PARIS. July 7 (Reuters/ Internet): All 240 dope tests in the first 60 matches of the World Cup have been negative. FIFA said on Tuesday.

Dr. Michel D'Hooge, the Belgian chairman of FIFA's sports medical committee said: "It gives me great satisfaction, but we are not claiming a total 100 percent victory yet as there are still four matches to play.

"However, the majority of players who are still to play nave already been tested and we are hopeful that by the end of the tournament there will be perfect compliance of the FIFA regulations.”

Under FIFA rules two players from each team are tested after every match following a random draw made at halftime.

Only three players have ever been sanctioned by FIFA for contravening doping controls at the World Cup: Ernst Jean-Joseph of Haiti in 1974, Willie Johnston of Scotland in 1978 and Diego Maradona of Argentina in 1994.