Syria have been thrown out of World Cup qualifying due to fielding an ineligible player for both its matches last round against Tajikistan.
The ineligible player was George Mourad, who scored in the first leg against Tajikistan. Mourad had previously represented Sweden at the UEFA Under-21 Championship and was capped twice for the senior team. He was not cap-tied to Sweden because of his appearances, but Syria must not have filed the proper paperwork to FIFA announcing Mourad's switch. Due to that his participation was ruled illegal and the result of both legs in round two were changed to 3-0 victories to Tajikistan.
Tajikistan now takes Syria spot in group C joining Japan, North Korea and Uzbekistan.
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