Most of the fans who have charged through Maracanã were identified as fans of Chile through the signature red color of their apparel, the Guardian said. The fans had smashed a glass door and knocked two partition walls over in anticipation to reach the stadium stands. The knocking down of the walls had reportedly sent three television sets crashing to the floor.
Although there are several legal sports betting outfits in a handful of Asian cities including mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, South Korea, Japan and Taiwan, the attractiveness of illegal online bookmaking outfits to individuals is reportedly due to the latter's offer of better prices, odds, wider variety of bet types and credit.
Dunphy's swearing was apparently a response to the question posed by presenter Bill O'Herlihy on the level of expectation of the host nation's team, and had referred back to the controversial penalty goal made by Neymar against Croatia in last week's opener, the Guardian said.
According to reports, the 49 year-old Mexican native is wanted in both his homeland and the US over drug trafficking charges. The US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) had provided assistance to Brazilian authorities in alleged drug lord Jose Diaz Barajas' arrest.
