Oman advanced to the next stage of the Asian World Cup qualifying campaign on Friday after FIFA awarded them victory over Myanmar in a match abandoned in the 92nd minute because of crowd violence.
Oman were leading the preliminary round game 2-0 in the Myanmar capital Yangon on Thursday and were 4-0 ahead on aggregate when Japanese referee Ryuji Sato halted the match two minutes into stoppage time after fans hurled rocks and glass bottles at him, the visiting coach Paul Le Guen and the Oman players.
FIFA said in a statement on Friday: "The Bureau of the Organising Committee of the FIFA World Cup has confirmed that the result standing at the time of the interruption of the match (2-0 for Oman) is final. "Therefore, Oman is qualified for the next round of Asia's preliminary competition." The matter will also be referred to the Disciplinary Committee, the statement added.
Comments
Comments are closed for this article.