SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's national police are evaluating the country's failed bid to host the 2022 World Cup to see if any funds were misappropriated, as the fallout from the FIFA scandal continued to resonate around the world on Thursday.
The bid, which was part-funded by A$42.5 million (21 million pounds) of government money, received just a single vote in the 2010 ballot which controversially awarded the showpiece event to Qatar.
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