Ivory Coast's Wahi denied Canada WCup visa

Ivory Coast striker Elye Wahi , who is being investigated into suspected match-fixing, has not been authorized to travel to Canada for his team's next World Cup match against Germany , the Ivorian soccer federation said on Thursday.

Ivory Coast faces Germany on Saturday in Toronto.

The federation said Wahi will not be able to travel with the squad because "the necessary administrative authorizations for his entry into Canadian territory could not be obtained at this stage."

Wahi started in attack for Ivory Coast when they beat Ecuador 1-0 in their opening game in Philadelphia on Monday.