betting-related corruption.
