goaboy - this sort of thing isn't restricted to Qatar, it goes on all round the world. Many, many countries have athletes who weren't born in that country competing for them, in many different sports.
Athletes may choose to compete for a country other than the one they were born in for many reasons, eg; being brought up/living in a different country for many years so it's effectively their homeland; wanting to play for a more successful country; wanting financial reward for playing for a country.
Probably more than any other country, Qatar have pushed the limits of what is and isn't allowed. However, this doesn't mean they've done anything wrong. If they had done something against the rules and regulations of a particular sport then they would have been punished accordingly by the federation in charge. I am not aware of any cases of this happening (which doesn't mean it hasn't).
In this case it looks like they may have broken the FIFA regulations. We'll wait and see what the outcome is. I expect it will be forgotten about if Qatar don't qualify from this group.
goaboy - this sort of thing isn't restricted to Qatar, it goes on all round the world. Many, many countries have athletes who weren't born in that country competing for them, in many different sports.
Athletes may choose to compete for a country other than the one they were born in for many reasons, eg; being brought up/living in a different country for many years so it's effectively their homeland; wanting to play for a more successful country; wanting financial reward for playing for a country.
Probably more than any other country, Qatar have pushed the limits of what is and isn't allowed. However, this doesn't mean they've done anything wrong. If they had done something against the rules and regulations of a particular sport then they would have been punished accordingly by the federation in charge. I am not aware of any cases of this happening (which doesn't mean it hasn't).
In this case it looks like they may have broken the FIFA regulations. We'll wait and see what the outcome is. I expect it will be forgotten about if Qatar don't qualify from this group.