FIFA boss, Sepp Blatter has dismissed as not credible allegations by a Canadian author that Ghana players were influenced at the 2006 World Cup.

Declan Hill claimed some Ghanaian players agreed to lose the second round clash with Brazil, influenced by an Asian betting syndicate.

Blatter is confident the game was not compromised and that the football governing body will not act on mere suspicion without evidence.

"I say this is impossible: two of the three matches in question were knockout games," Blatter said.

"The World Cup is the biggest sporting event on the planet; even more than the Olympics, no team wants to lose.

"[Journalist Declan] Hill has already made it clear that he never said those matches were fixed, but that there was only a suspicion.

"He made a speculation, but then it was written that he was speaking of facts. That isn't the case."

Hill has come in for some intense criticism with those accused in the book threatening to sue him.

The Canadian has since backtracked on his allegations saying he only suspects that the matches were fixed.

Meanwhile, Italy coach Marcello Lippi has lashed out at Hill's allegations that their game against Ghana at the World Cup was fixed.

Italy won the tournament after beating Ghana in their opeining and Lippi says the allegation is an attempt to rub the gloss off of Italy’s World Cup winning campaign.

“It all seems strange to me that such a discussion has come out so late,” said Lippi.

“Usually when there are big victories these things happen before. I remember the same thing happened back in 1982.”