GENEVA, Switzerland (AP) — FIFA has suspended the membership of the Football Federation of Belize due to ‘severe governmental interference’.
The suspensions means that the second leg match for the 2014 World Cup qualifying match between Belize and Montserrat, due to be played Sunday, has been postponed. Belize won 5-2 in the first leg played in Trinidad on Wednesday.
The tie between Belize and Montserrat was the first stage of qualifying for the 2014 World Cup, which will see 203 nations playoff for 31 places at the World Cup finals to be hosted by Brazil.
A statement on FIFA’s website said the decision followed the Belize government’s informing the FFB on June 8 that it was “not authorized to represent this country in any local or international competition.”
