Match-fixing link to Australia is 'speculative', says FFA Australia might have been named as one of the countries targeted by a suspected Singaporean match fixer but Football Federation Australia has downplayed the claim as "speculative." Following an undercover sting by the Britain's Daily Telegraph newspaper, the National Crime Agency made a seventh arrest this week regarding the fixing of matches. Player manager and former English Premier League striker Delroy Facey. However, the FFA didn't believe they needed to make a formal response - despite Australia's leagues being identified as open to corruption. "We don't comment on matters that may be the subject of investigation by law enforcement authorities," an FFA statement read. "Furthermore, in this instance the speculative link being drawn particularly doesn't merit a formal response." During a secretly recorded interview with the newspaper, one of the arrested men claimed he could influence results in multiple leagues - and that he could target the biggest tournament of all. World Cup qualifier," he boasted when asked where his influence extended. When the investigator clarified: "What, the World Cup?," the Singaporean national replied: "At least, at least 15. The alleged fixer further claimed to "having" clubs in Belgium and France as well as controlling an African national side. The National Crime Agency has already arrested six other men in relation to match fixing. One of those arrested, according to the BBC, is 33-year old ex-Premier League striker Delroy Facey, now a player agent. They are believed to have links to match fixing in England's lower leagues, where huge bets have been placed on outcomes using Asian betting chains. Six men have been arrested across the country as part of an NCA investigation into alleged football match fixing. The focus of the operation is a suspected international illegal betting syndicate," said the NCA on Wednesday night. The NCA is working closely with the Gambling Commission and the Football Association. This is an active investigation and we are unable to provide further detail at this time. Match fixing found its way to Australia this year when several players from Victorian Premier League side Southern Stars were alleged to have accepted money from bookmakers, leading to 10 arrests - with the local governing body hoping FIFA will apply lifetime global bans. Four Stars' players Reiss Noel, Joe Woolley, David Obaze, and Nicholas McKoy, plus coach Zia Younan and alleged middleman Segaran '"Gerry" Gsubramaniam will appear again in court on December 6. The players are facing four counts of engaging in conduct that corrupts a betting outcome and four counts of facilitating conduct that corrupts a betting outcome. It is unknown whether the Stars' alleged corruption is linked to the UK investigation. The club was recently relegated to the Victoria's second tier.