Scandal ! How a deceitful plot almost cost Brazil their place at the 1990 World Cup . The scandal was that in order to get around FIFA rules, Brazilian football clubs were allowed to pay players for playing games against other teams and then sell them on to other clubs. The hero : a photographer who would n't be fooled . Discover : how a Chilean goalkeeper , a stray flare , and a hidden razor blade fooled officials .
Scandal ! How a deceitful plot almost cost Brazil their place at the 1990 World Cup . The crime scene : Brazil 's Maracana stadium . The hero : a photographer who would n't be fooled . Discover : how a Chilean goalkeeper , a stray flare , and a hidden razor blade fooled officials .