Football: Myanmar banned from 2018 World Cup

Banned by Fifa in the aftermath of crowd trouble during their qualifying match against Oman in July.

YANGON: Myanmar were banned from taking part in qualifying for the 2018 World Cup by football governing body Fifa in the aftermath of crowd trouble during their qualifying match against Oman in July. Myanmar had been trailing 2-0 in the second leg when violence broke out before the end of the first half. Fifa’s Disciplinary Committee ruled that Myanmar Football Federation had breached the Disciplinary Code in terms of supporters’ conduct.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 1^st,  2011.