37 days to GO! FBI back at FIFA, teaming up to protect the World Cup

An FBI seal is seen on a wall on Aug. 10, 2022, in Omaha, Neb. The FBI estimates violent crime rates didn't increase substantially last year, though they remained above pre-pandemic levels, according to annual crime data released Wednesday, Oct. 6. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

The FBI has been back at FIFA this week, working with soccer's governing body to protect the World Cup in Qatar from potential crime including match-fixing.

Federal investigators from the United States joined a panel meeting in Zurich that included Interpol and betting monitoring experts to oversee "timely handling of integrity matters" at the tournament that starts on Nov. 20, FIFA said on Thursday.