The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has sanctioned the Cape Verdean Football Association for fielding an ineligible player in the preliminary competition match for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil between Tunisia and the Cape Verde Islands on September 7, 2013.
The match has been declared to be forfeited and awarded 3-0 in favour of Tunisia, meaning that the Cape Verde Islands will not progress to round three of the FIFA World Cup African zone qualifiers, having dropped to second place in Group B with nine points while Tunisia finish first with 14 points and will now advance.
The FCF has also received a fine of CHF 6,000 after the FIFA Disciplinary Committee considered the FCF liable for having breached Article 55 par. 1 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code and Article 8 of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Regulations.
The sanction relates to the Cape Verde player, Fernando Varela, failing to serve the full four-match suspension imposed on him after receiving a red card for unsporting conduct towards a match official during a FIFA World Cup qualifier on March 24, 2013.
The draw for round three of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers in the African zone will be conducted on Monday.
The five best-placed sides in the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking will be seeded in the draw.
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