Germany bribed Saudi Arabia with rocket-propelled grenades to secure World Cup 2006

The German government allegedly sent Saudi Arabia a shipment of rocket propelled grenades to secure their vote for the 2006 World Cup.
It was claimed that the then chancellor Gerhard Schroder had his administration persuaded by the German Football Association to send the weapons over to the Middle East country in 2000 so that they would swing their vote from Morocco.
Their vote helped tip the decision in Germany’s favours. They defeated South Africa by a score of 12/11 and won the verdict to host the tournament six years later.
Die Zeit claim that the RPG shipment was part of an effort from German politicians and businessmen to persuade key members of FIFA’s executive committee to give them the vote.
Elsewhere, German firms, Volkswagen and Bayer, gave their word for higher investment in Thailand and South Korea and Daimler invested £73 million in South Korean motor giants, Hyundai.
The news is just the latest twist in what has already become a muddy affair with deep lying roots in corruption and cloak and dagger behaviour.