A scam to provide Brazilian players with fake birth certificates to play in World Cup qualifying matches for East Timor has led to the country's expulsion from the 2023 Asian Cup. At least 12 Brazilians players got ''falsified Timorese birth or baptismal certificates'' to play for East Timor's national team in qualifying matches for the 2019 Asian Cup, 2018 World Cup and other competitions, the Asian Football Confederation said Friday. FIFA worked on the AFC-led investigation, which found seven World Cup qualifiers played between March and October 2015 were corrupted, the Asian governing body said in a statement. More...