[OC] All teams/countries engaged in the world cup (at different stages)Submitted by laurentmolter t3_z74tgf in dataisbeautiful
pinkshirtbadman t1_iy559sz wrote
Reply to comment by Jonathan-Shimshoni in [OC] All teams/countries engaged in the world cup (at different stages) by laurentmolter
>Why are South Sudan suspended?
Suspended in 2019 for 10 years due to "corruption" which coming from FIFA is a touch ridiculous.
Somaliland is 'suspended' due to not being recognized as a country by the World Cup. Internationally it's still almost universally recognized as part of Somalia
ETA: Info came from a quick Google search, I don't actually know much about it. It appears that a former president of the South Sudan organization himself was banned for the corruption allegations in 2019, not necessarily the entire club. I don't see much more info than that
MasterFubar t1_iy5ode8 wrote
When the FIFA calls you corrupt, that's an accomplishment in itself. A negative accomplishment but there's no doubt it's truly remarkable. It's like Hitler calling you a genocidal dictator.
SenecatheEldest t1_iy7e31q wrote
He called lots of people that. He just meant it as a compliment.
jdcro t1_iy7u2rj wrote
They still participated in qualifying though and were eliminated by Equatorial Guinea in the first round.
pinkshirtbadman t1_iy8dp6w wrote
Yeah on further examination it looks like the 2019 suspension was actually just for a former president of the South Sudan Football Association, not the entire organization.
It's unclear to me if there's more to South Sudan as a whole being suspended
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