Neymar was the best paid actor. He spent 14 minutes lying on the pitch

I honestly don't think any of the Fifa World Cup matches were fixed. Some key players were just very tired after the long schedules of the local & UEFA championships and couldn't show their best, namely the German national team. The VAR refereeing wasn't ideal and some of the main referees looked very sketchy though so there is definitely still room for improvement in the next iteration. And Fifa should start banning players on the spot for any provocative political behaviour or they will never learn.