Police had recorded 900 calls between Whelan and the Algerian ticket broker Lamine Fofana since the World Cup began on 12 June, and virtually all of them referred to the selling of tickets, Barucke said. "Raymond knew that Fofana was a scalper; he knew that he was going to resell those tickets on the black market."
Earlier this week, Match blocked hospitality packages held by companies including the Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries and hospitality firm Jet Set Sports after their names were featured on some of the tickets seized by police.
But the company claims that the police have failed to understand how its business works. Match said that tapped calls leaked to the Brazilian broadcaster Globo proved Whelan's innocence rather than implicating him.
It said the $25,000 worth of tickets under discussion with Fofana, who was among the 11 people arrested by police, were part of a hospitality package being sold at its published rate
"Far from helping to incriminate Mr Whelan, they secured a nationwide audience who clearly heard Mr Whelan conduct a discussion for the possible sale of an official hospitality product."
But the Rio mayor, Eduardo Paes, said he had full confidence in the city's police.
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