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Comment (A senior Chinese football official is to meet with Asian football head to discuss a violative player import by Qatar, a major rival of China in the World Cup qualifying round.
Sohu.com reported that Xie Yalong, chairman of the Chinese Football Association (CFA), will bring up the issue during his consultation with Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President, Mohamed Hammam, in a few days.
The president has been in China to inspect a youth football project.
The Qatari football watchdog invited four foreign strongs, including a player who won South American youth championship for Brazil in 1999, to its national team after it was swept 3-0 by Australia in the first world cup qualifying game.
The reinforcement brought instant effect as they blanked Asian champions Iraq 2-0 in the second match, but aroused complaints.
The FIFA has heard the case and Qatar will have their victory taken back if convicted of the offence.
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