ZURICH (AP) — FIFA has fined the Football Association of Malaysia $438,000 for fake documents filed to naturalize seven foreign-born players for the men’s national team which is now suspended.

The players — Gabriel Felipe Arrocha, Jon Irazábal Iraurgui, Facundo Tomás Garcés, Rodrigo Julián Holgado, Imanol Javier Machuca, João Vitor Brandão Figueiredo and Hector Alejandro Hevel Serrano — were all born abroad and featured in Malaysia’s 4-0 win over Vietnam in a 2027 Asian Cup qualifier in June. That win could be overturned.

The players breached regulations concerning forgery and falsification, FIFA said on Friday.

It is the latest case of false registrations in international soccer — often involving players from Brazil — seeking to exploit FIFA rules which do allow some foreign-born playe

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