sorry I didn't mean to imply that I thought he was Iraqi.

At the end of the day, there is turning a blind eye, ignorance and someone falsifying documents.

I'll bet that most, if not all, football teams did not check if each player may have a different record.

Qatar asked for a birth certificate, they asked for it to be authenticated, there was no objection at the time from the Brazilian government so how could Qatar know?

Point is, as soon as it came to light, Qatar reacted swiftly.

I'm unsure if you are 'aware' of this dweller, but ALL players that want to play have to go through FIFA approval BEFORE the matches. Even FIFA didn't find a problem.
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