India, June 18 -- In a disturbing piece of news coming from the 2026 FIFA World Cup, it has emerged that Ivory Coast attacker Elye Wahi was arrested late last month as part of fixing investigations.

Wahi played Ivory Coast's opener against Ecuador earlier this week. Last month, he was playing for Nice in Ligue 1 in France. According to reports, the French authorities are investigating if, on May 17 against Metz, he deliberately earned a yellow card. 23-year-old Wahi was arrested on May 29 before being released without any charges pressed against him. However, the investigation is still underway, which means the forward has not got a clean chit as yet.

If found guilty, his offence could come under spot-fixing. In spot-fixing, a player's ...