Fifa Wins Again
Chile OK for World Cup after club backs down
Chile’s spot at the 2010 World Cup is safe after a local club withdrew legal action that had drawn the ire of FIFA and put the nation’s status in international football at risk.
FIFA had given Chile’s football association (ANFP) 72 hours to make Rangers drop a court case that disputed their relegation from the Clausura championship, or else risk a FIFA suspension and the prospect of forfeiting their World Cup berth.
FIFA doesn’t waste any time regarding matters which directly concern them. Things like video replay (which I’m against, extra official manning the goal line I’m for) may be years away but it only took 24-48 hours before Rangers stopped their court case which would of prevented Chile a rightful place in the World Cup.