{Liberia were on Thursday sanctioned by FIFA for fielding a suspended player during a World Cup qualifier, but the penalty had no impact as they had already failed to earn a berth in Brazil.
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Football’s world governing said that Liberia were guilty of playing goalkeeper Nathaniel Sherman in their match against Angola on September 7.<\/p>\n
Sherman should have been sidelined because he had picked up two cautions in previous games, leading to an automatic one-match suspension, FIFA said.<\/p>\n
The decision to count the game as a 3-0 defeat for Liberia has no impact on the standings in Group J of the African qualifiers, given that Angola had won the match 4-1.<\/p>\n
Neither teams had a chance of advancing to round three of the qualifiers after Senegal finished four points clear of Uganda at the top of the group.<\/p>\n
FIFA also fined Liberia 6,000 Swiss francs (4,870 euros, $6,700).<\/p>\n
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