
FIFA has taken note of the decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in the case involving the Bolivian Football Association (FBF), who was sanctioned by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee for fielding an ineligible player in the preliminary competition matches for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ played between Bolivia and Peru on 1 September 2016 and between Chile and Bolivia on 6 September 2016.
With this decision CAS has confirmed the FIFA Disciplinary Committee’s right to initiate disciplinary proceedings ex officio, in line with arts. 108 and 42 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code and its regular practice
By FIFA.com